Category: Talk Southern to Me

  • Talk Southern to Me: Antebellum Houses

    As noted in my introduction to my new Talk Southern to Me series, the inspiration came from country music… notably, the up and coming group Lady Antebellum. Check out the google image search for “antebellum” and see lots of beautiful pictures of actual antebellum homes and some inspired by such!…

  • Talk Southern to Me

    After listening to an interview with Lady Antebellum (MySpace) on XM Radio (which I am SO addicted to… thank goodness my dad was able to fix my car receiver!), I realized there are some words that wander around southern speaking that may be a little out of the norm. Lady…

  • Steel Magnolias

    After “google-ing” Buzz & Berly last night, I stumbled upon this blog: Puttin’ on the G.R.I.T.S. I love the random goings-on this fellow southern belle writes about and the collection of “Steel Magnolias” she links to! Her description, is one of my favorite southern girl quotes that I had not…

  • Quotes About Growing Up Southern

    Borrowed from Averi:“The drawl – which accents the rhapsodic blend of beauty, grace, charm, ingenuity, and strength – is the gorgeous red bow that completes the ‘Girls Raised In The South’ package.”Thanks Justin!:“Growing up Southern is a privilege really. It’s more than where you’re born, it’s an idea and state…

  • What Southern Chicks Can Teach You…

    An excerpt from an article I pulled out of a magazine a long time ago. Judging by it’s content it must have been Cosmo 😉 Originally written by Colleen Rush “What Southern Chicks Can Teach You About Love, Lust, and Life”The Perfect Southern Iced TeaIngredients:1.5 oz – vodka6 oz –…