I’m joining The Novel Bakers with Southern Living Christmas All Through The South: Joyful Memories, Timeless Moments, Enduring Traditions. Combining all the elements for which Southern Living is k…
Looking for an easy recipe for Christmas Eve dinner or Christmas morning brunch? These Christmas casserole ideas will surely bring cheer to your festive crew.
I'm inviting you into my entryway to show you how I decorated and styled my staircase Christmas garland. It's time to deck the halls!
I love using timeless Christmas decor for our home. I get excited to reuse these decor items year after year!
Christmas home tour with a snowy scene and silver accents create a winter wonderland in our Alabama home.
Bring holiday charm to your home with our farmhouse Christmas decorating ideas. With these timeless Southern accents for inspiration, your house is about to get festive.
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Bring holiday charm to your home with our farmhouse Christmas decorating ideas. With these timeless Southern accents for inspiration, your house is about to get festive.
Beautiful Christmas tours
In honor of the holiday season, the editorial staff of Southern Lady presents seven of our favorite Christmas trees from the magazine over the years.
Instagram is such a wonderful resource for meeting new people who share similar interests, and today I am delighted to introduce you to Judy Rizzo, aka @mousefeathers. Judy lives in a historic 19th century home in New Iberia, Louisiana that is classically decorated and full of fine antiques and treasures. Judy particularly enjoys the Christmas […]
Have you read any good, romantic novels for the Christmas season? Here's what's on The Reading Corner List at Estelle's! Christmas Eve 1894 Wrapped in a cloud of steam, the engine rolled to a stop, the screech of metal against metal filling the frosty air. Snow blew across the railway platform and around Meg’s calfskin walking boots. The weather definitely was not improving. She ordered tea with milk and sugar, eying the currant buns and sweet mincemeat tarts displayed beneath a bell jar. Later, perhaps, when her appetite returned. At the moment her stomach was twisted into a knot. “Anything else for you?” the cashier asked as she handed over the tea, steaming and fragrant. Meg was surprised to find her fingers trembling when she lifted the cup. “All I want is a safe journey home.” “On a day like this?” the round-faced woman exclaimed. “None but the Almighty can promise you that, lass.” I cannot wait to wrap up in a cozy chenille blanket, sip on a hot cappuccino and lose myself in a good holiday novella! We are also going to take a visit to a more romantic period of time. Every Christmas, my mother would take my sister and I to an old southern mansion located in the Belhaven district of Jackson, This home hosted a Christmas tea for the Ladies Auxiliary, of which my mother was a member. We dressed in red velvet dresses, little white tights and black patent mary janes. Our hair was styled and curled and we wore little white gloves. There is something about Victorian style homes that have fascinated me for years! Don't you just wonder what families live within those walls and the stories the house holds? The massive foyer and the drawing room were dressed to the nines! Every room, featured a grand fireplace, with the mantels decked in balsam fir. The scent in the air was of orange cloves and cinnamon. There was Christmas music playing throughout the house and beautiful ladies would offer you cups of spiced tea. We would follow mother closely, and tour each room, stopping to chat with familiar faces. Children were to be seen and not heard, during those times. We were in awe of the lavish decorations and delighted in hearing what everyone's plans were for the Christmas holiday! The kitchen was always warm and fragrant. Cooks were bustling about in their white coats and aprons barely giving notice to all the visitors! This is where I chose to linger a bit, and imagine that this what it was like to actually live here! Yes, the candles were lit and carefully watched. That warm vanilla scent was so welcoming. Pine, balsam and cranberries filled every crystal bowl! Beautifully wrapped Christmas gifts were presented to the hostess and carefully arranged under the numerous Christmas trees. These were gifts for the underprivileged children and the children who were orphaned. We were ushered to the grand formal dining room and were each given a little glass plate for our luncheon. There was a vast array of glorious food on display.... fresh clove-studded hams, turkey, little whippping cream biscuits, spiced pecans, pimento cheese straws, fresh fruits, cranberry chutney.... the list goes on and on! The women had hot coffee poured from silver urns and the children were presented with a tiny crystal cup of Christmas punch! And the grand finale was a steamed plum pudding drenched in a rich custard sauce! I will never forget the divine taste of that pudding! As you were leaving the house, you toured the back grounds. There was magic everywhere you looked. Wreaths adorned the windows with big red velveteen bows, large wicker furniture was placed for seating on the huge brick veranda and wrap around porch, Magnolia trees and camellia bushes were huge and had probably been growing there for many years! It was a time etched in my memory! That's all gone now. The home owner died and the house fell to a state of disrepair. Many of those old mansions in this area, were sold to attorneys who redesigned them for office space. I was never sure the story behind this favorite home of ours. It was torn down when I was in my early twenties. I remember driving by the home often and taking the time to remember all of the lovely Christmas teas we were a part of. See....you never know what stories reside in these old beauties. Those were joyous days of an Old-fashioned Christmas!
Make every room merry this Christmas with these fresh ideas for holiday greenery in every room. From staircases and mantels to tables and windows, these are our best ideas for decorating with Christmas greenery.
1820's farmhouse garden house
Instagram is such a wonderful resource for meeting new people who share similar interests, and today I am delighted to introduce you to Judy Rizzo, aka @mousefeathers. Judy lives in a historic 19th century home in New Iberia, Louisiana that is classically decorated and full of fine antiques and treasures. Judy particularly enjoys the Christmas […]
Hi friends! Thanks for stopping by for today’s Christmas Home Tour. While this year just doesn’t feel the same, it made getting the house ready for Christmas that much more special and important this year. There truly is no place like home for the holidays! I’m thrilled to have teamed up with Marty from A […]
Join me as I share my favorite photos from around our home for a complete Christmas at Home tour for 2017. Join me in celebrating the season!
Tour this vintage-inspired holiday home, and you'll be sure to gather vintage Christmas decoration tips, tricks, and inspiration along the way.
Make every room merry this Christmas with these fresh ideas for holiday greenery in every room. From staircases and mantels to tables and windows, these are our best ideas for decorating with Christmas greenery.
Coconut is one of our favorite flavors in beautifully baked cakes. These delicious coconut cake recipes make it simple to have a bite of coconut every day.
How to make the best holiday strings of popcorn, cranberries, dried orange slices, and more. We're ready to take it back to grandma's with homemade edible Christmas garland.
Make Christmas morning breakfast as special as unwrapping presents. Here's our best breads, rolls, casseroles, and quiches to serve for breakfast on Christmas Day.
If you want great recipes and a great flair for southern aesthetic, James T. Farmer is your go-to guy. He gets it. He gets that a little bit of butter isn’t a bad thing. He understands that e…
