Elvis' birthday is coming up, dontcha know? So, today we are visiting Graceland, as I review Sideburns and Suspicions. Author S.C. Merritt wrote an entire story around a girls road trip to Graceland for the King's birthday and it is delightful. This book is available as a free download at the link below, but let me tell you a bit about the story. Side Burns and Suspicions introduces us to Glory Harper, Momma, and Macy, Glory's daughter. Glory's husband was murdered and she h

All across the Southeast today, families are sitting down to the traditional meal of the New Year: Roasted Pork, Collard Greens, Black-Eyed Peas, and Cornbread or Buttermilk Biscuits. There are variations to this theme and how it is prepared, but most all Southerners are eating or have eaten this meal on New Year's Day if they want to have wealth and luck in the the new year. Most people have heard of this superstition, but don't know the history behind the beliefs. It all st