Black Friday Shopping for Southerners
Planning for Black Friday I have a tea towel in my powder room, dawling, that says...
November 21, 2018
Pearls Go With Everything, Except Swine
Pearls-go-with-everything is a fairly well-known cultural belief here in the south. We love wearing them...
June 26, 2018
Running Late to a Funeral
I know you've heard the saying and may have even said this about me, ahem,...
June 19, 2018
Pitchin’ a Hissy Fit
I’ve heard the phrase “hissy fit” all of my life. Most of the time, I’ve heard it used to refer to a woman who has an unreasonable temper tantrum. It’s also said here in the south that a woman doesn’t “have” a hissy fit, but she pitches or throws one.