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After researching, planting, feeding, and diligently watering your new plants you can still come home to find each and every one wilted over. It’s alright, having a green thumb is a truly rare quality to possess. But there is one trick taking over social media that you can use to help improve your plant’s chances: ice cubes. Why Water With Ice Cubes? As Reader’s Digest reported, one of the main reasons many people fail to keep their houseplants alive is because they tend to over-care for them by watering them too often....

Matthew McConaughey isn’t the only celebrity going all-in for coronavirus relief. Tireless do-gooder and former Tennessee Vol Peyton Manning is auctioning off the chance at a once-in-a-lifetime golf experience. But it will cost you. The two-time Super Bowl winner will come to a lucky someone’s hometown for a round of golf and dinner with 10 of their friends. The auction, which started at $50,000, is part of the All-In Challenge, a celebrity fundraiser helping to feed those in need amid the coronavirus pandemic....

For our 2021 Idea House in Louisville, Kentucky we brought on a team of creative experts to design the perfect home off the Ohio River. Sarah Bartholomew Interior Design Sarah Bartholomew Interior Design; sarahbartholomew.comDesignerNashville, Tennessee “I designed this to be a place where someone could truly feel at home. The house is livable, relaxed, and classic. I wanted it to be like your favorite pair of jeans—they are easy to throw on and comfortable but still look and feel great,” says Sarah....

If you’re looking for a weekend destination, set your sights on Laurel, Mississippi. It’s a lovely small town about 30 minutes northeast of Hattiesburg, and it’s the perfect spot for a family trip. HGTV’s new Southern couple calls Laurel home, and we are completely charmed. Erin and Ben Napier are Mississippi’s answer to Waco, Texas’ Chip and Joanna Gaines, and they are just as welcoming as their hometown. In fact, their show is called Home Town, and it follows their renovation adventures as they help a new-to-Laurel family find and fix up a place to call their own....

In case you didn’t get the memo, living in a small space might not be as easy as it’s cracked up to be. For many, downsizing is all about having a simpler, more streamlined lifestyle. Still, small space dwellers are tasked with the unique challenge of fitting all their essentials into a limited number of square feet—all while making their space feel light, airy, and larger than it really is. (After all, nobody wants to feel as if they’re living inside a shoebox....

Right about now, we sure wouldn’t mind being teleported back in time to, oh, 1988. So what’s the next big thing we can do short of building a time machine? Watch some TV shows from the ’80s for a delightful dose of entertainment and distraction from the current state of affairs with the coronavirus pandemic. So join us for some TLC and jump into watching or rewatching some of our favorite shows from the era of big hair, bold colors, blossoming computer tech, new wave music, and so much more....

As month seven of the coronavirus pandemic struck and you were mulling over splurging on a stand mixer, new carpeting, or maybe even a Peloton, Chase Rice was welcoming 10 bison to his Tennessee property. “I just pray that there’s not another pandemic,” laughs Rice. “I don’t know what I’ll come up with next!” Now, with the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 crisis approaching, the country star has 20 bison under his care in what can only be described as a “legit operation....

They say there are no stupid questions, but don’t tell the people trying to figure out whether those egg crate foam mattress toppers go on a bed point side up or down. It’s a totally reasonable question, but if you look up the query online, the search results are filled with queries that all start with “dumb question, but…” There were enough questions about it, that it seems like someone needs to weigh in on this pressing matter and resolve the issue once and for all....

After some initial hesitation, Dolly Parton was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last month. At the ceremony, she introduced a new rock song and now, the country icon is making plans to cement her rock legacy with a rock and roll album. While she’s not sure about the exact timing of the album yet (she has a lot going on), Parton has been making a list of songs and reaching out to artists that she may want to cover on the project....

It may not be the prettiest item you have in the pantry, but that canned, thick tomato sauce is a hard-working, versatile, and incredibly flavorful ingredient. When making homemade tomato sauce or a spice-infused Shakshouka, a dollop or two of tomato paste adds extra tomato essence and zest. Tomato paste is simply what happens when you cook down tomatoes for a long time, removing as much water as possible. If you are in the middle of making a pan of homemade lasagna and realize you are out of tomato paste, don’t panic....

