Story and Photos by C.L. Shoemaker
I don’t remember the exact day or month I came across the old, yellow hard covered books in my search for something to read. Perhaps I was looking through a box in my mother’s … Read the rest
Happy Hearts and Happy Tunes for Valentine’s Day! Our Playlist
Today is the day to really enjoy some quality and sentimental time with your loved ones, and only the right music can set the tone for the blissful day ahead. We put together our favorite oldies but certainly beauties for … Read the rest
Decades of Love: Vintage Valentine’s Day Cards and their Messages
Valentine’s Days may come and go, but the messages from the heart are truly meant to last forever– especially when captured in ink. Read along as we relive the sentiments of the early 20th century through keepsake postcards
To Vernon
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A Little Galentine’s Day Hospitality
By Sela Hanna, Marjorie Magazine Staff
Southern hospitality is here to stay, and it isn’t going anywhere!
There is a true charm to the South and all things Southern. Inspired by Reese Witherspoon’s Whiskey in a Tea Cup book the … Read the rest
Casablanca: It’s Still the Same Old (Wonderful) Story
By Paris Kim, Marjorie Magazine Staff
If there’s ever an old film to watch on the big screen, let it be the behemoth that is Casablanca.
The sweeping war and romance film has been considered one of the greatest … Read the rest
The Art of the Handwritten Letter
By Sela Hanna, Marjorie Magazine Staff
Can we all agree that there is something nostalgic and special when someone writes you a handwritten letter? The history of letter writing is so important. There is something about the imprints of the … Read the rest
Saltwater Taffy to Tempt Your Sweet Valentine
Chocolates for Valentine’s Day? A classic! But maybe…more cliche than classic. For showing your beloved a small yet everlasting token of your affections this Valentine’s Day, we turn our cravings to the buttery delights of another old-fashioned confection: salt water … Read the rest
A Sentimental Journey: Family Memories of Italy
By Katrina Simpson
I have a sepia photograph of my mother and her friend standing in front of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. It is a wonderfully evocative image from another place and time. My mother, Marjorie, just twenty-one years … Read the rest
The Way Charming Should Be
Photos Courtesy of Lindsay Dianne & Jonas Karlsson
Lindsay Dianne was only in college when she found herself abroad in England, during which she met a girl in Finland who would change her life for the better. That girl happened … Read the rest
Waking Up to Pecan Waffles
Photo by Taylor Kiser
Our favorite mention of pecans comes with the beginning of Christmastime, the first lines of Truman Capote’s classic short story A Christmas Memory,
“Oh my, it’s fruitcake weather!”
And although we may not be baking … Read the rest