Life & Home
Little Houses, Big Ideas
A Man With a (Financial) Plan
Little Houses, Big Ideas
You don't need a lot of house to enjoy a lot of life. See what 975 square feet can do!
Cool Roofs
A Man With a (Financial) Plan
Little Houses, Big Ideas
Who knew the color of your roof could be depleting the ozone layer?
A Man With a (Financial) Plan
A Man With a (Financial) Plan
A Man With a (Financial) Plan
Even if you're fiscally savvy, future planning can be tough. You need a plan.
Weddings & Entertaining
Chic Parties
The Wedding Guide
The Wedding Guide
Make your next celebration
the talk of the town.
The Wedding Guide
The Wedding Guide
The Wedding Guide
Expert ideas for making the big day even more grand.
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Tea Trappings
The Wedding Guide
Tea Trappings
Make the most of a special luncheon or a quiet moment with tea and tea accessories.
Disney Bridal
The Wedding Guide
Tea Trappings
Building the happiest marriage on earth? Begin with Disney bridal.
Travel & Adventure
The World's Longest Yard Sale
Oogas, Uckys & Ooees: Rafting Tennessee Rivers
The World's Longest Yard Sale
It's a treasure-hunter's paradise of epic proportions. This funny, serendipitous tale will prep you for the 127 Yard Sale, which now stretches almost 700 miles from Alabama to Michigan.
Divine Drives: The PCH
Oogas, Uckys & Ooees: Rafting Tennessee Rivers
The World's Longest Yard Sale
Among the many ways to get from Southern California to Seattle, driving up the Pacific Coast Highway is the best. See why you absolutely must travel from south to north on Highway 1, plus other tips.
Oogas, Uckys & Ooees: Rafting Tennessee Rivers
Oogas, Uckys & Ooees: Rafting Tennessee Rivers
Oogas, Uckys & Ooees: Rafting Tennessee Rivers
East Tennessee is blessed with rivers that have names as fun as the rivers themselves for the whitewater rafters who ride them. Come along for a splashing good time.
Nature at its Boldest Moments: Green Travel
Nature at its Boldest Moments: Green Travel
Oogas, Uckys & Ooees: Rafting Tennessee Rivers
Ecotourism strikes the balance between industry and conservation. See how fun the fastest growing segment of the largest industry in the world can be.
Ridin' the Rails Across America
Nature at its Boldest Moments: Green Travel
Ridin' the Rails Across America
Does train travel make you think of intriguing travelers bustling hither and thither through Art Deco train stations? It is just like that, plus the most comfortable way to see America and have the best naps ever.
Just For Fun
Word of the Day: Florid
Beyond Scattered, Smothered, and Covered
Beyond Scattered, Smothered, and Covered
Florid, floridly, floridness, floridity.
I am florid; she strolled floridly; his design oozes floridiness; can you believe her floridity? From back when I first became a blogger...
Beyond Scattered, Smothered, and Covered
Beyond Scattered, Smothered, and Covered
Beyond Scattered, Smothered, and Covered
It's the middle of the night and you're hungry. Then you see it: OPEN 24 HRS. Meet the night owls dining out in a Southern university town.
Southern Cemetery, 1977
Beyond Scattered, Smothered, and Covered
Southern Cemetery, 1977
Are cemetery photos a distinctly Southern thing, like annual azalea photos and a freezer full of casseroles?
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Jewelry & Gemstones
The Most Portable Form of Wealth
Amazing History of the Black Prince's Ruby
The Pearl Girl's Pearl Collection
How can you hold a million dollars on the tip of your pinky finger? The original collectible, rare gemstones are man's most portable form of wealth.
The Pearl Girl's Pearl Collection
Amazing History of the Black Prince's Ruby
The Pearl Girl's Pearl Collection
There was never a girl who loved a pearl more than me. Learn about all kinds of pearls, from Akoyas to South Sea and Tahitians, from freshwater cultured pearls to abalone and other rare natural pearls.
Amazing History of the Black Prince's Ruby
Amazing History of the Black Prince's Ruby
Amazing History of the Black Prince's Ruby
The Black Prince's Ruby has an amazing history filled with enough treachery, danger, and deceit to rival that of the legendary and supposedly cursed Hope Diamond.