Join Ivy Odom, Southern Living Test Kitchen Proffesional, as she explains new and fun ways to get ahead of the holiday season. When Christmas rolls around in the South, things can get hectic and it’s always a good idea to have a few recipes prepared and ready to serve. Ivy makes a hearty lasagna, chewy chocolate chip cookies, and spicy cheese straws to keep on hand, all season long. And, it’s easier than it sounds!...

Ten years ago, a young student wrote a letter to Hoda Kotb. She replied and didn’t think much more about it, until yesterday. That’s when the young man showed up outside the Today studio with a story to tell. As anyone who watches Today knows, folks who gather outside the studio frequently become part of the show. So it wasn’t out of the ordinary when anchor Craig Melvin approached a young man standing in the crowd and asked him to introduce himself....

Grabbing a cheeseburger and dish of soft serve at a local Dairy Queen is about as classic Americana as it gets. The first of the retro fast-food chain opened along old Route 66 in 1940, but today there are thousands across the globe. Most people associate Dairy Queen with the beloved Blizzard—and for good reason. It comes in a gazillion different flavors. It’s cold, creamy, and delicious. And it’s served upside down, for goodness’ sake!...

TVs can be a clunky disruption to your living room design, but these days, a gathering space would feel incomplete without one. While a television can provide endless hours of quality family entertainment, it can also be quite an eyesore. Do you prioritize the functionality of a TV or the design of a tech-free space? With a frame TV, you wouldn’t have to compromise. Unlike normal TVs, frame TVs have an embellished rim....

It may be early November, but a new collaboration from LAKE Pajamas and Mi Golondrina drops today, and it has us sitting down to draw up our holiday wish list! The Savannah-based sleepwear brand and the Texas-based clothing line have teamed up for their second collection: a set of matching dresses for mom and her mini. BUY IT: Mi Golondrina x LAKE Women’s Wave Morning Midi Dress in Garland, $220; lakepajamas....

Mama Drummond went to visit her daughter, Paige, a sophomore at the University of Arkansas, in Fayetteville this past weekend—and boy do we envy Paige’s dorm room. With a minimalist vibe, the room features string lights, a playful polka dot comforter, and a gallery wall display of some framed pink and black and white prints accompanied by throw pillows in a similar color scheme. The blonde wood bed frame appears to double as storage, a smart innovation given the standard small size of college dorms....

Time to check your freezers. Louisiana-based Foster Farms is recalling approximately 148,000 pounds of frozen chicken products sold at Costco stores. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the products in question may be contaminated with hard, clear pieces of plastic. The recall impacts 80-oz. plastic bag packages containing 20 pieces of “Chicken Patties Breaded Chicken Breast Patties With Rib Meat” with best-by date “08/11/23,” establishment number “P-33901,” and lot code “3*2223**” on the back edge of the packaging as well as “7527899724” under the barcode....

Are you one of those Southerners who keeps your grandmother’s hand mirror on your dresser, her favorite brooch pinned to your winter coat? Would you sooner give up your SUV and walk to Publix than part with the sunhat Mama wore on every vacation? No question about it, we’re a sentimental lot. Southerners can amicably divvy up Papaw’s land when he passes, but there could be a fight over his pipe, his pocket knife, or his favorite rocking chair....

It takes a while to get to Round Top, Texas, which is located almost exactly halfway between Houston and Austin. There’s at least one thing that makes the long drive worthwhile, though—Texas Trash Pie at Royers Round Top Café. The legendary dessert, which Huffington Post reminded us about, is the result of a serious cupboard cleaning. Its classic recipe involves adding bits and bobs of chocolate chips, pretzels, shredded coconut, graham crackers, and caramel, blended together with sweetened condensed milk and baked in a pie shell until it emerges from the oven looking nothing like its namesake trash....

You know those friends who somehow manage to show up to every wine night with an elaborate appetizer that looks restaurant-worthy? That friend is never—ever—me. But thanks to my favorite non-recipe recipe in the world, I always arrive with an appetizer and leave with an empty serving platter. Not only does this appetizer only require two ingredients, but it’s also no-cook and no-effort. Hear me out: The two ingredients are goat cheese and fig preserves....