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Featuredby sherrigivens 4 Comments

Dear Boys, I knew very little about your gender before I had you. Growing up in a house with just Granny Newton and me left me a little in the […]

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Aunt Peggy’s Crockpot Turkey and Gravy

January 10, 2019by sherrigivens 3 Comments

Dear Boys, When I was a little girl, we went to the same church as Aunt Peggy’s family, and they often asked us to come over for lunch after church. […]

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Dressed Eggs

December 10, 2018by sherrigivens 1 Comment

Dear Boys, When I was growing up, Granny Newton and I went to Mt. Gilead Baptist Church, a little white church on the top of a hill out in the […]

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Side Dish

Lee’s First Grocery List

August 15, 2018by sherrigivens 2 Comments

Dear Lee, Someone once said I’d cry for sure when Beth moved out because she was the first to go. And that I’d cry when Will moved out because he […]

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Brown Sugar Honey Latte

September 6, 2016by sherrigivens Leave a comment

Dear Boys, Friends are so amazing.  How would we make it through life without ’em? From laughter to tears and then back again, they come alongside us and journey with […]

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Beverage

Icebox Cheesecake

March 10, 2016by sherrigivens Leave a comment

Dear Boys, I am guessing mamas everywhere tell their littles not to stand with the refrigerator door open. I’m also guessing that in the days before refrigerators, boys and girls […]

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Dessert

Mrs. Aileene’s Chicken Tetrazzini

February 12, 2016by sherrigivens 2 Comments

Dear Boys, Back in the day when I was a Girl Scout, we sang a song that went like this:  “Make new friends, but keep the old.  One is silver […]

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Chicken, Main Course

Dirt Cake

November 16, 2015by sherrigivens Leave a comment

Dear Boys, When I was in graduate school, I taught a preschool class at Auburn’s Early Learning Center.  We did a unit on gardening, and the undergrads and I helped the […]

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Cocoa by the Cup

October 1, 2015by sherrigivens 2 Comments

Dear Boys, This is what it looks like here today. Only two blooms remain on the coneflowers, and crunchy leaves line our walk.  Fall is unfolding each day. It’s supposed […]

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Beverage

Simple Syrup

August 31, 2015by sherrigivens 2 Comments

Dear Boys, This may be the shortest post on this blog, but the recipe is for Simple Syrup after all, so I guess it’s okay. If you leave the South and order […]

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Beverage

Cold Brew Coffee

August 27, 2015by sherrigivens 8 Comments

Dear Boys, A few years ago, I heard about cold brew coffee.  It’s been a summer-time staple ever since. Pouring hot coffee over ice only left a disappointing, watered-down beverage. […]

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