Lisa Jeffries Nobling – Raleigh, NC

Category: Southern Favorites

  • New Blog on the Block

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    Garden & Gun. It’s not really “new” per se, but it’s new to me (and clearly wasn’t very obviously evident on their site when I did my original G&G post here or I would’ve Google Reader subscribed then, duh).

  • Overheard in Blogland

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    “There are many days I question what God was thinking when he matched us up but I go with it.” – The House of Fowler Amen, sister! And NMB highlights “Southern Signs“:OKRA (Dec 22 – Jan 20)Are tough on the outside but tender on the inside. Okras have tremendous influence. An older Okra can look…

  • Recognize that Little Curly-Haired Girl?

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    Readers of the NC State Fair’s blog may have recognized a familiar face yesterday! http://2008ncstatefair.blogspot.com/2008/09/fair-fan-lisa-jeffries.html (Note: Fall 1987 was just before the first appearance of my younger sister, Mandy.)Check out some of our family’s fair pictures from the 22+ years we’ve been going together (18 since my sister was born) in the following slideshow. View…

  • Update: Hot Sauce Festival

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    Remember my surprise (and enjoyment) at how NC event boasts a Hot Sauce Festival? Triangle Brewing Company has a cool video on their blog with pictures from the event… take a look! Looks like it was a beautiful day in Oxford for it – would’ve been nice to check it out in person!

  • Reminder: Southern Proper “Tailgate and Ties” Trunk Show

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    (original blog post) Check out the facebook update from Southern Proper or the facebook event to RSVP for this great event!Host: Southern Proper®Date: Friday, September 19, 2008Time: 12:00pm – 9:00pmLocation: Varsity Men’s Wear – Crabtree Valley Mall, Raleigh, NC Contact InfoPhone: 9197822570Email: reagan@southernproper.comBe sure to track down NCSU’s Southern Proper “Belle” (and my little Pi…

  • What All You Well-Dressed Gentlemen Have Been Waiting For…

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    …and also for us southern girls who love a sharp-dressed man!Southern Proper “Tailgates and Ties” Trunk ShowPreppy and Football…It’s What We Do. Date: Friday, September 19, 2008Time: 12:00pm – 9:00pmLocation: Varsity Men’s Wear, Crabtree Valley Mall Stop by Varsity Friday before the NCSU vs ECU football game to get all your tailgating essentials, bowties, neckties,…

  • Post #89284 on Firefly’s Sweet Tea Vodka

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    Obsessed, much? Just maybe… Last night’s post recruited the following comment from Polos & Pearls:“how do you drink it???????“Great question! Cooter (shown below) mixed us all up quite a few “Sweet Tea Vodkas” at Buckhead last night for the game. The simple recipe that tastes just like a stronger Bojangles Sweet Tea included: Firefly’s Sweet…

  • I Am SO Embarrassed

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    I was SO embarrassed to open my email this morning. Not because of the 34-0 final score, but because the morning GoPack.com email story about the status of our injured QB from last night’s game that included a dramatic picture of the team kneeling to pray for Russell Wilson and even worse – a link…

  • There is Some Good News…

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    Wow, that game was truly heartbreaking. Especially sitting in the back bar/billiards room at Buckhead with 50 other Wolfpack fanatics. Luckily for us, there was something to get us through that embarrassing game…I can’t believe I was able to keep it a blog secret since Monday of this week when I found out we would…

  • Cheers to Kristy

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    Cheers to Kristy for pointing out her wonderful ShopNCAASports wine find… perfect for any tailgate that may include a little (or a lot of) vino! I was REALLY excited to see you can get a two pack for my Wolfpack faithfuls, too!(ShopNCAASports – NC State University)With hundreds of items to choose from, it’s going to…