by Mary Neff Stewart | photos by Abe Draper
For their 27 years of marriage, Leigh and Chad Bridges have resided in beautiful historic homes, their previous house was built in 1857 and is said to be the oldest in Hazlehurst. While enjoying the process of renovating and decorating a historic home, the two felt it...
by Mary Neff Stewart | photos by Rory Doyle
In 1941, Margaret and Dan Smythe moved into a traditional ranch home in Tribbett, a tiny community eight miles southeast of Leland. After five decades of residing and raising a family there, the couple relocated to Gamwyn Park in Greenville, and their son Rick took...
by Emily Black | Photo by Rory Doyle
(With chocolate and apricot almond variations) ¼ cup butter 4 cups flour ¼ cup sugar 2 teaspoons salt 1¼ cup milk ½ cup sourdough starter Butter layer: 1½ cup unsalted butter Egg wash: 1 large egg yolk mixed with 1 tablespoon water. In bowl of a stand mixer, combine...
by Emily Black | Photo by Rory Doyle
1 (9-inch) angel food cake cut in half 1 pint fresh strawberries, tops removed and roughly chopped 1 (16-ounce) container Cool Whip whipped cream, 1 cup removed and refrigerated 2 to 3 tablespoons strawberry-flavored gelatin Whole strawberries for garnish On a serving...
by Gardens Editor Margaret Gratz
Where and When – Plant zinnia seeds outside when the soil begins to warm in late spring, and all danger of frost has passed. However, in Mississippi, successive plantings of zinnia seeds will keep the flowers blooming until almost Thanksgiving. It is not too...
by Patty Roper | photo by Bonnie Dickerson
Summertime on beautiful Canebrake Lake in Hattiesburg is a wonderful place for an afternoon of fun and fellowship with family and friends. Add a beautiful vintage 1959 Chris Craft custom Cavalier recovered from an old barn in Tennessee and restored by Lloyd Mullen,...
