Category Archives: Oxford

Sunset January 5, 2022

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Suzassippi

I had to make a late run to the store today and this scene greeted me as I stepped out of the car. The store and parking lot are up on a hill, so all the trees do not get … Continue reading →

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Fruit of the Magnolia

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Suzassippi

Sounds like a Southern romance novel–kind of like living here with its many contradictions. I have noticed the seed pods coming to life with their bright red berries this past week. It has been perfect fire pit weather, with no … Continue reading →

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The not ready for prime time players: Dress rehearsal

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Suzassippi

This backsplash is not an app. This backsplash is really Angora Subway in polished marble, completed by the best kitchen crew in Mississippi: Ron Eubanks and his crew. Ron and Casey tiled last Wednesday, grouted Thursday, and finalized touch-up Friday. … Continue reading →

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South Rail Trail

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Suzassippi

I will get back to the Itta Bena story next, but for a little fun and relaxation, I walked a leg of the South Rail Trail for the first time Saturday. I need to increase my exercise, and there is … Continue reading →

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What happens when I pay attention? The benefits of listening and observation.

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Suzassippi

“I love it when a plan comes together” (John ‘Hannibal’ Smith, The A Team, 1983-1987). I do, too…and sometimes, I love it when a plan falls apart. When it does, it presents another opportunity, or what I once heard referred … Continue reading →

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Off to Larson’s for the makings for Stuffed Spaghetti Squash

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Suzassippi

Three generations of the Larson family have been in the grocery business since 1948 when James Larson opened his first store in Water Valley, 18 miles south of Oxford. The Oxford store was opened under the regional Big Star franchise, … Continue reading →

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And the winner is…

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Suzassippi

It is no surprise that in 1936, the winning selection for the University of Mississippi athletic teams was “Rebels.”  Following Coach Walker’s suggestion to ask sports editors in the south to add suggestions along with those of the students and … Continue reading →

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Ole Miss Seeks Name for Teams

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Suzassippi

According to the Hattiesburg American Front Page News, “Ole Miss is to have a long needed name for its athletic teams” … on May 16, 1936.  While doing New Deal research this past week, I spied the headline, which of … Continue reading →

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Shrimp White Bean Bruschetta

Posted on January 18, 2020 by Suzassippi

How could anything so simple taste so good?  While reading the news in the Washington Post a few days ago, something called Voraciously appeared with a header about one pot-one sheet pan-one skillet meals.  I love to cook, and I … Continue reading →

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Hilgard Cut

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Suzassippi

Like most stories, there is a lot more behind Hilgard Cut and the University Avenue bridge over it than is evident by this marker.  I discovered quite by accident that the bridge was a New Deal Administration construction, and in … Continue reading →

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