Entertaining is a way of life for the Southern girl. We’ve been doing it for over three hundred years now, and we’re not too shy to say we’re just about the best in the world at it.There really doesn’...
Your Right Man is out there, waiting--you just have to know where to look. It’s a challenge, but it’s just about the most fun you’re ever going to have. Remember, he’s as anxious as you are. If not, t...
Well, I declare!:Hush puppies are rumored to have gotten their name from hunters who threw the leftover ends of their cornbread to their dogs to keep them quiet at night.
If, on the other hand, you’re in a relationship and you’re not having a good time, honey, it’s time to hit the road. Don’t let that dream package--dress, ring, cake, ceremony, handsome man, children--...
If you’re single and you’re not having the greatest fun of your life, it’s high time to reassess your priorities. It may be hard to see it, but these are the carefree spring days in the seasons of you...
Grits know when enough is enough. Having good manners doesn’t mean you should allow others to push you around. A Southern girl knows where to draw the line. (For those of you who are still learning, t...
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Finding and keeping a lifelong partner is a common dream of all girls, everywhere. Women love men (well, most of us, anyway--Ellen DeGeneres is a Louisiana Grits, after all!), and Grits are no excepti...
We tailgate all football season--it’s almost a religion--but nothing compares to homecoming. Darling, you better watch that mild-mannered man of yours. You never know what’s going to happen when he ge...
Anyone who’s spent time below the Mason-Dixon line knows this truth: Southern women are anything but ordinary. Our unique, often unspoken code of conduct has allowed us to survive good times and bad,...
…• Relax, relax, relax, and enjoy that honeymoon!• Don’t panic if it takes some time to adjust to being married--it can take up to a year to find your marriage sea legs.• Talk about feelings with your...
Recently, I attended a luncheon at the George Lindsey (Goober of Mayberry fame) Film Festival at my alma mater, the University of North Alabama. Good manners and polite social behavior were at the top...
By Samuel Alfred Beadle(1857-1932)
By Erin Stewart, Alabama GritsIt wasn’t easy being a vegetarian in Huntsville, Alabama, but I managed it throughout my high school years. At least I thought I did. I remember one trip with my parents...
By Betsy Shearon, George GritsI grew up being more interested in scoring touchdowns than wearing tiaras. I never particularly wanted to get married and was well into my thirties before I even got enga...
As a true blue Southern girl I have often wondered…if preppies could have their own handbook…why not us? And now at last, my two good friends Deborah Ford and Edie Hand have written the definitive han...
LeAnn Rimes, country music star and Texas Grits, on her marriage to Dean Sheremet