Southern Gothic :: Summer in the South

: Peach freezer jam :

: Tart baking :

: Cut flowers :

: Cicadas and lightning bugs :

: Vintage metal porch furniture :
: Evening hikes under the tulip poplar canopy up in the Hollow :
: Apple mint and summer thistle honey iced tea :

: Ceiling fans : Books by Peter Taylor :
: A dinner party in the river : Evening visits with neighbors :

: Swimming holes :
: Blackberry picking :

: Deep-blue (very active) bird baths :

: Sweet tea and pulled pork BBQ :

: Watching movies like Fried Green Tomatoes (photo above) and The Secret Life of Bees :

(the first for the cooking and the outfits; the second for the back porch and the kitchen scenes)

Metal glider print
Apron
Lightning bug light
All the Love print