Kirby and Dawn Moved to LA

August 12, 2010 by Faye · Comments Off
Filed under: family 
Me, Zoe, Clementine, Winston and the tomato

Living in a college town can be quite tiresome.  Knowing that Starkville is a transitional place for most of its residents doesn't make it easier when they leave.  Two of my best friends moved to Lake Charles, LA a week ago today.   Although I know it is for the best, Kirby and Dawn feel like family now and it is hard not to be sad.   They are two of the most intelligent, supportive, kind people that I have ever met and I hope they know they are...

Gary makes me hungry.

July 27, 2010 by The Clever Kris · Comments Off
Filed under: Deep South, family, food, humor 

I had a long, fun conversation with my friend Gary the other day, Sunday actually, over the telephone, and we quickly started talking about food, as our conversations tend to do. Gary, now a famous playwright/critic, who spends most of his days on a plane, as opposed to by a plate, always wants to hear about what Nana has cooked, created, invented, resurrected from her kitchen shelves. Nana’s kind of magical that way. And she has become something of folklore in my social circles, and many of my friends eagerly await for my Sunday dinner details. (I can think of one person who...

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