August 2010
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“A southern girl is a girl who knows full and well that she can open a door for...”
– (via southerngentgifts) (via idreaminpearls)
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Southernisms 101 - Week 1
Tacky
Origin - Southern Meaning -lacking good taste or good sense
Used in a sentence: 1. “Did you see that lime green minidress she wore to the funeral? How tacky was that?” 2. “She had vienna sausages and pickled eggs at her wedding reception. Tacky.” 3. “It’s tacky to not send a thank you note after you receive a gift.”
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“After all, tomorrow is another day.”
– Scarlett O’Hara (via lindsaytheresa)
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Thanks so much to everyone that has started following little ol’ me recently! Y’all are absolutely amazing, and I’m so happy that y’all like my little taste of the South.
As my Nana told me so many times when I was little, “Be proud to be Southern! And never leave the house without your lipstick.”
:) Wise words.
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“A lady’s name never appears in the paper except when she’s bred, wed, or dead.”
– (via lindsaytheresa)
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carolinegracesessoms:
Tennessee, you’ve been...
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“The South:
The place where… 1) Tea is sweet and accents are sweeter. 2)...”
– (via carolinewarner) (via carolinapearls)
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“Look your best, but more importantly, hang your arm on someone who looks his...”
– Southern Proper (via fortygoingnorth)
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Southern Belle Rules →
via Forty Going North
Southern Belle Rules
- Never wear white shoes before Easter or after Labor Day…except if you’re a bride.
- Never chew gum or smoke in public.
- “Thank you” notes are a necessary component of being gracious and appreciative.
- Charm the pants off of every beau you meet.
- Be elegant and graceful.
- Never go out in public in anything but a dress.
- Never show anger...
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gumbo z'herbes
we are the southern girls of America, Honey dripping off our lips, Sugar rolling off our hips. Spicy with backbones made of: History, Cotillion, Stiff upper lips. friendships that travel out of the childhood mysteries, into that big city, that unsheltered world, together. innate Grace and innate Grit. (chop and change, darling.) Nothing good ever got did, Without a sweet steel magnolia. generally...
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Southern Belle Truths
Southern Belle Truths
via divasonyce
Having been raised in the south some of these are very true!
Southern women know their summer weather report: Humidity Humidity Humidity Southern women know their vacation spots: The beach The rivuh The crick Southern women know everybody’s first name: Honey Darlin’ Shugah Southern women know the movies that speak to their hearts: Fried Green Tomatoes...
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