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The Dish Fairy goes on strike
The Dish Fairy is on strike. Usually the Dish Fairy comes to our house at about 5:30 or 6 a.m. when she unloads and puts away the clean dishes from the dishwasher, and puts in the dirty ones. First let me say that although my sweet husband does a number of chores around the house, dishwashing... »Hey, y’all, it’s Paula Deen
I got a call from Paula Deen the other day. Honest. And she didn’t start off the conversation with “Hey, y’all.”
She did at her “Paula Deen Live” show at the Salem Civic Center Oct. 2, though. If she hadn’t, people would have been disappointed.
Paula is just a good ol’ gal from South Georgia. That’s... » A tale of two vans
It all started with a simple plan: borrow a van to get my pet portrait paintings and 6-foot display screens to and from Olde Salem Days on Saturday. I should preface this with the explanation that two weeks ago my trusty 2000 Durango blew a gasket. “Blowing a gasket” was one of my Daddy’s favorite... »The lock on the passenger door on our Chevy Suburban used to get stuck and would at unexpected times swing ...
The broken door must be hereditary. The drivers door on our big Dodge truck also broke last week and was ...
Here’s to Elvis, Alpaca coats and warm memories
Celebrate Catawba this past weekend was fun despite the misty rain and fog. But then maybe that was a plus. As far as I’m concerned it beat the heck out of triple digits and humidity which seems to have been the weather trend for most of the summer. It has been... » I still keep in mind the very first occasion I over heard an Elvis Presley song I was 6 years ...
how freakin kool & interesting. Thanx fore sharing this!
Ownership
The first time I stood in front of my old house in Craig, I was only 12. At 12 you have no clue about ownership of things such as a house, your lens of ownership is far simpler, like a pair of shoes or your school notebook. At 12, my ownership relationship... »
Raccoons in the chicken yard!
There must be an invisible sign flashing over our house this summer. It reads, “Eat here!” The sign is visible only to the wild things who live in the woods: squirrels, field mice, bear and the latest, raccoons.
I wish I still thought raccoons were cute little furry critters with smiling mouths and black masks.... » Most difficult to outsmart a "4-legged thief," but looks like she did.
Very interesting piece. Imaginative and very creative.
On the swampy road to alligators
SOUTH GEORGIA – We were on the road to watch alligators, to eat fried catfish and visit relatives living and dead, not necessarily in that order.
If you read my column last week, you know I was consumed with a need to get my Georgia fix, so Bill and I set off on a little... »
How do you recognize a mid-life crisis?
By Lynne Hale
We all make bone-headed mistakes. They’re good for us; usually we learn from them and change our actions so that we don’t keep doing the same stupid thing, with the same stupid results.
Shopping for any clothing is something that I find about as appealing as a trip to the dentist for a... » Superb! and so very true.I love you, Mom
Revisiting roots
It started with a desire to eat real Southern food, to revisit my roots, to “go back home to Georgia.”
And so I did. Bill and I took a little 1,265-mile round trip to get our Georgia fix. It took a bit of convincing to get my husband enthused about the idea. But once he located... » This is marvelous writing. You did a truly great job capturing the mood of the place. It is obvious like ...
Hugs help the hurting
Editor’s note: This column was first published March 2, 2006. He was our firstborn, who taught us everything from how to diaper a baby boy quickly, to the finer points of soccer. We watched him develop from a child to a teenager and then into the responsible and caring young man we had raised him to... »This brings back lots of memories of march 2005. The thoughts are so meaningful...am overwhelmed.
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Meg Hibbert
Meg Hibbert has been editor of the Salem Times-Register and The New Castle Record since July 1999, and holds more than a dozen awards from the Virginia Press Association for feature writing, columns, business articles and education coverage. She and her husband, Bill, live in Salem and are avid University of Georgia Bulldogs.
Meg Hibbert
Meg Hibbert has been editor of the Salem Times-Register and The New Castle Record since July 1999, and holds more than a dozen awards from the Virginia Press Association for feature writing, columns, business articles and education coverage. She and her husband, Bill, live in Salem and are avid University of Georgia Bulldogs.
Meg Hibbert
Meg Hibbert has been editor of the Salem Times-Register and The New Castle Record since July 1999, and holds more than a dozen awards from the Virginia Press Association for feature writing, columns, business articles and education coverage. She and her husband, Bill, live in Salem and are avid University of Georgia Bulldogs.
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Meg Hibbert
Meg Hibbert has been editor of the Salem Times-Register and The New Castle Record since July 1999, and holds more than a dozen awards from the Virginia Press Association for feature writing, columns, business articles and education coverage. She and her husband, Bill, live in Salem and are avid University of Georgia Bulldogs.
Meg Hibbert
Meg Hibbert has been editor of the Salem Times-Register and The New Castle Record since July 1999, and holds more than a dozen awards from the Virginia Press Association for feature writing, columns, business articles and education coverage. She and her husband, Bill, live in Salem and are avid University of Georgia Bulldogs.
Staff Writer
Staff writer covering topics across Our Valley.
Meg Hibbert
Meg Hibbert has been editor of the Salem Times-Register and The New Castle Record since July 1999, and holds more than a dozen awards from the Virginia Press Association for feature writing, columns, business articles and education coverage. She and her husband, Bill, live in Salem and are avid University of Georgia Bulldogs.
Meg Hibbert
Meg Hibbert has been editor of the Salem Times-Register and The New Castle Record since July 1999, and holds more than a dozen awards from the Virginia Press Association for feature writing, columns, business articles and education coverage. She and her husband, Bill, live in Salem and are avid University of Georgia Bulldogs.
Donna, you'll look terrific as a silver-haired beauty. As far as catfish are concerned, producers grow them too big around ...
Meg Hibbert October 11, 2010
Dear Meg: I love this blog and all you South Georgia girls. I'm letting my hair turn silver now and ...
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