You Will FALL For These Wonderful Little Books Of Southern Poems !

 

Fall is here!

 
Who doesn't love to read? 

I know that I do !
Cooler days make it the perfect time to cuddle 

up with a good book....or two !
I have the perfect selections for you !
You will love my two wonderful little 

books of southern poems!
Some people love to sit in a swing or rock in a comfortable rocker.
Where is your favorite place to read?

FOR A CHANCE TO WIN 
a copy of my book, 
Reflections of a Mississippi Magnolia ...
PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT 
AND YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS.

 Please Visit These Other Blogs on The Hop .....

1. Bonnie Blythe's Pure Romance	2. Living the Dream	3. Aileen Fish, Love as Old as Time
4. Emerald Barnes	5. Nona King's Angel Breath Books	6. Musings About the Writing Life
7. Jo Grafford, Author	8. Taylor Michaels - Romantic Suspense Author	9. Heather Gray, Writer of Inspirational Romance
10. Albert & Uttley	11. ssteinwriting. wordpress. com	12. Reflections of a Mississippi Magnolia
13. Author Morgan L. Busse	14. Jo Grafford, Romance Author	15. Monica's Blog
16. Take Two: a Hollywood Romance (Lady Biker Series)	17. Christian Romance Author Laura J. Marshall	18. Susan Rush author Just Over the Horizon
19. On The Move	20. Linda Covella Author	21. A Writer's Devotion
22. Author Krysten Lindsay Hager	23. Melissa McClone, Contemporary Romance Author

THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW ON THIS DAY (1965)

Today in 1965 LBJ signed the Voting Rights Act into 

law enforcing the 15th Amendment, prohibiting the 

use of tactics denying access to vote & targeting 

states with greatest discrimination.

Take a Bite Out of Summer (Southern Style)

With summer comes some of the best things to eat!  Fresh vegetables and fruit from gardens or the market, watermelons, strawberries. Of course, there are the sweet treats that are so yummy in the summer heat: ice cream, frozen yogurt, or snow cones.

Maybe there is a special treat you like to have each summer. That's what this hop is all about! And don't forget to stop by each blog below and see what little treats we're giving away! 

I'm sure summer will be even sweeter with these hot prizes!

Have fun hopping!

Summer is my favorite time of year! 
 I love everything about it...including the heat ! 
Some of my most cherished childhood memories are those from the summertime activities, growing up in the south. And, for me, as for most southerners, those memories usually involve food. 



SHELLING PEAS:

GOOD EATING:

  


















FOURTH OF JULY:

  

DID YOU KNOW... June is National Iced Tea Month ! June 10th is designated as National Iced Tea Day!   Legend has it that a tea vendor at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis popularized the drink.  When visitors to the sweltering event turned down free hot tea, he ran it through iced pipes to chill the beverage. Southerners know a lot about iced tea ...and drink a whole lot of it, all year around, especially our beloved Sweet Tea!  It is usually served on any and every occasion that we can find an excuse for !  It is truly a southern staple ! 



SWEET TEA AND SUNSHINE: 

FRONT PORCH:

  



SOUTHERN LIFE:

SERVING UP SOUTHERN:


 





























SOUTHERN LIFE POEM:

 Thank you for stopping by .....

 Please visit these other blogs on the tour......

1. Bonnie Blythe's Pure Romance	2. Living the Dream	3. Dianne Venetta ~ Cozy Mystery/Romance (US)
4. Aileen Fish, Love as Old as Time	5. Emerald Barnes' Dreaming Awake Blog	6. Nona King's Angel Breath Books
7. Musings About the Writing Life	8. Pauline Creeden, Author (INT)	9. Flutey Words by Aubrie Dionne
10. Jo Grafford, Author	11. Taylor Michaels - Romantic Suspense Author	12. Knit Me a Story
13. Reflections of a Mississippi Magnolia	14. R. M. Strong Books	15. Heather Gray, Writer of Inspirational Romance
16. Krysten Lindsay Hager, Author	17. Zanna Mackenzie	18. Carrolls All Year
19. 777 Peppermint Place

 

There's MORE to the the "Mississippi Story"

People are always talking about how 'ignorant', 'uneducated', 'depressed' and 'deprived'
people (especially black people) in Mississippi are/were.

But there is MORE to the "Mississippi Story" than people know or want to hear.

