Sasee Magazine

In the South, Easter Sunday is serious business. I will admit that it has gone through changes and transformations in styles and attitudes. What we wear for this day of resurrection and rebirth requires planning and strategic shopping. Some families still shop at the same stores (if the stores survived) or purchase the same labels. [...]

When I was a child Christmas presented itself two weeks before the big day. Not one day sooner. My parents would bundle up the family in the green Packard, and we would head downtown Portsmouth, Virginia, for the lighting of the tree and illuminating of the lights. The arrival of Santa was the highlight at [...]

In my childhood, the table…usually the kitchen table…was the heart and soul of the family. It was the gathering place for everyone to come together and share a daily meal, a birthday or holiday. Each event was highlighted with a favorite dish. I loved fresh coconut cake for my birthday, pecan pie for Christmas and [...]

My grandmother used to tell me that getting up in the early morning was a necessity on the farm, but it was also her “sittin’ still time” with God and the chickens. She put a great deal of stock in the wisdom of both. She would talk to God and run her concerns by the [...]

The crayola red chiffon and taffeta formal framed the department store window. It hung on the headless model with an attitude. The heart-shaped bodice radiated boldness and beckoned me with a dare. I was the girl for that dress. There was no doubt that the moment was fate. My mom and I were supposed to [...]

Once upon a time, YA-YA’s Cheri and Marsha were on a wine crawl all through the state of Michigan. They lighted candles in every little chapel and church they discovered. The entire state of Michigan was glowing by the time the trip was over…and then you were born. Fairy tales do come true. The YA-YA [...]

It was supposed to be 180 mornings but ended up being 360. I knew that before I changed gears, moved into AARP mode and began my next chapter, I would teach one more time. The joy that came my way was beyond my wildest dreams. The experience taught me much, and the memories are tucked [...]

Prince William and Kate Middleton should have consulted the bride and groom who got married in a family front yard last spring. As I traveled the rural route that connected the two Carolinas, I had a front row seat. My invitation did not arrive in the mail, and I wasn’t one of 1,800 invited to [...]

My granny always said that southern women were gentle and pretty on the outside and strong as a plow mule on the inside. That was surely Elizabeth Edwards. Since she arrived on the national scene a few years back I have followed her as she traveled some stormy waters. There was something about her grit [...]

“Oh, Marsha, get over it…I am going to die. Just name a damn dog after me.” Margaret and I met in 1980 in Atlanta, Georgia. We were on the same teaching team. She was six years younger, but we were partners in (crime) thinking outside of the box, having fun and being full of ourselves. [...]