My son just told me a story about the time he was a little boy and attempted to construct a circuit using a few batteries, paper clips, tin foil and other thing-a-ma-jigs he found around the house. The experiment was unsuccessful, so he shoved the items into his pocket along with a few pieces of…

Busy days have taken me to The Grand Ole Opry and beyond. Here’s what’s going on.

This was my view from the socially-distanced open-air front porch of the charming Sundog Books in Seaside, Florida. Not a bad day at the “office!” Have any of you been to Seaside? It was truly one of the best book signings I’ve had. Not only did I sell out of the hardback copies of Exploding…

I made a quick dash over to New Orleans to visit The Garden District Book Shop. Any excuse to go to New Orleans is great, but a visit to this well-known book loving shop was incredible. I’m so happy they will be carrying “Exploding Hushpuppies, More Stories from Home.” I’ve been to The Garden District…

Before the day comes when I get a daughter-in-law of my very own, I think it’s wise to go ahead and make a list of all the suitable baby names available for our family. Don’t you think that’s a thoughtful way for me to “help?” This list was created by the guidelines of the Committee…

by Leslie Anne Tarabella with Linda Higbee Smith Karl and Erika Pellinat in their adopted city of Fairhope, AL It isn’t a lack of words that makes this story difficult to tell. Instead, it’s because there is so much to tell, it’s hard to know where to begin. Karl and Erika Pellinat’s love story is…

Valentine’s Day 2020 was one of the last big flings we had before the world shut down with COVID-19. If we had only known how strange things would get the next month, I think we would have all celebrated on an even larger scale. Here are the cookies I baked and decorated in 2020. And…