where the Midwest meets the South
"Don Child" I'm all sentimental with a gladness in my step this holiday season; seemingly more than the previous years since my dad has been gone, since my family has been split completely apart... but I'm actually enjoying the memories that Skirt in the Kitchen has been built upon-- and I'm living … Continue Reading
"I'm counting my 'quails' before they hatch." I'm all about the classic "quail" of a retro-southern winter holiday with a hearty hors … Continue Reading
"Getting to know you" What's your preference-- pie or cake?... Pie is scrumptious, but a party cake's a celebration!White turkey meat or dark … Continue Reading
This is my dad. He's filled so many wonderful Thanksgiving memories throughout my entire childhood, and some of my adult years... along with a lot of his favorite choice pies that he baked-- And might I say, they … Continue Reading
Live.Don't let anybody drain you of your energy, your internal heart. Don't allow them to have that control over you, that they seek/have sought to kill/destroy your internal mechanism. Your feelings do matter, … Continue Reading
Sometimes you just have to leave to do something amazing with your life; that thing that is really amazing--and nobody has to know what it is--for, at least, a long {long} while. You have to let go of anyone's … Continue Reading
Is it cold where you are but warm inside--bundled up under covers, cold bare floor--or simply warm in the heart... All the above? Or are you on the Florida Keys where you will spend Thanksgiving through … Continue Reading
Not a rose, not a Christmas cactus-- not a Christmas Poinsettia; a gorgeous Hibiscus needing to bloom again!... It's been two years since this happened!... The simple things that are worth experiencing; a blossom, … Continue Reading
How did this happen already?... like I'm in a hurry to get ready as much as possible, do all the decorating and planning! This picture is from 2017; but I hung my train boy's bright blue stocking today, this … Continue Reading
This is just my personal perspective on network marketing, some of the ins-and-outs; not the reflection of any particular company or anyone else's personal business but that of my own experience, so far... There … Continue Reading
This is not complete yet-- you just see lol-- this apple isn't fully dressed in those goofy Pop Rocks yet lol... but, first, take a look at what we'll do here-- We've got Jazz apples! They're washed clean. And … Continue Reading
I love the vintage feel and look of this, with the twist of modern, of course... Use the large box of JELL-O, strawberry or cherry... And definitely choose BLACK BOX Malbec dry [dark] wine. This decadent wine … Continue Reading
How beautiful are the ornaments of summer, the ornate hues of many colors ~ [Brown Turkey Fig] ~ glistening through the trees swaying... ~ with strong branches on which to dangle to and fro--keeping … Continue Reading
https://skirtinthekitchen.com/2014/05/chocolate-bourbon-hazelnut-pie-with-a-mesquite-barbecue-potato-chip-crust/ https://www.suicidepreventionaust.org/world-suicide-prevention-day-2019/ … Continue Reading
Can you really help somebody. Could you really help somebody.Everybody needs a mother, family.Can you start over. Could you begin again.Were you meant special to anybody. Maybe somebody was afraid to tell you.Can … Continue Reading
Make a mess, just do it. Ruin the whole thing. Be fine and well with ruining it all.You'll recover; you'll be glad that you did. And you'll be better than you were before you got into such ruins--a great … Continue Reading
"Problems"?--What "problems"? What "problems" are so great to cut out family/offspring? Remove the stem, keep the blossom--or just throw out the flower? [19] years of absurdity cuts off a future or shortens a … Continue Reading
Make every day count for goodness--in some way, somehow, no matter what.Enjoy each and every season--because there will be the rainy days. Find a way to enjoy the rain too.Celebrate the simple things--and those … Continue Reading
"Don't be sorry for me, I had the greatest love.""How do you wanna go?" -- "The most beautiful way."Birds screeched in trees, on limbs; departed-No years could age 1 day.Fingers long and slender; hands, full of … Continue Reading
Vulnerability isn't for the faint of heart. Being vulnerable is the act of bravery--because that's what it takes. It's a soft toughness; a tough softness. People think you're weak, a frazzle "psycho" for … Continue Reading
Keep the pit-a-pat of butterflies in your chest."March on" to your own drum, keep step to your own parade.Ignore the banter of fools. They might be related to you, from where you travel.Is this too close a … Continue Reading
I used to be closed-minded, narrow, in my thinking and acceptance of change... You read me? For growth, positive growth, I find it important to have an open mind to new adventures, a perhaps better way of doing … Continue Reading
I move ahead, even through delays.I never give up on my dreams, on the goals that lead to my dreams loved and lived into reality of the remainder of my years. Call me a dreamer, I don't care.I no longer give energy … Continue Reading
I'm not so sure that a pretty butterfly picture could be enough "positive" for this post. Maybe it's good just having words for now; authenticity straight to the point, matters of the heart. We are, the majority … Continue Reading
I can't imagine not ever blogging--even though I've taken some breaks during these some years! I love to blog! Do/can you naturally speak your words to people?Do you ever feel/and know when things in your life are … Continue Reading
[a human condition; choose to rise above it] … Continue Reading
Don't shrink or vanish for people. Be explosively beautiful; remain wildly vivid."Eat what you wanna eat!"Be 'a little' stubborn--it's good for you.This day will soon be gone forever.Slow down to slow up; slow up … Continue Reading
In all absolute honesty, I can't really say that it's been a cherry-picking-time of a jolly ride--these full nine years (!) of blogging (in public)... The upside: I matured in ways that needed a stepping-back … Continue Reading
Be humble even when you don't feel like someone deserves your humble spirit.Be present, 100% on board.Be at peace though the world is in chaos.Be cooperative through stubborness.Be you because there's no one exactly … Continue Reading
What you began, then, keep working on it.Failing is normal, and necessary.To all the women, just remember, this; what is said by a many American 'men' towards female gender to degrade--it's actually an … Continue Reading
Remember the Daffodils, by Susan C. Kussman Miller [photo by Flower Fly]Remember the Daffodils in early Spring;A miracle of springtime.You get excited when you see the green shoots;A first sign of Spring, you … Continue Reading
I like the small towns (when there's not so much gossip going around)... that Norman Rockwell feel; that old American vibe... Patriotic Flags line both sides of a main street that cut through the center of town, … Continue Reading
Susan, the meaning ~ Lily of the Valley Her hair was like blonde wheat from the fields in Kansas... Now her hair is almost white, reflecting the wisdom of her years. Her eyes were blue gems, jewels, and … Continue Reading
John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life..." … Continue Reading
We are here for a timely purpose, so breathe life.Photos are filtered in pretty hues of color; life isn't always, but breathe life.No matter how bloody difficult a situation or task may be, just breathe life.God … Continue Reading
It is dark and smoldering, a rich brownie of complete decadence--not rich as far as sweetness goes--but in a brash way of richness. It is rude in its respectful manner; demands a self-assertive heat inside its … Continue Reading
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