Category Archives: Southernisms

This Week’s Southernism, Monday, February 18, 2019

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

  I think we Southerners have talked a fair amount ofmalarkey about the mystique of being Southern. — Reynolds Price, Author of A Long and Happy Life, The Laws of Ice, The Unaccountable Worth of the World

Posted in Southernisms | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on This Week’s Southernism, Monday, February 18, 2019

This Week’s Southernism, Monday, February 11, 2019

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

From the mountains of Virginia to the Texas plains there is a Southern way of life, and it begins with hospitality and a proper emphasis on good cooking.   Winifred G. Cheney, Author of Southern Hospitality, Cooking for Company, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Southernisms | Tagged , | Comments Off on This Week’s Southernism, Monday, February 11, 2019

This Week’s Southernism, Monday, February 4, 2019

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“I hadn’t been out to the hives before, so to start off she gave me a lesson in what she called ‘bee yard etiquette’. She reminded me that the world was really one bee yard, and the same rules work … Continue reading →

Posted in Southernisms | Tagged , | Comments Off on This Week’s Southernism, Monday, February 4, 2019

This Week’s Southernism, Monday, January 28, 2019

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“I wonder if, north of here, they might even run out of stories someday. It may seem silly, but it is cold up there, too cold to mosey, to piddle, to loafer, and summer only lasts a week and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Southernisms | Tagged , | Comments Off on This Week’s Southernism, Monday, January 28, 2019

This Week’s Southernism, Monday, January 21, 2019

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“We must come to see that the end we seek is a society at peace with itself, a society that can live with its conscience.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.     Image: Deborah Fagan Carpenter

Posted in Southernisms | Tagged | 2 Comments

This Week’s Southernism, Monday, January 14, 2019

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

  “Question everything. Every stripe, every star, every word spoken. Everything.” — Ernest J. Gaines, A Lesson before Dying     Image: Deborah Fagan Carpenter

Posted in Southernisms | Tagged , | Comments Off on This Week’s Southernism, Monday, January 14, 2019

This Week’s Southernism, Monday, January 7, 2019

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“America is the most creative place on earth because of the dynamic mix of ethnicity and cultural backgrounds and the tensions those create. Tension is always created by opposition. Standardization is the enemy of invention.” — Southern crime novelist, James … Continue reading →

Posted in Southernisms | Tagged | 4 Comments

This Week’s Southernism, New Year’s Eve, 2018

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one. — Brad Paisley Photo: Deborah Fagan Carpenter

Posted in Southernisms | Tagged | Comments Off on This Week’s Southernism, New Year’s Eve, 2018

This Week’s Southernism, Christmas Eve, 2018

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

Buddy’s making me a new reindeer for the front yard out of the plywood that blew off the shed during the hurricane. Image from: www.woodworkersworkshop.com      

Posted in Southernisms | Comments Off on This Week’s Southernism, Christmas Eve, 2018

This Week’s Southernism, Monday, December 17, 2018

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

You boys make yourselves useful and go shoot me down some mistletoe!       Miscellaneous Southern quote   

Posted in Southernisms | Comments Off on This Week’s Southernism, Monday, December 17, 2018