Homespun

     Nothing can define a perfectly good weekend better than a warm February day with Southern breezes kissing one’s face. As I gazed at my red and white bobber from my comfortable perch on the pier, my heart glowed with contentment.      The minnow on my hook was in no danger; in fact, it was swimming laps of boredom. Even the smallest of brains knew the water was much too … [Read more...] about Homespun Volume 3-Drafted for Wedding Duty

Many years ago, I took a monkey puppet to a 5-year-old Sunday school class.  The puppet was about 3’ long with a goofy little monkey face and long arms that could go around my neck.   As we began to sing a song, I pretended not to notice that Monkey jiggled, almost dancing to the music.  He opened his mouth wide and stuck out his tongue at everyone in the class.  The kids … [Read more...] about Musings of a Gentler Time

Daddy always says, An ounce of pretension is worth a pound of manure. That sanctuary looks like it's been hosed down with Pepto Bismol! I'm not crazy, M'Lynn, I've just been in a very bad mood for 40 years! I would rather have thirty minutes of wonderful than a lifetime of nothing special. I'm just too colorful for words. Laughter through tears is my favorite … [Read more...] about Thirty Quotes From the Southern Favorite Steel Magnolias

Standing on a rocky roadbed somewhere between Port St. Joe and River Junction, Florida, the old black man sang to us.... Up and down this road I go. Skippin’ and dodging a 44. Hey man won’t you line ‘um... huh! Hey man won’t you line ‘um... hah!" He was a Gandy Dancer. So was I. There were only a few of us “white boys” on the crew of mostly black men working on the Extra … [Read more...] about Hallelujahs, Honky-tonks, Blisters, and Blessings Volume One

Hold Your Horses. Slow down, be patient. Back In The Day. Back in the day could be a month ago, a year ago, 20 years ago, or even 50 years ago.  Back in the day I had no gray hair and was about 50 pounds thinner. Were you born in a barn? If you are from the South, if you entered the house and left the door open your mom would have probably asked you if “You were born in a … [Read more...] about 25 More Southern Sayings