Bloggy Love: GRITS, GLITS and GLIMS

I am still ignoring the news and spreading the bloggy love.  Today, we are going to celebrate lots of my bloggy buddies.  To make things easier, I have divided them into three groups.  Try to follow along.

GRITS -- If you are one of these, you already know who you are.  GRITS are very near and dear to my heart because I am one.  I just happen to live in Connecticut right now--that may all change when I go to college with The Bird.  Girls Raised In The South are a special lot.  Funny, charming, witty, pretty and outstanding cooks, GRITS are good bloggy friends as well.  We have our Virginia girls-- Chesapeake Bay Woman, Big Hair Envy, Marlene, and Noe Noe Girl--and I cannot wait to finally meet them at the Blogfest in July.

Flea lives in Oklahoma--she is a true GRITS, and she is incredibly talented.  She made me a neck wrap for our Pay it Forward days, it is filled with aromatics and you can zap it in the microwave for a spa experience...

and she made me my very own smocked blouse.  It is one of the prettiest things I've ever seen.

Other fun Okies are Lisa (a retired DARE cop and an incredibly talented photographer) and Tammy (a tireless ball of energy and a kook;). Check them out, and then hop over to Arkansas and pay Treasia a visit. Her Frugal Fridays are inspirational.

Another wonderful GRITS is Keetha.  She is in Mississippi (where I was born, early on a frosty morn, look away, look away, look away Dixieland).  As a matter of fact, we share the same birthday-- just a different year.  A decade to be exact.  I don't hold her youth against her, however, and neither should you.  Keetha sent me a postcard of one of my favorite college posters:

And for my birthday, I got a copy of her book!  A fantastic memoir and cookbook.  I love this so much I don't have time to be envious that this child is already published!

GLITS--These are the Girls Living In The South.  I don't know if they are actual GRITS, so I created this category for them.  If I made a mistake, I'm sorry. Please set me straight.  Anyway, in Georgia, we have lots of GLITS. Debra (another great photographer), Deb (a transplant whose husband thinks I'm an ax murderer), and Peach (who doesn't know Peach?).

In Texas, you'll find Snooty Primadonna (she was Lucille Ball's housekeeper in a former life!)  And now she is attempting to become a scratch golfer. And Trisha--a real trooper.

Arizona--I am calling this the South, so bear with me.  It's hot there. We have my good friend Sassy who sent me this clipboard that she decorated just for me!

And Pouty, who won the sheep from a contest at Kate's that I so desperately wanted?  She sent it to me.  How nice is that???

GLIMS -- Girls Living In Middle States -- another creative group.  Kacey (amazing photographer and recent empty-nester), Caution (busy and wise mother/teacher/diplomat), Maria (she of the turtles in the garden--I cannot wait for them to wake up), Starwood Gal (wonderful cook who just went to PW's new Ranch House!), and Kim (in the process of starting a whole new career--with some side trips and observations on life).

These ought to keep you busy for a while.  I'll be back with the two coasts and our offshore friends later.  Remember:  Stay away from the news and the stock market.  You do, however, have my permission to finish your taxes.  You're welcome.