tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post2710572016504566268..comments2024-02-24T10:53:12.263-08:00Comments on My Old Historic House: Being Southern.Richard Cottrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13055636542951753310noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-76137527768122092432012-12-16T23:12:57.219-08:002012-12-16T23:12:57.219-08:00Wow! What a great post and Hope you did a wonderfu...Wow! What a great post and Hope you did a wonderful <a href="http://www.atayala.com/" title="homes in philippines" rel="nofollow"><b>summer</b></a> . Any updates please? Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10912449803991567766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-51757448850839400022012-07-11T16:25:26.708-07:002012-07-11T16:25:26.708-07:00Richard, it's only by accident of birth that y...Richard, it's only by accident of birth that you weren't born in the South,(bless your heart) but you are definitely a true Southern gentleman. Thanks so much for your tribute to all things southern.<br />BabsBabshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13819457826608198258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-61319118913336686912012-07-11T12:49:38.287-07:002012-07-11T12:49:38.287-07:00Your Southern Hospitality cannot be matched Dear R...Your Southern Hospitality cannot be matched Dear Richard!!! Everything as always is Magnificent and so very Inviting!<br /><br />I need your Expert Opinion on a curbside 'score' of epic proportions today my Friend... Princess T spied it curbside under a pile of debris and it is truly beyond MAGNIFICENT... it's in today's Post and I want to know more about it if I can... what do you think? Your Opinion is appreciated...<br /><br />Blessings from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The BohemianBohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-52198589011206457802012-07-11T10:47:35.795-07:002012-07-11T10:47:35.795-07:00What a wonderful post!!! Hope you are having a fab...What a wonderful post!!! Hope you are having a fabulous summer:).<br /><br />Blessings,<br /><br />Kimvictorian parlor IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06971672575152723360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-89724520636708288332012-07-07T12:20:42.184-07:002012-07-07T12:20:42.184-07:00Richard,
I think you are as southern as they come....Richard,<br />I think you are as southern as they come. You are a gentleman and a scholar. <br />I am southern, having been bred in Virginia and Maryland. I am in Georgia now and around me are mostly transplanted yankees. Ha!<br /><br />♥charlotteCharlotte Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663269810397022314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-16640818052193001542012-07-07T01:06:23.309-07:002012-07-07T01:06:23.309-07:00Richard,
I know it has been a bit since I came by...Richard,<br /> I know it has been a bit since I came by and set for a spell....<br />How's that for a Yankee out of Penna.!<br />Loved this post!<br />I am playing catch up..<br /><br />Hugs,<br />DebDebbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble Christmashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09393980831584145593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-14705088699812274192012-07-06T06:59:18.457-07:002012-07-06T06:59:18.457-07:00As my Memaw would say to me when I was little (all...As my Memaw would say to me when I was little (all little Southern kids, it seemed, had a Memaw), "Give Memaw some sugar and sit yourself down here while I whip us up some fixins..." <br /><br />And I was so little I would kneel on her vinyl chair and lean on my elbows on her old 1940's chrome and red formica table and watch her tie on her full apron and adjust her cat eyeglasses as she got down a jar of molasses and started to make biscuits. An old clanky fan would be blowing from the counter, as she didn't have any A/C, and when she served up the hot biscuits, I would peel my hot knees from the vinyl seat and sit down, nose level to the table, and eat the sweet, gooey molasses, dripping down my cotton shirt. What I loved about Memaw, she never yelled at me for being a mess, she would just get a wet rag, and wipe me up, kiss me on top of my head, as I ate because she was glad to see me eat since I was such a skinny kid. <br /><br />You are just about as Southern as they come. But it is funny how the grass is always greener. I remember growing up and telling Memaw that "when I get big, I am going to live in New York City!" And she would blow a high whistle through her false teeth and say, "Child! Now why would you go and do a thing like that?" But she would always lean over and pat my hand and say, "You do whatever makes you happy. Just don't forget where you come from." <br /><br />She died when I was a senior in high school, and to this day, her funeral has been the largest I have ever attended. She was "Memaw" to many. She was born in 1892 and grew up on a cotton farm in Texas and loved to tell stories of her "horse and buggy days" and how she loved her "Mr. Murphy." (Her husband.) <br /><br />Richard, you definitely got the Southern blood in you, and your home could be transplanted right smack in New Orleans. When I used to perform, I played the part of Blanche DuBois, in A Streetcar Named Desire, and I got to really use my accent - funny thing is, it was when I lived in Germany when I performed this role and so I wonder if I really got it because I was from the South or for my talent!<br /><br />Thanks so much for sharing all the time. I read your post, but just don't always comment. Always love it and Sissy too.<br /><br />Love<br />ElizabethElizabeth Maxsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15301271156213625334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-11496689565427576152012-07-04T22:09:57.482-07:002012-07-04T22:09:57.482-07:00What a beautiful house. You are so lucky to live i...What a beautiful house. You are so lucky to live in such a beautiful place.Sharon Kwilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204757096377140896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-26126711043962981782012-06-29T21:53:31.968-07:002012-06-29T21:53:31.968-07:00i live up north in wi so to me you are southern i ...i live up north in wi so to me you are southern i have a soninlaw that is from ill not to far from st louis and he talks southern i guess its just the prespective and you just keep on being southern cause thats the way we love youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-36276432363616661292012-06-29T21:43:28.124-07:002012-06-29T21:43:28.124-07:00I was reared in the South by a mother who thought ...I was reared in the South by a mother who thought anyone who wore white shoes after Labor Day was just plain tacky, and I can assure you that you are indeed a Southerner in spirit, heart, and taste.