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Chilled Desserts Are The Only Way to Survive Summer ‘24Columns
CHILLED DESSERTS FOR SUMMER-- Three-ingredient, no-freezer-needed homemade strawberry ice cream is the perfect summertime treat. First, the bad news: It’s hot. Even worse, the official start of summer is still days...
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Summer Chocolate Mimosa TreeColumns
I love and actually plant mimosa trees. There, I admitted it, exposing myself to be both endearing and loathed. I long ago stopped trying to appease the “you can’t grow that here” naysayers, who believe if you...
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Armchair Ponderings What did students do before backpacks?Columns Editorial
We lived a half a block from South Pike High School for 26 years. Many days I would see the evolution of heavy-laden backpacks hanging from students of various sizes; wondering what would happen to the backs of those...
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Worried About the Economy? Make Your Own Fast Food/ Takeout FavoritesColumns
FAST FOOD FAVORITES MADE AT HOME-- Homemade pepperoni pizza can be prepared and baked in minutes. Disclaimer: I’m a big supporter of restaurants. I enjoy visiting and writing about them, especially family-owned ones....
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Dine Al Fresco Whenever the Mood Strikes... & the Weather AllowsColumns
THE BEST GRILLED BURGERS-- There’s nothing like the first grilled burger of the summer, especially when it can be enjoyed outdoors. Memorial Day marked the official start of summer and that means it’s time to enjoy...
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Water Deeply, Not FrequentlyColumns
Getting the garden ready for summer means planning ahead to lessen stress on both plants and ourselves. Here are a few easy workarounds that help my garden survive what is headed our way. And it needs help. For fifteen...
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Felder’s Flower BulbsColumns
Time for a little romp through hardy bulbs - live-forever plants which add zesty seasonal surprises to the best gardens. And there are a lot, even for summer. Not to slight my heirloom late winter and early spring...
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A Hidden Oasis for Camping, Hiking & Relaxing is Closer Than you ThinkColumns
CAMPING & HIKING-- LeFleur’s Bluff State Park, located just minutes from Interstate 55 in Jackson, offers beautiful wooded areas in which to hike and enjoy some peace and quiet in a convenient location The City of...
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Armchair Ponderings Try eating at La Mariposa on Mother’s DayColumns Editorial
My wife and I celebrated Mother’s Day for sixty-five out of sixty-six years together. Sadly. last September she passed away. I spent several days planning on what to do, without forgetting her contribution to our...
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Felder’s Lawn MowingColumns
When it comes to how we approach certain garden chores, some can quickly devolve into darned if you do, darned if you don’t situations. And when it comes to cognitive dissonance, no matter what, somebody or something...
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Lighten Up! It’s Time to Celebrate SpringColumns
STRAWBERRY PIE, PERFECT FOR SPRING-- Fresh strawberry pie is the perfect ending to a light springtime meal. Mother’s Day may have come and gone, along with a few college graduations, but there are still plenty of...
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Armchair Ponderings The invisible manColumns Editorial
A few months ago, when she was still alive, my wife and I were sitting in the local hospital waiting room. I was scheduled for follow-up tests after an earlier heart attack, but as usual there was going to be quite a...
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Felder’s Fruit TreesColumns Editorial
There is a storm raging in Paradise, with some plants causing real problems, one raindrop at a time. Starting in our own yards. Past week or so, towns and countryside have been awash in a surfeit of beauty, fragrance,...
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Easter Lunch Should Be Special, Not StressfulColumns
Sitting down to a bountiful lunch on Easter Sunday has been an American tradition for decades. However, for many, it can be a stressful day, juggling church services, family time and other activities with cooking a...
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It’s Not Too Late to Celebrate Valentine’s DayColumns
There’s a good chance you’re reading this on Valentine’s Day or maybe the weekend following the day when a special meal of some kind is required with your significant other. Even if it’s too late to make a...
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Armchair Ponderings Cremation or BurialColumns Editorial
I was listening to the car radio to the conversation bemoaning the fact that by the years 2030 eighty percent of the deceased population would be cremated, instead of being interned due to the lack of space in the...
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New York City Didn’t Disappoint, Even in JanuaryColumns
I’ve previously shared my love of visiting New York City. However, traveling to the chilly island surrounded by water in the dead of winter, aka January, was not something I’d seriously considered. After a visit...
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Felder’s Winter FlowersColumns
Are you sitting on your garden hands waiting for better weather, or taking the winter season by the horns and enjoying what we have in the here and now? Being a “gather ye rosebuds while ye may” gardener, I don’t...
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Celebrate New Year’s Eve, Day With Fun TraditionsColumns
I’ve shared this in previous columns, but it may bear repeating. I don’t believe in luck, but instead, put my faith in God’s grace and blessings for the coming year. However, like any good Southerner, starting...
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Armchair Ponderings To a Happy New YearColumns Editorial
I said something mundane in passing to an individual like, Happy New Year! He replied, “it’s just another holiday.” That sort of got my hackles up. Of course, I didn’t know him, so I could not lecture him, but I...
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Armchair Ponderings The five stages of grief, fact, or fictionColumns Editorial
Several weeks have passed without a Ponderings contribution. One of my friends asked if it was because of the loss of my muse. My wife of sixty-six years and I frequently discussed my column, generally it was after the...
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Felder’s Winter GardenColumns
Old Man Winter just landed an early first blow, a light punch to the senses to remind us that yes, cold weather and darker nights are here. There have been a lot of gardeners running in circles on the Mississippi...
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Fall Food Needs To Be Fast... And FunColumns
Using the first letter of the all-too-brief season, fall is filled with festivals, football, family time and fun activities in the span between six months of searing heat and the cold, rainy weather that accompanies...
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Felder’s Lawn RescueColumns
I sense an opportunity for a cultural and ecological sea-change: A new approach to lawns. Lawns are in dire straits from a cumulative effect of back to back unfavorable weather and the inability or unwillingness of most...
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