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If you’ve ever been to Sardis, you know that it’s famous for two things: Sardis Lake and the award-winning pizzeria TriBecca Allie Cafe. This past December,...
By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com Southernism of the Week: Three Sheets to the Wind: Same as “Tight as a tick on a lazy dog” or “can’t lie down...
Our electricity has gone out three times in the past two weeks. The latest power outage occurred four days before Thanksgiving, when one fridge was filled...
By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com Week of October 27, 2014 Southernism of the Week: Don’t insult the alligator before you cross the stream: A simple concept — do...
By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com Southernism of the Week: His family tree ain’t got no branches on it: A derogatory reference to a person’s inherent capability (or inability),...
It is 5:30 a.m. Oxford is barely stirring. The sun tickled the horizon with a faint white line. There is a smell of cooking meat in...
By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com CLEAN. SEPARATE. COOK. CHILL. These are the four rules for food safety. At no time is food safety more of concern than at...
For many people, the 4th of July means a long weekend, a nearby body of water, dangerously close fireworks, and a cooler of refreshments. With the...
Certain cocktails have an immediate sense of place. Martinis should be sipped in old hotel bars, French rosé at alfresco lunches, and rum punch on the...
By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com Southernism(s) of the Week: Just Down the Road: An important concept of location and distance, totally dependent on the conversation between parties in...
