The feud over who does Carnival better has been a rivalry for the ages between Mobile, the city that celebrated Mardi Gras in the U.S. first, and New Orleans, the city that touts having perfected the extravaganza. At the center sits Mississippi, like an inconspicuous...
On February 14, people enjoy exchanging cards, candy, or flowers with their “valentines.” Cupid is portrayed on Valentine’s Day cards as a cherub sending arrows of love, but the Roman God Cupid actually began in Greek mythology as the Greek god of love, Eros. Hearts...
Flowers evoke memories and sentiments, and perhaps the camellia, with its showy flowers that bloom when spring is but a promise, does more so than most. It has long been a tradition to float camellias in a cut-glass bowl, preferably an heirloom, and back when church...
I have been making delicious, light-as-a-feather cinnamon rolls as long as I can remember, using the dough scraps from yeast rolls I was making at the time. I always had too many, even for my three boys to eat, so they made great happies for neighbors or teachers or...
High on my craft cocktail bar hotlist has been The Rabbit Hole, the new buzzed-about iteration of The Briar Patch that recently opened at the Madison subdivision known as Lost Rabbit. As social Delta people who will drive many miles for a good meal, we finally found...
