by PDM | Mar 22, 2026 | The Return To Mississippi
Growing up in Laurel, Mississippi, I heard a word the old folks used that I could never find in any dictionary — ch’yarn. It meant what the dog had been wallowing in out in the yard. Years later, a friend from Baxley, Georgia knew the exact same word. Here’s what I think it is, and where it came from.
by PDM | Mar 3, 2026 | Recipes, Travel
Fast food on the road has always been a gamble — but after biting into gristle-filled brisket sandwiches at one of America’s most hyped travel stops and getting treated like the problem when we complained, we finally had enough. Discover why we now pack our own food for every road trip, plus our creamy, travel-ready egg salad sandwich recipe that puts anything at a highway exit to shame.
by PDM | Feb 26, 2026 | Architectural Time Capsules, Featured
In the September 1928 issue of House Beautiful, this house designed by Francis Keally appears as an exercise in restraint. Low, horizontal, quietly confident—a house that does not raise its voice. At first glance, it seems almost deliberately uneventful: wood siding,...
by PDM | Feb 11, 2026 | Art / Graphic Design
Not all antique finds come with provenance paperwork. Sometimes what draws us to a piece is mystery — and beauty. That was certainly the case when I stumbled upon a richly detailed heraldic painting at an antique shop in Charlotte, NC. At first glance its decorative...
by PDM | Feb 11, 2026 | Architectural Time Capsules, Featured
In November of 1928, House Beautiful published a residential design by architect Francis Keally that feels both firmly rooted in its time and surprisingly modern nearly a century later. Titled A House of Spanish Type, the design reflects the American fascination with...
