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Paper Bird Garland

Paper Bird Garland

I found a cute cardinal paper craft on the internet and now I have a radiance of cardinals on my mantel. The cleverness of the design was inspiring and yet so simple. You start with a red circle and cut it in half.  Cut one of the halves into thirds.  These become the head, tail, […]

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Christmas Ornament Exchange

Christmas Ornament Exchange

I met 7 of my dearest friends yesterday for lunch and an ornament exchange.  We went to the Cheesecake Factory. We had a great time eating…. And talking… And opening gifts… And stealing gifts after they have been opened… And opening a second and third round of gifts… And having them stolen, too. And finally […]

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Brown Cake with No Frosting -- Can it Possibly be Good?

Brown Cake with No Frosting — Can it Possibly be Good?

My mom made this plain brown cake with no frosting.  Very plain.  No frosting.  It didn’t look very tasty but being the dutiful daughter I smiled and said “Boy Howdy” when she asked if I wanted to try it.  Then I spied a leftover dish of fruit cocktail sitting next to it.  Now we haven’t had fruit […]

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Dragon Con 2016

Dragon Con 2016

Even though Dragon Con has been in Atlanta since 1987, I went to my first one last weekend. Both Davis and Olivia and friends went with me and I also met my friend Joanna to “help” out with their booth. And by help I mean watch Joanna sell ice to Eskimos.  She is the best! […]

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Lake House Weekend

Lake House Weekend

I had a wonderful opportunity to spend a weekend in North Carolina with my friends at Joanna’s lake house.  Here is the woman of the week, Joanna.  On Thursday she was in a hospital bed and on Friday she was hosting all of us.  Wonder Woman! I love everything about this house but I especially […]

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Kim's New Shop

Kim’s New Shop

My friend Kim and her husband opened a fabulous new store in Blue Ridge, GA.  The name is  Presents of Mine and you can order anything online, too.   http://presentsofmine.com/ The store is easy to find under the clock tower in the middle of the shopping street.  It has great personalized products and very friendly owners! […]

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Best Breakfast Duo

Best Breakfast Duo

  These are two of my favorite recipes for breakfast.  The biscuit recipe is not original to me but is a quick one to memorize and make anytime.  You don’t have to roll them out so they are a really easy way to serve homemade biscuits without the mess .   Sour Cream Drop Biscuits […]

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Swan Coach House

Swan Coach House

Despite what the sign says, I didn’t personally host a holiday luncheon at the Swan Coach House.  It was an Eating Cardinal Affair, however I loved my sign on the table and took a picture of it anyway. The almost famous Eating Cardinals gathered at the Swan Coach House for our annual Christmas Brunch and […]

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The Nut Bowl and Risk

The Nut Bowl and Risk

Several months ago I went with the Eating Cardinals to make pottery for a girl’s night out.  We went to Wired & Fired in Atlanta.  We had a great time and each of us made a work of art.  I wanted a good dip bowl for some hummus and fresh vegetables.  You can see the […]

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I'm Back

I’m Back

I’m so happy to be back!  If you’ve been here before, you’ll remember Frankly Southern from several years ago.   Unfortunately, all of the posts from before are gone so I am starting from scratch, but that’s okay.  There is always something going on around here.  Tonight, for example, I met Nancy, Nancy, and Cindy for […]

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