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Coleton Fishacre - Inside the House

Coleton Fishacre has been described as "the perfect combination of the simple architecture and high standards of craftmanship of the nineteenth century Arts and Crafts movement with the modernity of the Jazz Age." I was told that there are not that many Art Deco style houses in the UK and this is one of the few private residences that are open to the public. Among the furnishings are Lalique wall lights, an eighteenth century Venetian chandelier and a carpet designed by Marion Dorn. Most of the furniture was designed by the architect of the house, Oswald Milne.   After Rowland and Freda Smith bought the house in 1949, they did not make many changes and the furnishings that they didn't use were stored. After the National Trust took over the property, they meticulously recreated the furnishings based on photographs that had appeared in Country Life magazine.   The library, pictured above and below, features a celebrated wind-dial map that was created by noted mapmaker Georg...
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Michael's Southern Home Cooking


I'm surprised that I've never written a post about Michael's delicious Southern cooking. He is an excellent cook. His mamma taught him well! While I consider myself a good baker, I'm not that great at regular cooking and unlike him, I have to have an exact recipe to go by. We went to the Farmer's Market Saturday morning and bought fresh okra. We had okra, peas, fried green tomatoes, corn and of course, cornbread. We only eat like this about once a week, otherwise we would both be the size of the house.

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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  1. DJuly 5, 2011 at 10:03 AM

    Phillip, not only looks wonderful but sounds delicious. Love okra but have not grown it in our vegetable garden... brings back many fond memories of living back east. Tell Michael he can whip some up for us anytime. :)

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  2. F CameronJuly 5, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    He did learn to cook...just like my granny used to make! Yumm....good stuff!

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  3. rebeccaJuly 5, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    What a beautiful plate of food and I know it tasted even better than it looks, somehow.

    I love all your fiesta dishes. So pretty. Are they new?

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  4. Lisa at GreenbowJuly 5, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    Now I know why you love Michael so much, it is his cooking. YUMMMMMM I can't bake much of anything but I can make a mean dinner. :)

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  5. AnonymousJuly 5, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    Does that look fabulous!! I just had 'Southern' today, LOVE IT!!!!

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  6. CrystalJuly 5, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    That looks like the sort of stuff my Grandma in Arkansas used to make! My family roots are Southern on both sides, and I do love the cookin' down yonder.

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  7. serial tillerJuly 5, 2011 at 8:07 PM

    This plate envies Paula Deen's and I know...I ate at her restaurant. Now all you need is a glass of sweet tea. I put a sprig of mint in mine..have you tried that? I also stole that idea from PD. Looks dee-licious!

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  8. GailJuly 5, 2011 at 9:04 PM

    Delicious!

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  9. RandyJuly 6, 2011 at 9:35 AM

    Mmmmmmmmm mmmm! That looks delicious, but I'm not surprised. He always cooked delcious food when I was there.

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  10. Rosedale GardenJuly 7, 2011 at 3:53 AM

    Fresh mint tea and fresh lemonade mixed half and half. Mary

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  11. UnknownJuly 8, 2011 at 3:04 PM

    Looks like a heart attack on a plate, but what a wonderful way to go!

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  12. aquablueroseJuly 8, 2011 at 8:30 PM

    Oh wow..that looks So Delicious!!

    You are a Lucky Man!!

    You are both so talented!

    Hugs to you and hugs to Michael!

    gerri XXXX

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  13. KrisJuly 9, 2011 at 8:44 PM

    It does not get much better than that. I love southern cooking.

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