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Felder’s Gardening Tools

Poor aching back and arm muscles. And sunburnt nose. Putting the finishing touches on cleaning up the garden after a disastrous winter and readying it for a for summer was rough on this old gardener’s body. But I got...

April 23, 2023 · Felder Rushing

Terry’s Creek News

It was so very good to have our Minister of Music Dennis Lea back with us last Sunday after being out with Covid, then he had the flu. Thank God healed his body and he was back leading our music program last Sunday, We...

April 22, 2023 · Catherine Brown

Armchair Ponderings Middle of the night ponderings

Pondering #1 As I write this on Wednesday my uppermost wondering is due to my Cardiologists appointment tomorrow. Will we have scheduled a surgery date for my heart? Pondering #2 Should I rethink my belief in the Second...

April 21, 2023 · Guy Geller

Felder’s Cherry Red Garden Paint

If this winter has shown me anything, it is that nearly everyone thinks their garden problems are worse than mine. Wailing about their losses, they don’t understand that I feel their pain through my own grief. But...

March 5, 2023 · Felder Rushing

Armchair Ponderings Road trash is everyone’s problem

This past Saturday’s Enterprise Journal opinion page, which I read on a daily basis, featured a column by Patsy R. Brumfield concerning a tremendous litter problem in McComb. I completely agree with portions of that...

March 4, 2023 · Guy Geller

Felder’s Snowdrops

Just saw my first snowdrops of the season, which alerts Southern horticulturists that I am nowhere near my Mississippi garden, where real snowdrops grow poorly if at all. True snowdrops, named Galanthus, are winter...

January 28, 2023 · Felder Rushing

Armchair Ponderings Why I love Mississippi

I first learned of Mississippi when in the early grades I learned to spell it like many other young students, with the,” Mi crooked letter, crooked letter I, and the rest.” My next foray into Mississippi was in...

January 28, 2023 · Guy Geller

Terry’s Creek News

The Praise Team opened our morning service with praises to our Heavenly Father. Bro. LaVerne Summerlin had the opening prayer, welcome and announcements. We had a very good number of people in attendance. Bro....

January 27, 2023 · Catherine Brown

Pasta has Been on Americans’ - and my - Mind

“After extensive efforts, we regretfully announce that Ronzoni Pastina is being discontinued.” The Jan. 3 announcement from the long-time pasta manufacturer sent shock waves through America. Headlines like,...

January 26, 2023 · Kara Kimbrough

Felder’s Indoor Plants: Mid-Winter Maintenance Tips

Just like people, cooped up indoor plants can use a midwinter break. But unlike humans’ Seasonal Affective Disorder, tropical plants have their own brand of misery andcan’t just waltz out the door for a stretch in...

January 22, 2023 · Felder Rushing

Armchair Ponderings Public speaking, a lost art!

I never cease to be amazed by the lack of preparedness of public speakers in today’s times. Starting with the president of the United States reading his speeches; whether they are written for him by a room-full of...

January 21, 2023 · Guy Geller

‘Best Sandwiches in Mississippi’ - Here are my Favorites

Forgetting one of my “favorites” from the Top Restaurant Meals and Supermarket Products of 2022” list – the Burger-Burger at the Biloxi restaurant by the same name - triggered a train of thought that ultimately...

January 18, 2023 · Kara Kimbrough

Progress BC News

This will be another short writing. I don’t get out much although I did go with Susan on Friday to put flowers on the cemeteries (Bluff Springs, Silver Creek, and Progress). I watched our church song service on fb. I...

December 24, 2022 · Aline Knippers

Terry’s Creek News

Had beautiful music last Sunday as we sang Christmas music. Danny Spencer led the music in the absence of Dennis Lea and did a very good job. The Children came forward for the story time which was by Bud Spencer. Then...

December 23, 2022 · Catherine Brown

Armchair Ponderings The spirit of Christmas in 1882

First printed as an award-winning Arm-chair Ponderings in the Magnolia Gazette on 12/16/98. There he was again peering through the shop window. The young fisherman walked home daily at dusk after a hard day’s fishing...

December 21, 2022 · Guy Geller

Felder’s Winter Gardening Guide

Lotta folks are moaning right now about the demise of their summer and fall garden. Not me. One of the things I admire most about gardeners in Great Britain is how they have moved past having just a big spring rush and...

December 17, 2022 · Felder Rushing

Armchair Ponderings A world of acronyms

With so much stuff on the news ranging from the splash down of Artemis, the next Lunar mission vehicle that was so ho-hum to the press that it took a back seat to the prisoner swap of a barely known female basketball...

December 15, 2022 · Guy Geller

Progress BC News

I am so sorry for not writing anything for the past two weeks. This will be short but I wanted to let you know that I haven’t forgotten. Right now Gene and I are having a lot of health problems and it is hard for me...

December 15, 2022 · Aline Knippers

Terry’s Creek News

The Praise Team opened our morning worship service with wonderful praises to our Lord. After the welcome and announcements by Bro. LaVerne Summerlin continued our praises of music. The special music was sung by Tucker...

December 9, 2022 · Catherine Brown

Armchair Ponderings The truth can still hurt

An open letter to Past President of the United States Donald J. Trump! It has been 81 years yesterday, since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, precipitating the war in the Far East. Millions of words have been...

December 8, 2022 · Guy Geller

Christmas on the Coast: It’s the Perfect Start to the Holidays!

The email in my inbox sounded so appealing: “From Thanksgiving to New Years, Beau Rivage in Biloxi is transformed into a winter wonderland adorned with larger-than-life nutcrackers, colossal Christmas ornaments,...

December 6, 2022 · Kara Kimbrough

Armchair Ponderings It’s never too late.

The Coffee Caboose Roasters, LLC has been advertising in the Magnolia Gazette for several weeks; November 14th was the “soft opening” of this important new business in Tylertown, located in the historic GM&O...

December 5, 2022 · Guy Geller

Felder’s Unwanted House Guests

This old gardener, trying to cultivate a kindhearted, live-and-let-live nature, isn’t as benevolent as Nature might prefer. Need a universal “not welcome” sign that ants, flies, spiders, roaches, lizards,...

December 5, 2022 · Felder Rushing

Felder’s Landscaping Tips

Whether you go with ancient Latin’s autumnus, or prefer the American slang “fall” a common chore this reflective time of year can lead to how we approach our landscapes. As we corral plummeting foliage into compost...

December 3, 2022 · Felder Rushing