“The first thing outsiders notice about Southerners is the way we talk. In fact, if it wasn’t for our speech, some people… — Deborah Ford Bad thing Copy Share Image
“ “When a New Yorker asked a Savannah society woman what she did, she looked at him, puzzled, ‘Why ah live--ah live… — Deborah Ford Savannah Copy Share Image
“ It is a special vanity of Southern women to believe that they are different from other American women.” -Sharon McKern, author… — Deborah Ford American women Copy Share Image
“Well, I Declare!: Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7, the South’s most famous whiskey, is distilled in a dry county. Isn’t that just… — Deborah Ford Whiskey Copy Share Image
“Grits Pearl of Wisdom #33: You don’t have to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth to live a rich… — Deborah Ford Life Copy Share Image
“ “Someday we’ll tell our kids, until you find love like this, don’t settle for anything less.” -LeAnn Rimes, country music star… — Deborah Ford Country music Copy Share Image
“Ask any man you meet: there is just something about a Southern girl. If she’s a Southern girl with attitude and talent,… — Deborah Ford Southern Copy Share Image
“Grits Pearl of Wisdom #39: It’s been said that love makes the world go round. That may be true, but friendship keeps… — Deborah Ford Friendship Copy Share Image
“ Physically and socially, Florida has its own North and South, but its northern area is strictly Southern and its southern area… — Deborah Ford Florida Copy Share Image
“Well, I declare!: The tradition of “family style” eating, sitting at a long table and taking your portion from a large communal… — Deborah Ford Culture Copy Share Image
“Well, I Declare!: According to a recent survey, the Bible is found in 96 percent of households in the South. We’re wondering… — Deborah Ford Bible Copy Share Image
“ “Don’t tell me I can’t do something, ‘cause I’ll show you I can.” --Tammy Wynette, legendary country singer and Alabama Grits” — Deborah Ford Country singer Copy Share Image
“ The Baptists gave the South Billy Graham and Stonewall Jackson. The Methodists gave the South Martin Luther King, Jr. (Not that… — Deborah Ford Baptists Copy Share Image
“ “Do Southerners laugh at different things than Northerners do? Yes, I say--Northerners.” Roy Blount, Jr., Roy Blount’s Book of Southern Humor” — Deborah Ford Humor Copy Share Image
“Grits Pearl of Wisdom #3: Men must understand that, like a magnolia, you can’t trim a Grits: we are perfect just as… — Deborah Ford Grits Copy Share Image
“Grits Pearl of Wisdom #37: The cream always rises to the top, so quit being the milkmaid. There’s more to life than… — Deborah Ford Grits Copy Share Image
“Grits Glossary hillbilly \’hil-,bi-lē\ n: a derogatory term that refers to people living in the next county or town; alternate forms include… — Deborah Ford Hillbilly Copy Share Image
“ The Grits Guide to Southern Humor “If you don’t make fun of yourself, somebody is going to do it for you.”… — Deborah Ford Dixie chicks Copy Share Image
“Grits Pearl of Wisdom #10: Only agree to marry a man who loves you more than you love him. If he doesn’t… — Deborah Ford Love Copy Share Image
“Well, I declare!: Hush puppies are rumored to have gotten their name from hunters who threw the leftover ends of their cornbread… — Deborah Ford Animal Copy Share Image
“ “It doesn’t matter where you go in the South, because the whole South seems to be married to one another.” --Marlyn… — Deborah Ford South Copy Share Image
“ “You’ve got to continue to grow, or you’re just like last night’s cornbread--stale and dry.” --Loretta Lynn, Kentucky Grits” — Deborah Ford Stale Copy Share Image
“ drawl \’drȯl\ v: to speak slower than average while prolonging a word’s vowels; not to be confused with the drunken slurring… — Deborah Ford Language Copy Share Image
