Raised in Louisiana, I spent 20 years away in California. Decided to bring my boys back to where life is simpler. Even with the mosquitos and the hot, humid summers, there’s no place like HOME for me… Southern at heart, with a “twist.” var ref = (''+document.referrer+''); document.write(''); Tumblr (3.0; @my-southern-heart)http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f2b63eb3ebdf98a79a0b0829ed2f3262/tumblr_mna5zlh7Wa1rzxbg5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Bocephus - 64 on the 26th! Happy Birth, Hank Jr.</p>http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51194753485http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51194753485Thu, 23 May 2013 21:09:21 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5f41e59868094399e63be56566dabcd7/tumblr_mmgowh4JYd1rwe56eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><code><big>Diamonds <strong class="username" id="yui_3_7_3_3_1367986142109_1173">By <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bator_horvath/" target="_blank">Bator Horvath</a></strong></big></code></p> </blockquote>http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51185940172http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51185940172Thu, 23 May 2013 19:12:23 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8a0c712b436d0e5cebd4d960221bffb9/tumblr_miebe4VHlp1qc6wuio1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://artemisdreaming.tumblr.com/post/43564142566/via-opusdesiderium-tumblr" target="_blank">artemisdreaming</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>via:  opusdesiderium.tumblr</p> </blockquote>http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51165088170http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51165088170Thu, 23 May 2013 14:24:36 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/36d9b81018bc543137d0483fd1cd4637/tumblr_mlh9fmvdZy1qhmhdfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51149380117http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51149380117Thu, 23 May 2013 09:36:35 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5fa14fc01dd99ceb57ff6ac8f5f28d45/tumblr_mkoduxvGLz1ry8cqso1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fiestyvxn.tumblr.com/post/49257328533/maybe-the-true-act-of-dancing-in-the-rain-is-just" target="_blank">fiestyvxn</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Maybe the true act of dancing in the rain is just in the being there, the acceptance of it, and smiling as you do.</p> </blockquote>http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51139051401http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51139051401Thu, 23 May 2013 04:48:33 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a291ce0f8d14c432366c309eec12413e/tumblr_mmi50wKRJH1sp1zwxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51108401541http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51108401541Wed, 22 May 2013 19:12:33 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3937fb260a22ef54a0ca8c48888c3667/tumblr_mmifme1WSn1rlql9eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51086873895http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51086873895Wed, 22 May 2013 14:24:29 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dd0170cf1023bea41d4c7ef654d3ef1e/tumblr_mlpvnqeWZM1s6foz0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51071008734http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51071008734Wed, 22 May 2013 09:36:23 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b2620abbe6be56064677223a5d7afd23/tumblr_mly4xuTNMk1rrf4cbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51060374822http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51060374822Wed, 22 May 2013 04:48:39 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6392d544d9023de7e6850d1b1c3a88ea/tumblr_mn5jhlfqrj1rpl9rpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mediaresearchcenter.tumblr.com/post/50989506250/god-bless-all-those-in-oklahoma-affected-by-the" target="_blank">mediaresearchcenter</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>God bless all those in Oklahoma affected by the tornadoes. America stands beside you!</p> </blockquote>http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51041217114http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51041217114Tue, 21 May 2013 21:45:12 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4a5c0e2a32d519f2ee17477ece1e7e88/tumblr_mn4j0sbUtd1s1yuloo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mandas-jewelry.tumblr.com/post/50951737484/thoughts-and-prayers-to-guide-them-through-this" target="_blank">mandas-jewelry</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Thoughts and prayers to guide them through this devastation. #Oklahoma</p> </blockquote>http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51036886879http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51036886879Tue, 21 May 2013 20:53:16 -0500<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_51036671407" src="http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51036671407/audio_player_iframe/my-southern-heart/tumblr_mmlg2x6v1j1qzxgvu?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fmy-southern-heart%2F51036671407%2Ftumblr_mmlg2x6v1j1qzxgvu" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thecountryfucker.tumblr.com/post/51025252208/thatkindofwoman-sam-cooke-you-were-made-for-me" target="_blank">thecountryfucker</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thatkindofwoman.tumblr.com/post/50439493270/sam-cooke-you-were-made-for-me-i-just-cant-get" target="_blank">thatkindofwoman</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Sam Cooke</strong> You Were Made For Me</p> <p>I just can’t get over how wonderful Sam Cooke is. </p> </blockquote> <p><strong>A friend, who listens to too much mopey music, recently asked me for suggestions of good music specifically from the 60’s and 70’s.</strong></p> <p><strong>“Something upbeat but good”, he said.</strong></p> <p><strong>My response, “To begin with, start with everything Sam Cooke ever recorded.”</strong></p> </blockquote>http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51036671407http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51036671407Tue, 21 May 2013 20:50:41 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b10b8827d026143ad54c25b2a3433c91/tumblr_mn6di91Jkn1rzxbg5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Painting by Alex Alemany</p>http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51032608109http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51032608109Tue, 21 May 2013 20:01:21 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c23d586fdf31b268e4ac98a70ae45d78/tumblr_mlu31ezxtc1qiys7mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51028774803http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51028774803Tue, 21 May 2013 19:12:45 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4345a61d373260e49f238a7b0ac676d3/tumblr_mmfxvxbNKY1qat28io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51006714938http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/51006714938Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:39 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c83d66d3c7fb67c0469ab2a633ab8913/tumblr_mlkhyypCAu1rkfsdeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lillyunique.tumblr.com/post/49107433055/mel-belle-life-is-just-a-bowl-of-cherries" target="_blank">lillyunique</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mel--belle.tumblr.com/post/49092511123/life-is-just-a-bowl-of-cherries" target="_blank">mel—belle</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>{life is just a bowl of cherries}</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/50990571553http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/50990571553Tue, 21 May 2013 09:36:32 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ca4c2f4d107ea3aa60c7a1d10fdaacc3/tumblr_mmhvtxGjIn1r3t8ico1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://madame-bazaar.tumblr.com/post/49950841516" target="_blank">madame-bazaar</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Alfred Hitchcock and Cary Grant.</p> </blockquote>http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/50979896423http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/50979896423Tue, 21 May 2013 04:48:33 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7d4c5be79b21893fd9f74efa96e65a59/tumblr_mhl125iv1Q1s4l9b4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/50947556847http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/50947556847Mon, 20 May 2013 19:12:33 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aff4bf1f43df03e1fe95e46a01707f1a/tumblr_mmi35eM7Jp1rzsoowo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/50925347101http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/50925347101Mon, 20 May 2013 14:24:24 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1440c3d3c969247bd33e6b5ddacfbfb7/tumblr_mmi2l2mj2F1rzxbg5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/50908504104http://my-southern-heart.tumblr.com/post/50908504104Mon, 20 May 2013 09:36:46 -0500