Prodisee Pantry

By Leslie Anne Tarabella / March 4, 2015 /

I wrote this story three years ago, and now on Thursday, April 26 2018 will be the featured speaker at the “Fill the Plate” luncheon at Prodisee Pantry. I’ll let you know how it goes. *   Have you ever been hungry? Have you ever worried about how you were going to feed your family?…

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Southern Valentine

By Leslie Anne Tarabella / February 13, 2015 /

It’s not that Southern love is necessarily any better than other regions . . .   we just have a different way of expressing it. “Gimme’ some sugar” isn’t about the white granular substance you buy in a bag at Piggly Wiggly. And of course, Rhett Butler had a way with words (swoon). (Thanks, Margret…

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Our purpose in being proper

By Leslie Anne Tarabella / January 29, 2015 /

This is a little different from most of my articles, but I was so bothered by the recent shootings of the innocent police officers in New York, I couldn’t stop thinking about how children are being raised, and the difference a few manners may make. A west coast acquaintance was not happy I instructed my then…

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To thine own Elf be true

By Leslie Anne Tarabella / December 23, 2014 /

Maybe it’s a good thing Elf on the Shelf didn’t become popular while my boys were young. The commercialized book and accompanying toy elf has sent perfectly sane Mothers across the country into crazed, creative overdrive, as they devise elaborate plans for the Elf to trick and surprise the children in their house with daily…

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There’s deep meaning in Krylon

By Leslie Anne Tarabella / December 18, 2014 /

It’s December in the South, and since I’m a Southern lady, I headed over to Ace Hardware to buy the required cans of metallic spray paint. Judging by what was left on the shelves, which wasn’t much, it seems gold is making a comeback, although silver is still ahead by a spritz or two. It…

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Marshmallow Chandelier – Back in the Day

By Leslie Anne Tarabella / December 17, 2014 /

How would you like to have a fanciful, edible marshmallow chandelier as part of your holiday decorations? This fine example of a sweet light fixture is from Back In The Day Bakery in Savannah, Georgia. I’ve been saving these photos to show you closer to the Christmas season, because I think all this baking and…

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Perfectly Imperfect Chrismons

By Leslie Anne Tarabella / December 9, 2014 /

Loving both Christmas and crafts, I was happy to help my friend Janie with her project of making new Chrismons for our church’s Christmas tree. The Chrismon is a symbol used to represent Christ, and many churches use them in their holiday decorations. My church places these ornaments on a beautiful eighteen – foot tall…

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Red Velvet Cake for Christmas

By Leslie Anne Tarabella / December 8, 2014 /

There’s no rule that red velvet cake is only for Christmas. It also makes a big appearance around Valentine’s Day and Independence Day as well.   But something about Christmas just makes us want a beautiful, delicious Red Velvet cake for dessert.   Ladies all around the South know to have a red velvet cake…

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Then, the Christmas tree fell down

By Leslie Anne Tarabella / December 5, 2014 /

It was a rough week. Full of fun, no doubt, but sprinkled with roughness. I fell off my bike. Ouch. All stove up, with a hitch in my get-a-long. The car went into the shop and the bill was twice what I thought it would be. Lois Lane started biting her tail again and had…

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Christmas in the South

By Leslie Anne Tarabella / December 1, 2014 /

So, we’ve no snow. Just fields of white cotton. Seashells and glitter give us a feel of sparkling ice crystals. Of course, living in the South, we have to take precautions with our decorations. Oh, how we love to spray paint everything and glitter the Charles Dickens out of it. But first . . .…

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