My grandfather (my mother's father ) from little Mantee , Mississippi attended and graduated from a private high school in Arkansas . He went on to attend and graduate from prestigious Tuskegee Institute (May 1930).   He came back to Mississippi where he taught and was the principal of a school.  His mother, my great grandmother, was a teacher.   She and her husband owned 100 acres of land ( which is still in the family -heir property of my Mom and her siblings)  His aunt owned a store in Mantee.  My father (from West Point,MS ) graduated from Kentucky State with a dual major of Chemistry and French then graduated from Meharry Medical School in Nashville , TN . He was a captain in the Air Force and Air Force surgeon. He returned to Mississippi and practiced medicine for 35 years in Tupelo.

My aunt (my father's sister) says that at one time there were 4 (black) doctors who lived on their street when they were growing up.   My mother graduated from Tennessee State University and was a teacher ...her mother was a teacher ...and her mother's mother was a teacher.
 

I repeat: 'There is MUCH MORE to the 

"Mississippi Story" than people 

know or want to hear.'

Guess what???!! I tell those stories...

through my poems ! 

NOTE: I was recently thrilled to find my grandfather's college diploma. May 29, 1930 Tuskegee Institute.   It is VERY tattered and torn...but still a GEM

SPRING HAS SPRUNG...IN MISSISSIPPI !

A Spring in Your Step Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the Spring In Your Step Blog Hop ! Bloggers on this tour will share favorite springtime activities. Of course, as during all seasons, I love to read. Now, as the weather is warming, there is sure to be many more moments of reading outside, porch sitting and outdoor activities. . My favorite part of Spring is, by far, just simply enjoying the amazing beauty of nature, as it starts to bud, blossom, bloom, and literally explode all around with amazing colors, sights and sounds.  With the dazzling displays of wildflowers, birds, and lush tree foliage, it is an absolutely mesmerizing time of year.

POEM: A Taste of Spring

 POEM: Nature Lovers

POEM: A Country View 

 Beautiful Spring in Mississippi...

nature's colorful display in our front yard 

(Taken Spring - 2013)

 

This is a birdhouse in the pink dogwood tree 

in our  front yard.

We have birds that come to nest here every year.

(Taken Spring - 2013)

 BOOKS AVAILABLE ON AMAZON: 

 http://tinyurl.com/reflections-pnd 

http://tinyurl.com/magnolia-mem-pnd

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COMMENT for a chance to win a copy of 
Reflections of a Mississippi Magnolia-A Life In Poems.



PLEASE VISIT ALL THE OTHER STOPS ON THE HOP:

1. Emerald Barnes' Dreaming Awake Blog	2. In Darkness there is Light	3. Reflections of a Mississippi Magnolia
4. Bonnie Blythe's Pure Romance	5. Prism Book Group	6. Pauline Creeden, Author (INT)
7. Spirit Filled Kindle	8. Living the Dream	9. Heather Gray, Author
10. Kelly Martin Books	11. Astraea Press	12. Brenda Maxfield's Teen Reads
13. Kathy Bosman Romance Writer	14. Kristin Wallace Author	15. Monica's Blog
16. Front Porch Romance Blog	17. Aileen Fish, Love as Old as Time	18. Angel Breath Books
19. Approachable Fiction	20. Elaine Cantrell: Hope. Dreams. Life. . . Love	21. Musings About the Writing Life
22. Writing about Bikers, Soldiers & Celebrities	23. Jo Grafford, Author

 

MARCH is National Reading Month ! It's time to READ!!!

MARCH is National Reading Month! 

~*~ READ ~*~

Many schools kick off the celebration of National reading Month with a birthday party honoring the beloved children’s author, Dr. Seuss, who was born March 2nd.
Green eggs and ham, along with a birthday cake, are often featured fixtures at those parties!

The goal of National Reading Month is to get children excited about reading, as well as improving their reading skills.  It is the perfect time to emphasize the importance and value of reading and to help them understand how important reading is in daily life and how it will help them achieve goals and become successful in life.  

My books, Reflections of a Mississippi Magnolia and My Magnolia Memories and Musings are perfect books to READ, BUY and GIVE during National Reading Month. With very simple language and relatable themes, they can be read, enjoyed and understood by readers of all ages 8 to 80 (and beyond). 
There is definitely something in my "little books of southern poems" for EVERYONE.

 

 

 Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Seuss Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 2, 1904. After attending Dartmouth College and Oxford University, he began a career in advertising.  Dr. Seuss's first children's book, And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street, hit the market in 1937.  In 1957, Seuss's The Cat in the Hat became the prototype for one of Random House's best- selling series, Beginner Books. 
This popular series combined engaging stories with outrageous illustrations and playful sounds to teach basic reading skills.

Reflections of a Mississippi Magnolia - A Life in Poems - Link to Amazon

Magnolia Memories and Musings - In Poems - Link to Amazon