“ Southern Humor Hit List Here are just a few topics to get you started: • Yankees. We know ’em when we… — Deborah Ford Beauty queen Copy Share Image
“ A Mother’s Advice Manners matter, regardless of your position in society. There is no excuse in this world to practice bad… — Deborah Ford Bad man Copy Share Image
“ Bridesmaid’s Dress Revisited You may not wear it more than once, but no need to let it collect dust in your… — Deborah Ford Children Copy Share Image
“ The Grits Guide to Weddings “I wanted to tie in the Southern things that were special to me. I wanted the… — Deborah Ford South carolina Copy Share Image
“ After the Wedding … • Relax, relax, relax, and enjoy that honeymoon! • Don’t panic if it takes some time to… — Deborah Ford Marriage Copy Share Image
“ Southern girls know their four seasons… Recruiting Spring Training Practice Football ” — Deborah Ford Four seasons Copy Share Image
“Anyone who’s spent time below the Mason-Dixon line knows this truth: Southern women are anything but ordinary. Our unique, often unspoken code… — Deborah Ford Female writers Copy Share Image
“Grits Pearl of Wisdom #38: Expect respect! That’s the only way you’re ever going to get it. ” — Deborah Ford Resilience Copy Share Image
“ “Good manners are free, but forgetting them often costs you dearly.” -Traditional Southern Wisdom” — Deborah Ford Good man Copy Share Image
“Southerners have a lot to be proud of. We have survived, and we have overcome. Southern women, especially, have learned to be… — Deborah Ford Old saying Copy Share Image
“Grits Pearl of Wisdom #18: Flowers at a party are as Southern as sweet tea and barbeque. ” — Deborah Ford Flower Copy Share Image
“ steel magnolia \stē(ǝ)l mag-‘nōl-yǝ \ n: a Southern woman who has weathered tragedy and heartache while retaining pride, dignity, and a… — Deborah Ford Life Copy Share Image
“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
“ Physically and socially, Florida has its own North and South, but its northern area is strictly Southern and its southern area… — Deborah Ford North and south Copy Share Image
“We’ve said it before, but football really is a religion in our neck of the woods. Southern football is much more than… — Deborah Ford Football Copy Share Image
“ The Southern Girl By Samuel Alfred Beadle (1857-1932) The fairest thing on land or sea Is the Southern girl, to me.… — Deborah Ford Copy Share Image
“ Southerners don’t need instruments, they just use what they’ve got, like… Cigar boxes Tin cans Washboards ‘Shine jugs Spoons Hair combs… — Deborah Ford Music making Copy Share Image
“What’s the effect of this attitude of gratitude on Southern children? Well, we think it’s summed up by this description of Mississippi… — Deborah Ford Attitude of gratitude Copy Share Image
“Grits Glossary dry county \’drī ‘kaůn-tē\ n: a region where, by law, the heathens can drink as much as they like, but… — Deborah Ford Copy Share Image
“ Close at Kudzo In the South, we have a saying to describe how we feel about those around us: “close as… — Deborah Ford Copy Share Image
“ The Grits Guide to Southern Music “ If I had to tell somebody who had never been to the South, who… — Deborah Ford Soul music Copy Share Image
“ Southern Girls know…men may come and go, but friends are forevah! ” — Deborah Ford Friendship Copy Share Image
“ A worthy cause is the best medicine in life, and it doesn’t taste half-bad going down. ” — Deborah Ford Life Copy Share Image
“Grits Pearl of Wisdom #36: A Southern family’s prized possessions are not only free, but freeing: family memories. Please don’t forget to… — Deborah Ford Family Copy Share Image
