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The Southern Christmas Queen

By Leslie Anne Tarabella / December 9, 2016 /

You know her well. There’s at least one in each family and several in each neighborhood . . . the ultimate Southern Christmas Queen. Not content with only one measly Christmas tree, she’s been washed and redeemed by the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future, and isn’t happy until every single surface is glittering…

The Original Fairhope Guide Book – It’s here!

By Leslie Anne Tarabella / December 7, 2016 /

***I’ll be signing books at the Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival, Saturday, March 18, 2017 in front of Page and Palette Bookstore. Stop by and say hello!!! Well, what do you know . . . I finally have a book signing! It isn’t just me. Actually, it’s barely me, but nonetheless, this Thursday,…

More unique family time at the Firehouse

By Leslie Anne Tarabella / December 5, 2016 /

I’m just now getting around to sorting through the pictures from Thanksgiving at my brother’s house in Smyrna, GA and have decided there are so many new things he’s added over the last year, if I shared them all with you in one post, your computer would start smoking, so I’ll save his new outdoor…

Dyslexia helps develop a story of perseverance

By Leslie Anne Tarabella / December 3, 2016 /

*This is the second story and actual interview I wrote about Fannie Flagg that will appear in this Sunday’s Press Register, Birmingham News and Huntsville Times. Info on where you can meet Fannie Flagg this week are at the bottom of the page. Like the tiny scraps of fabric in granny’s worn quilt, our…

Hello, this is Fanny Flagg

By Leslie Anne Tarabella / November 29, 2016 /

I’ll have two separate stories in the paper this week about my interview with Fannie Flagg. This first one tells about the craziness leading up to the phone interview (nothing’s ever easy, right?), then the second story is about what I learned from talking with the popular Alabama-born actress and author. Don’t forget, her…

Help me interview Fannie Flagg!

By Leslie Anne Tarabella / November 14, 2016 /

Sit down for this big-big news! Tomorrow, I get to interview . . . Fannie Flagg! AAGGGHHH!!!! I know! Only my all – time favorite author, well I guess to be fair, I should say “one of” because there are a few others I also love, Mary Kay Andrews and Jan Karon being right…

Baby Buford doesn’t need a computer

By Leslie Anne Tarabella / November 9, 2016 /

“Oh darling, I can’t wait until we have adorable children so we can plop them in front of a giant TV, shove a screen in front of their faces while we drive through picturesque countryside and let them drool on our phones while the two of us have lively dinner conversation.” — said no one…

It all started with a tiny boll weevil

By Leslie Anne Tarabella / October 27, 2016 /

With a slow drawl, the Lion Keeper at the University of North Alabama said, “You can’t claim to be a true Alabamian until you’ve been to the National Peanut Festival in Dothan,” so Hoss King, who was a senior oboe major, grabbed his roommate, Billy Mac, and took off to celebrate the famous legume. After…

The bigger the bow, the more mama loves you

By Leslie Anne Tarabella / October 20, 2016 /

If our hair is our crowning glory, then a big fluffy hair bow is the jewel in the crown of all little girls in the South. Boiled down to the bare bones truth, a hair bow represents how much love a mama has for her precious darlin’ lamb. Matching every outfit, with special editions for…

Firehouse Wedding

By Leslie Anne Tarabella / October 10, 2016 /

The “hottest” thing around seems to be a Firehouse Wedding, and The Old Smyrna Firehouse is the perfect location! Do you remember me telling you about my brother’s Firehouse (HERE) in Georgia? Well, this is Jessica and Brian, who were married at Robert’s house this past September. Dreamy + funky = fun wedded bliss. Jessica…