Monthly Archives: August 2006

I’m at St. George Island. Here’s the view form our beach house, the Martini del Mar. Alison on the beach Local critters Floating. Been doing a lot of this. Hours and hours and hours. Like my faboo shoes? They’re to … Continue reading →

Shout out to Carrieoke, for fixing my links and, while she was at it, creating a new banner for my blog. Hooray! My blog doesn’t look so idiotic now. Until you get to the words, of course. Friday night I … Continue reading →

Doesn’t that sounds like a good title for a bad romance novel? All those ps and ses, spitting everywhere, like Sylvester the Cat. It came to me when I noticed this little guy growing through new asphalt. It’s gotten a … Continue reading →

Y’all, we have got to go see this on October 13-14. It’s not just a fiddle competition. No sir. They have Dobros. And buck dancing. And bluegrass. And “old-tyme” banjo, from back when “time” was spelled with a y. Thanks … Continue reading →

Who wants to do this fun stuff with me? See the Atlanta Ballet in Athens Sunday, Sesptember 24, 3 p.m., in the Fine Arts Theater on Baldwin. $34 Cha-Cha, Electric Slide, & Social Latin Dances via Continuing Ed Thursdays, September … Continue reading →

Here’s my first attempt at perfecting cornbread. Not too bad. My mom is out of town so I went to the next-best authority on Southern cooking: Mrs. Dull. The Press is reprinting her cookbook, Southern Cooking, which was first published … Continue reading →

. . . the sun melts your rear-view mirror off the windshield. Anybody want to place bets on how long the mirror hangs like that? Went to a memorial service for Elvis tonight, twenty-nine years after his passing, at the … Continue reading →

. . . figs. Which is too bad because they are ripening enormous in my backyard. Here’s a smaller one. I’m thinking the chicken coop party will fall the weekend after I get back from vacation, so the weekend after … Continue reading →

I have a new neighbor: this adorable gal. I’m hoping once she finishes settling into her house (by tomorrow probably) she’ll help me with art and curtains and other homey touches. I was pretty exhausted this weekend, so didn’t get … Continue reading →

Thanks to Carrie and Anne Marie, I have reclaimed my status as local celebrity. I have met two people now who have said, “Oh, I recognize you from Carrie’s/Anne Marie’s blog.” Two! That I know about. And now paparazzi are … Continue reading →