Everyday Clay: Find your shape
One of the most common mistakes I see in new landscapes is plantings that are too close together.
Jabe Nicholson: ‘There’s a crown on your head!’
TV commercials from the 1960s included some for Imperial Margarine. Mom and Dad are gathered with their family around the dinner table. I know – ancient history, right?
When dinner is the best medicine
Last Wednesday, my husband, Austin, treated me to a really nice dinner.
A winter recipe worth pausing for
Somewhere along the way, society agreed that the beginning of the year is the perfect time to launch endless self-improvement projects and hustle hard to meet newfound goals.
Robert St. John: Tea, over time
Iced tea has been called the house wine of the South.
In the Garden with Felder: How do you garden: by the book or by the seat of your pants?
How much of a down-to-earth, garden-variety gardener are you? Do you do things horticulturally by the efficiency-oriented book, or follow a meandering path of gardening mostly for pleasure?
Everyday Clay: Reality bites
Some of my first lessons about reality came while living across the country.
Andrew McLarty: Fill a stadium, fill a church
There is a certain energy that fills a place when people gather with purpose.
Sherry Ivy: How to put your past behind and move forward
The baggage of our past is one of the hardest things to put behind us and move forward.
ImmuniTEA – a delicious defense
Y’all, it’s that time of year when it seems like anyone and everyone is getting sick.
Robert St. John: King cakes, community, and carnival spirit
Most people who aren’t from around here don’t realize how much Mardi Gras matters in my hometown of Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
‘Fancy Soup’ for when winter finally shows up
My friend Sam arrived from New Orleans on Friday night and, instead of unpacking or asking what we had planned for the weekend, immediately got to work making soup.
Butter Together: One dessert to rule them all
Our family members are known for going down a rabbit hole or two.
In the Garden with Felder: Healthy lawns start with fewer chemicals
Most gardeners are being faced this month – like it or not – with a hard choice regarding winter weeds in the lawn.
Everyday Clay: What’s in a name
Since the inception of this column, the most common question I’m asked is, “How did you become a columnist?”
Jabe Nicholson: Choosing more – and less
Repentance. Renewal. Rebirth. Revival. These are great Bible ideas, showing us that God loves new beginnings.
Baking a cake ‘as bright as the stars’
I trust everyone survived the holidays – maybe even thrived?
Butter Together: A soup in the pot is worth two in the plans
I have officially reached the point in the year when I would rather do almost anything other than cook.
Dinner by discount
Living in Columbus, Mississippi, means learning to manage expectations, especially when it comes to our grocery stores.
Everyday Clay: New year, new me… we’ll see
It’s that time again. You know, new beginnings and all that jazz.
MSU quarterback Shapen earns Philanthropic Spirit award
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