My Duck Dynasty Dilemma
Once I open my mouth and speak my Southern-ness is impossible to deny. I am one of those people and …
Category Archives: South
Mason Jars & Candlesticks: The Redneck Chalice
Every Christmas as a kid our last stop was Grandmommy’s house. There we opened gifts and had the big dinner. …
Southern Sayings That Never Get Old
I arrived in my hometown for the holidays and it took only moments for me to feel completely at home. …
A Hunter’s Daughter: Common Sense and Guns
One Christmas my Daddy’s big gift was a new rifle. Another year it was a fancy scope. When I was …
Home Has A Sound
“When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone.” Tennessee …
The Hills of My Home
The last two weeks I have listened to Hazel Dickens’s Hills of Home over and over. I can’t let it …
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion: An Epic Friday Night
“Can’t you feel those hills around you, Can’t you feel that touch of home, And don’t you wish you’d never …
Morning Rant: Agritourism
I am a fan of Charlotteville, Virginia. In fact, I love it there. I went to college there. I have …
Tickled and Other Words Midwesterners Don’t Say
I recently spent a lovely evening looking at art with fellow Southern refugee, CLW. When we are together there is …
There is a Lid for Every Pot
Recently, a very sweet Midwestern lady looked at me over dinner and assured me that I need not worry that …
