Category Archives: Exploring the South

Artful Lodging

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

A large green penguin might deliver the New York Times to your door at 21C Museum Hotel in Bentonville, Arkansas. A flock of the whimsical plastic birds dwell there, and are only one piece of the extensive art collection that … Continue reading →

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My Mississippi by Patricia Neely-Dorsey

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Patricia Neely-Dorsey

Editor’s Note: We are excited to introduce an new contributor to PorchScene! Patricia Neely-Dorsey is a native of Mississippi and a poet. Her first submission introduces us to her love of her home state. Ms. Neely-Dorsey has written two collections … Continue reading →

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Fall is Fair Time! by Mary Prater

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Mary Prater

Each fall, I look forward to strapping on some comfortable shoes and stretchy pants to head to the fair. Not the carnival parked in some random lot for a week, but THE FAIR. The kind that requires a “fairground” and … Continue reading →

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“Whiteout”…Croquet Sensation Sweeping The Nation by Janet Robbins

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Janet Robbins

  What? I am suddenly seeing color again! As the croquet season in the mountains draws to a close I am once again able to enjoy the full abundance of color everywhere. I have been living in a “whiteout” since … Continue reading →

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From the Porch by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

From our swings or rocking chairs, or from the steps of our front porches, we have witnessed joys and misery, and we have watched the world change before our very eyes. Originating as a place to catch a cool breeze … Continue reading →

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Oy Vey! Paradise in a Gully!

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

Oy Vey! Paradise in a Gully! by Deborah Fagan Carpenter One beautiful garden room after another fills the five acres of land, located in a hollow once thick with untended brush and unremarkable trees. Solar panels surrounded by a sun-filled … Continue reading →

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It Ain’t Easy Being Green by Jim Eikner

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Jim Eikner

Jim Eikner, well-known Memphis Public Broadcasting celebrity, actor, artist, and an active participant in “life’s community ” is our newest contributor. Welcome Jim! In the mid-1990’s I was selected for a television commercial, in which I would portray a hardware … Continue reading →

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Columbus, GA Whitewater by Mary Prater

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Mary Prater

When I moved back south to Alabama about four and a half years ago from Jackson, Wyoming, I thought I would have to get creative about finding an outlet for my outdoor activities yen. The Greater Yellowstone Area is famous … Continue reading →

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The Beach by Lisa W. Davis

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Lisa W. Davis

  For as long as I can remember I have loved summer.  When I say summer, I mean the true American South summertime with its five months of near 100-degree days and warm, humid nights.  Granted, the advent of air … Continue reading →

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Wal-Mart, A Slice of the South by Tom Lawrence

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Tom Lawrence

I find myself spending more and more time bemoaning the demise of “Southern Culture” as I knew it as a child and young adult.  I long for the days when gas was 19 cents a gallon, the movie cost 10 … Continue reading →

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