Thank you for the wonderful gift you gave our family and friends!Seeing Melissa and Trent on the cover of the bride's edition (January/February) was an incredible surprise and a wonderful gift. We had no idea their picture would be chosen, and that made it even more special and fun! Thank you again to you and your staff. You have a fantastic magazine. Keep up the great work! (We've mailed copies to California and Oklahoma and Texas, and we're not through yet!) Kathy and Charles Pace Madison Well, you have done it again--turned out another great issue! Judson and Jennifer are thrilled, and I am struttin' pretty high myself over your "Save the Date" article (January/February). You have made all of us feel special and turned Grandmother into a celebrity with her set. Thanks for all your hard work in Mississippi, and please never quit! Carol Littlejohn Columbus Thank you so much for the wonderful inclusion in the January/February issue of Mississippi Magazine ("Local Color local color n. 1. The interest or flavor of a locality imparted by the customs and sights peculiar to it. 2. The use of regional detail in a literary or an artistic work. "). We are all so thrilled with the coverage. Mississippi is indeed a good friend to the Ogden Museum! Mary Beth Romig-Haskins Public information officer The Ogden Museum of Southern Art The Ogden Museum of Southern Art is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, within the Central Business District. It is associated with the University of New Orleans. New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded I just started receiving Mississippi Magazine as a gift subscription from my dear friend in Waynesboro. Living in New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. , your magazine gives me a "taste" of Southern hospitality. I really enjoy reading the Small-Town Spotlight. This New England yankee has truly fallen in love with the Magnolia State. Kristine Campbell Stafford Springs, Connecticut My husband was inspired by the article "Where The Lights Live" (July/August 2003) and created this replica of the Ship Island light featured in the article as a Christmas gift for me this year. I collect and dearly love lighthouses, and this one is no exception. I wanted to share it with you guys and also say thanks for the inspiration and to let you know what a great job that you are doing. The articles are fabulous and so is the artwork. Keep up the good work! Mona Rigdon Stonewall stone·wall v. stone·walled, stone·wall·ing, stone·walls v.intr. 1. Informal a. I was given a copy of the November/ December edition of your magazine by my sister--an old friend of hers sent her a copy--and it made me homesick home·sick adj. Acutely longing for one's family or home. home  sick . I lived most of my life in Corinth and Louisville. My
dad and mom built our home there in 1911 when they first married. I went
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Bettye Reynolds Carter El Paso El Paso (ĕl pă`sō), city (1990 pop. 515,342), seat of El Paso co., extreme W Tex., on the Rio Grande opposite Juárez, Mex.; inc. 1873. , Texas The following letter was sent to Thurman Boykin, author of the January/February Home Pages department article "Stormy Seas," from novelist Patrick Smith Patrick Smith is the name of
v. mourned, mourn·ing, mourns v.intr. 1. To feel or express grief or sorrow. See Synonyms at grieve. 2. : You did an excellent job with the article! I really appreciate it. Even my old pal Guy Billups gave you a comment. I have heard now from several "old salts" who served in the Merchant Marine both before and all through World War II, and they say the novel is totally accurate, and they are so glad their story has finally been told. Thanks again! Patrick Smith Merritt Island, Florida Merritt Island is a census designated place in Brevard County, on the Atlantic coast of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2000 census, the population was 36,090. The name "Merritt Island" also refers to the extent of the former island, which is now a peninsula. Please send your ideas and opinions to Letters to the Editor, 5 Lakeland Circle, Jackson, MS 39216, or via e-mail to editor@mismag.com. (Please note, letters may be edited for length and clarity.) And don't forget to send in requests for your favorite recipes from Mississippi restaurants to food editor Mary Leigh Furrh for our Dish It Out column. Send requests via e-mail to mlfurrh@aol.com of in writing to Dish It Out, 5 Lakeland Circle, Jackson, MS 39216. (Recipes from ehain restaurants may not be available.) |
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