Juanita Garrison

“This is really good," said Jay, one of our grandsons, who has a business next door and, to our delight, joins us for lunch most days. He was talking about the Sweet Potato Crunch we were having for lunch... Continue Reading »

Without them, civic club luncheons would cease, restaurant lunch buffets would close, and Sunday dinners would end.... Continue Reading »

A couple of nights ago, I was awakened by a pain in my chest and nausea in my tum-tum. I got up, and, although no further ailments presented themselves, I changed clothes.... Continue Reading »

I have on my desk a drawing made for me from our visiting grandson Tillman of Mt. Pleasant who is celebrating his fifth birthday this month. Across the bottom is a “mural" of a person (or a Martian, it’s... Continue Reading »

We have a problem of epic proportions. Well, maybe that is an exaggeration, but it is a large problem. For us. We can't find the wedding dress.... Continue Reading »

"I have made that, and it's good," said our daughter Lee when I told her about the recipe I have for you this week. I had never cooked this. Apparently the writer of Ecclesiastes was correct: "There is nothing... Continue Reading »

If I were not a Christian (which I am) and if I believed in reincarnation (which I don’t), I would want to come back as a rich woman’s cat. I would sleep most of the day on her bed... Continue Reading »

I have a mission for you. I am on the trail of Jennie Smith Traister who submitted a recipe for the cookbook published by The Baptist Church of Beaufort eight or so years ago. I couldn’t find her through... Continue Reading »

Hey! I have a job for you! Now that school has been out for the summer for a while and your children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and/or neighborhood children are already saying they have nothing to do, you have the... Continue Reading »

The fact is, if you were born in the South and don’t like barbecue, there is something wrong with you. Whether you will spell it "bar-be-que" or “barbecue," the resulting product, if properly prepared, will be good.... Continue Reading »

I don’t know if she is/was a Baptist. I don’t know of which church she was a member. I have searched (yes, diligently) but have been unsuccessful. I found her recipe in a 9-year-old magazine, and we thank her,... Continue Reading »

Our children agree that my inability to toss, give away, sell, or in any way dispose of any possession is because I was born in the waning months of the Depression, and one never knows when one may need... Continue Reading »