Below is an excerpt of a column that originally appeared on It's a Southern Thing. Click here to be redirected to the full column now. Sweetums may be going through a midlife crisis. Thankfully, he has no interest in flashy sports cars so he’s changing things up by … becoming an actor. Yep. He recently… Continue reading My burly 6-foot-7 hubby wants to star in a Hallmark Christmas movie and I’m so confused
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There’s a reason they’re called ‘junk drawers,’ y’all
Below is an excerpt from last week's column on It's a Southern Thing. To be directed to the full column now, click here. There’s a reason they’re called “junk drawers,” y’all, so let’s stop trying to “organize” them. When we moved into a new house a year ago, one designed specifically to meet our needs,… Continue reading There’s a reason they’re called ‘junk drawers,’ y’all
Did your granny have a ‘pocketbook’? A glossary of old-fashioned words
Below is an excerpt from my column that originally appeared on It's a Southern Thing. Click here to read the full column now. This column had a "sequel" of even more granny words. Click here to read the full follow-up now. The other day, a friend posted on Facebook that she'd used the word "pocketbook"… Continue reading Did your granny have a ‘pocketbook’? A glossary of old-fashioned words
We can’t get enough of ‘Escape to the Chateau.’ Here’s what we’ve learned about Brits
Below is an excerpt of column that originated on It's a Southern Thing. Click here to be immediately linked to the full column. Reading the full column there helps bring readership to SouthernThing.com. Thanks! We Southerners like to think of ourselves as the most colorful folks – in language, food creations and general quirkiness –… Continue reading We can’t get enough of ‘Escape to the Chateau.’ Here’s what we’ve learned about Brits
So I have an octopus rug. According to experts, I fit right in with pandemic weirdos
Below is an excerpt of a column that appeared on SouthernThing.com. Click here to read the column in its entirety. One day, a friend came to my house for lunch and I was showing her some new décor items. I'd been ordering a lot on Amazon – you know, so I'd see a human being… Continue reading So I have an octopus rug. According to experts, I fit right in with pandemic weirdos