The South

I saw the saying below on a plaque in a store window when I visited my friend Rachel in Oxford, and am so glad I took a picture of it so I could look at it again and again.

I'm also so glad I am from the South. So glad. :-)

The South

/tha sou'th/, noun

The place where...

1) Tea is sweet and accents are sweeter.

2) Summer starts in April.

3) Macaroni & cheese is a vegetable.

4) Front porches are wide and words are long.

5) Pecan pie is a staple.

6) Y'all is the only proper noun.

7) Chicken is fried and biscuits come with gravy.

8) Everything is darlin'.

9) Someone's heart is always being blessed.