(from Southern Living, November 2009)
One of my very gracious readers (thank you, Patti!) gifted me over the summer with a brand new subscription to Southern Living magazine. I had subscribed to the magazine for awhile, but let it lapse for the last couple of years. Honestly, I had gotten bored with the old style of the magazine and felt they needed to update a bit to keep us all interested. It seemed to be too many ads to me and not all that exciting. Definitely not enough decorating articles to suit me.
Well, they have certainly been working on that, because I have to tell you that since I’ve started my new subscription, I now eagerly await the next issue and I haven’t been disappointed once! They have really ramped up the decorating features and that makes me very happy. 🙂 I even see that they’ve asked a few bloggers to review the NEW and improved magazine and they somehow missed asking me! Hello, Southern Living, I live right here in Birmingham (have visited your fine facility on a fieldtrip) and my blog is called Southern Hospitality! 🙂 I would have gladly done a review for you.
So, I’m doing my own review, without being asked and just to clarify, I’m not getting paid a cent for this, it’s just my honest opinion. 🙂
How fun to open up the November Southern Living magazine and be flipping through the pages and find an article about one of my favorite bloggers, Ree of the fabulously popular Pioneer Woman blog. The November issue has a great feature on her, the family and the ranch they live on, and her new cookbook, complete with recipes to try (which I just may have to do). She doesn’t often toot her own horn, so I’m doing it for her.
I first found The Pioneer Woman back in late Spring of 2007, right after I started blogging. Someone told me I had to go and check her out, so I did and I was hooked from the beginning. Me and about a million others, it seems. If you haven’t been to her blog, you’re probably either a new blogger OR you’ve been living under a rock. 🙂 She’s highly entertaining, very down to earth, and has some amazing recipes. I’ve featured a couple of them here on my blog and they were so good. The Marlboro Man sandwich continues to be a favorite at our house.
I keep hoping that I’ll get a special invitation to visit their ranch and meet her, ride horses and hang out for a couple of days, but she doesn’t know I exist, so I doubt that is gonna happen. 🙂 Oh well, a girl can dream.
There’s also a really great article on the restoration of an 1852 plantation home in Newnan, Georgia that I found delightful, featuring designer, Jamie McPherson.
So, if you haven’t checked out Southern Living lately, what are you waiting for? Get yourself a copy and read all about Ree and her family and the other wonderful articles in the November issue. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.
My yardsale turned out great on Saturday! Thanks to some of my readers who came out to the sale: Liz, Pam, and Lou Ann, great to see you all! I had a few things left that I thought were good items and decided to put them on here to see if I have any takers. Good prices too, so click over here to take a peek.
I’ll be starting the decorating of my space at the Holiday House this week, so it’s going to be a busy one!
I quit reading Southern Living for the same reasons, but now it sounds like they’ve gotten with the times. I’ll have to pick up a copy and check it out.
Off to see what you’re got for sale…
I have a dental check up, in less than an hour @ 9AM and I’m still in my pj’s, visiting blogland!!
I haven’t seen the new Southrn Living, but will. It looks great!
I’ll be back to pick up your Holiday Tour button. Sounds like fun!
I still love Southern Living, just as much as I did when I started reading it (as soon as I could read…I”ve been reading it for 28 years now…and I doubt I’ve ever missed an issue).
I’ve never thought that they were low on decorating articles, though! Just shows you that we all have our own bent. 🙂
Amen Sista! Southern Living had gotten to the point of being one big travel brochure. I became so disinterested just for that very reason. I have noticed how the mag and their website have changed as of late. Think I might re-subscribe as well.
On a different note…not a fan of those faux wooden deer heads in the first picture! Reminds me of those hot pink geese that Antonio (HGTV Design Star) hung in his living room redo! 🙂
Rhoda, I subscribed to SL for years also. Let is lapse last year because I didn’t want to pay 19.95 a year for it because like you, I felt it had gotten dull. They sent me a note saying I was eligiable for a “Senior” discount, $ 9.00 a year ! Couldn’t refuse that, and like you, I was surprised at their changes! LOVE IT! Great review girl! 🙂
Thanks for the reminder to pick up the new Southern Living. Somebody else recommended it too but I got side tracked and didn’t get to it. Great review. John loves the Marlboro Man sandwich too from the precious Pioneer Woman.
I to had Southern Living for 20 or more years and grew tired of it.
I will check it out again. Sorry I missed your yard sale, but went
to the Nashville Flea Market, Oct is their biggest month.
Southern Living would do well to talk with you for suggestions
because you have your finger on the pulse of what women
want these days in food, shopping and decorating.
Thanks for your kind words. SL subscriptions are my favorite gift to give ; it addresses interest in cooking, decorating, gardening and travel. Have been a fan for many years,
& became a Southern Living at HOME consultant many
years ago. Glad you all are liking the new look! I will send a gift of the 2009 Christmas with Southern Living book for Rhoda to award if she likes.
Paying Forward the Generosity of SLaH is what Dianne Mooney set this up to be about.
Blessings to each of you in this fall season, Patti
Sounds like I need to give Southern Living a try. Thanks.
I’ll have to see if I can pick up an issue here and check it out. I have been hearing good things about the revamp they did to the magazine.
I’m hoping for that invitation right along with you. 🙂
How fun would that be?! Both of us hanging out with Ree for a weekend! Holy cow…
I’ve been curious about that magazine for a while. I think I’ll pick it up next time I see it.
I always look at their website, but hadn’t really looked at the magazine lately. I picked one up at Barnes and Noble the other day and was pleasantly surprised as well. Loved it. Going to subscribe. Thanks for stopping by today!
pk @ ROOM REMIX
Yes, I too enjoy reading Pioneer Woman Ree’s blog. And I’ve tried several of her recipes and loved them. I lived in Florida for a few years and subscribed to Southern Living then. But I’ve not read it for some time now. I live in the western state of Arizona though. I just remember they always had the best recipes! I think Ree should invite you to the ranch so you could blog about it. And btw, maybe I could tag along? LOL.
Blessings,
Debbie