<br /><br />THE LITTLE FOXES is another great "southern" film, along with JEZEBEL.<br /><br />When I go back home to Arkansas for visits, there are the lawn jockeys, the big yards, the hickories and spreading oak trees ... you sure won't see any lawn jockeys in this part of Oklahoma! The post office has a poor stunted little magnolia growing by the door. I always pause there to sniff those lemon-scented blooms. It's just heavenly! When I was growing up, I used to dream of how someday--when I had my own home--I would float a magnolia bloom in a big cut crystal bowl of water on the sideboard. Now I've got the sideboard, but I don't have the tree. <br /><br />Anyway, you may live "up North," Richard, but you've created a little pocket of southern grace and style. I just love these virtual visits to your beautiful home. Oh yes, and the statue under your pergola is wonderful!<br />--DebAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-41455917135497468562012-06-28T10:43:35.214-07:002012-06-28T10:43:35.214-07:00Hi Richard! Thanks for another great blog, I loved...Hi Richard! Thanks for another great blog, I loved it. Hopefully in the next couple of weeks I'll be able to come to Clarksville and sit a spell with you and Sissy, I'll email first to make sure it suits you.<br />GinaGina @ VictorianWannaBehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05760792910318303400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-34143382070635726692012-06-28T10:10:35.118-07:002012-06-28T10:10:35.118-07:00I was raised in the south, southern Illinois LOL
...I was raised in the south, southern Illinois LOL<br /><br />My heart has always been a southern gal, love the flowers and clothes the southern gals wear, they always dress proper for any occasion.<br />I did live in Tennessee, Florida, Texas and Kentucky and southern California once .<br /><br />I hope to be over to get some sweet tea and good conversation and another home tour.<br /><br />Love to you & SissyCurtains in My Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04739180504953135365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-48620963454788625832012-06-28T09:30:09.317-07:002012-06-28T09:30:09.317-07:00I am a Northerner, through and through. It is not...I am a Northerner, through and through. It is not the life for me. Not at all. I much prefer to pretend to live in the South! In my imaginary world, you and Sissy are my neighbors and we visit for hours!<br />I never tire of seeing your beautiful home, my frind!<br /><br />Kisses to Sissy!<br /><br />xoxo<br />AndieDivine Theatrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02553420826262806110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-23160874373466552342012-06-27T22:20:25.799-07:002012-06-27T22:20:25.799-07:00"Hush,Hush,Sweet Charlotte" is my favori..."Hush,Hush,Sweet Charlotte" is my favorite movie! And I hope someone plays the theme song on the organ at my funeral! Ha! Can't get more Southern than that ... worrying about what music will be played at your own funeral! <br />Love you blog! From "HOT" South Carolina,<br />LottieLottiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966797619528997912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-57345193558690006982012-06-27T21:44:34.211-07:002012-06-27T21:44:34.211-07:00Loved your beautiful post, as always. You would f...Loved your beautiful post, as always. You would fit right in here in North Carolina, sir and would be most welcome. Come on down (you too Sissy Dog)!Vickinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-65007643843562136462012-06-27T17:51:09.377-07:002012-06-27T17:51:09.377-07:00Your very pretty home would be right at home in an...Your very pretty home would be right at home in any Southern state, including NOLA.<br />I am a true born and bred Southerner and we tend to say ya'll a lot. But take my word - Not every Southerner says "ya'll" every other word or "drip in sugary syrup" as portrayed by certain people on TV. :-D<br />Hope it is cooler up your way - will 100 or higher rest of this week.Glenda/MidSouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10729065523048603563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-87211698129455246702012-06-27T17:00:51.607-07:002012-06-27T17:00:51.607-07:00Oh I knew yoall were southners! What a fun post, I...Oh I knew yoall were southners! What a fun post, I hear the delight you give to your guests. Some day I'm a comin! Hugs, PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09026880888387782724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-2772703640139987152012-06-27T15:57:28.748-07:002012-06-27T15:57:28.748-07:00"Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte"...one of my..."Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte"...one of my all time favorite movies! "A Confederacy of Dunces"....my all time favorite book. New Orleans, my favorite city. I might be Southern too! I actually probably am, born in Texas near the Gulf of Mexico. But raised in San Diego. Still, love the "South"!Robin's Egg Bleuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07940955157144789351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-91140092386061945982012-06-27T14:49:24.770-07:002012-06-27T14:49:24.770-07:00Dearest Richard! I was born right beside the rail...Dearest Richard! I was born right beside the railroad tracks of Southern Railway, grew up picking cotton, hoeing beans and running my granddad's trot-lines on the Tennessee River...drinking sweet tea with fresh fried squash, stewed corn, fried okra, pinto beans and cornbread. I never wore white after Labor Day, and always said Yes Sir and No Mam. The South runs through my veins and I love it - but if I wasn't married to the sweetest Southern Man on earth, I would move to New York City in a New York minute. Being Southern is sweet in most ways, but you are always aware that there is something a little more edgy, a little more zesty and a little more vigorous outside the South. <br /><br />I'm not complaining, I'm "Just Saying". Give Sissy Dog a hug from me!Linda McMullanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11281904433011380558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-77304958994641387042012-06-27T13:56:28.925-07:002012-06-27T13:56:28.925-07:00I love your 'Southern-ness', Richard! I&#...I love your 'Southern-ness', Richard! I've never dreamed of living in the South, but you may just have changed my mind, y'hear?Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02933597609450127521noreply@blogger.com