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on December 06, 2021

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FRONT PORCH STORIES

One of the things I love about our home is the beautiful Southern front porch. Yesterday I painted the porch ceiling "Haint blue," which is a Southern tradition said to keep evil spirits away, and to make insects think the ceiling is the sky so they won't build nests there. It is gorgeous! I'm going to give the columns a good scrubbing and sanding and will paint them next. Here are some pics of yesterday's progress! More pics to come on this page, so stay tuned!

SOUTHERN TRADITIONS

We've lived in Alabama for 6 months now and I'm learning more about Southern Traditions every day and wanted to share them with you as I discover them myself. 1. The Southern tradition of painting your porch ceiling a light blue, or "haint" blue, is super interesting! The Gullah people , the descendants of enslaved Africans in parts of Georgia and South Carolina, were the first to bring the color to Charleston. The Gullah believed that the color deters ghosts by tricking them into thinking the ceiling is either water or the sky. The color was first used in Charleston around the early 1800s, and it continues to be popular today. Blue ceilings are also said to deter birds from nesting there and insects from buzzing around. When it comes time to repaint our porch, you'd better believe the ceiling will be a light blue! https://www.today.com/home/what-haint-blue-here-s-why-southern-porches-have-blue-t115573 2. The other day I was at the Town Market and the woma

Our towns- Frisco City & Excel, Alabama!

While our official address says we live in Frisco City, we're actually on the line between Excel and Frisco City. I've only been there a handful of times so I don't really know much about it yet. Just 2 miles down a pretty country lane sits the town of Excel, Alabama. It's a one stoplight town that boasts potted plants and tidy flower arrangements, a Dollar General, a car wash, a beauty salon, a popular BBQ joint where everything is made from scratch, a Post Office, the Town Hall and Vol. fire Dept, a handful of churches, a Mercantile, and the Town Market (where it's said you can buy the best meat around!). The local High School is a source of local pride, and the Mayor keeps the town neatly kept up and litter free! It's noticeable that the people who live here take pride in their little town, and now we do as well! My pretty drive into town Best meat around! BBQ joint- a local fave! hairdresser and tidy little plants in the median the Mercant

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MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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