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Watch the Interview
Here’s the interview I did with Andy Andrews on his podcast, The Professional Noticer. We discuss the many things we have in common in addition to writing and storytelling, and since this was made, we also realized Andy’s mother and I were both born in the same tiny town of Florala, Alabama. We have to…
Read MoreAnnouncing Wisdom Harbour!
I’ve been dying to tell you about my new project, and now it’s time! Introducing, Wisdom Harbour – a new web site from Andy Andrews. It’s been a long labor of love for sure— not by me . . . I’ve had the fun and easy part. But New York Times best selling author, Andy…
Read MoreMagical Southern Dressing Recipe
This recipe is so strange – almost like a science experiment, but it will be the easiest, and most delicious dressing you’ve ever made. Your guests will love you. I’ve had stuffing in a turkey — once. That was enough for me to add another reason why I love living in the South. There’s nothing…
Read MoreOlive you very much
Always wanting to be properly dressed, I searched my closet for a replica of what Lucy wore when she and Ethel stomped grapes. It was the closest activity I could associate with my first olive harvest. Planted in my backyard in humid Alabama for less than a year, I didn’t expect the little olive tree…
Read MoreShe always loved flowers
In the photo on my desk, my son Joe was 9 years old, wearing a baseball cap twisted backwards and baggy old hand-me-down jeans. Flip flops finished his scruffy-kid look. In his hands, he clutched a bouquet of red camellias picked from the neighbor’s yard. There was a soft almost embarrassed smile on his face.…
Read MoreHurricanes need Southern names
The World Meteorological Association has announced a list of names for this year’s storms. When we ran out of names last year, they supplemented with Greek letters like Eta and Iota. This year, they’ve decided to go ahead and create a second list of regular names — like the JV squad. Since most hurricanes blast…
Read MoreBetty Crocker raised my boys
When my house would rumble with skinny, sweaty, screaming teenage boys, I learned that all I needed to calm them was my 13-inch cast iron skillet and a $1 box of Betty Crocker Cake Mix. Sure, I can bake from scratch and have produced beautiful Hummingbird, Red Velvet and Lemon Curd layer cakes — regionally…
Read MorePants on Fire, Don’t tell Mom
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…
Read MoreGrand Ole Opry and other great things
Busy days have taken me to The Grand Ole Opry and beyond. Here’s what’s going on.
Read MoreSundog Books
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…
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