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The Sweetest Tradition In The South

July 21, 2026 Mickey Lee Comments Off

My youngest daughter is celebrating her birthday today, and one of our long standing traditions is the birthday girl gets to pick what she wants for Sunday dinner that week. We had that dinner this […]

Sweet Tea: The Wine of the South

July 16, 2026 Mickey Lee Comments Off

There are certain things that tell you you’re in the South long before you ever see a road sign. Kudzu on the power lines. A porch swing that’s been there longer than the house. And […]

Prophecies From the Feed Store Bible

July 14, 2026 Mickey Lee Comments Off

At some point in Appalachian adulthood, you stop checking the weather app and start consulting the Farmer’s Almanac like it’s a sacred text. I don’t remember when this shift happened, but it was subtle. One […]

The Unwritten Rules of Mountain Hospitality

July 9, 2026 Mickey Lee Comments Off

Mountain hospitality is a funny thing. Outsiders think it means we’re all sweet tea and porch swings, waving at strangers like we’re in a parade. And sure, we can be friendly. But real mountain hospitality […]

Hot Enough to Make a Grown Man Cry

July 7, 2026 Mickey Lee Comments Off

There are hot days, and then there are the kind of hot days like we had last week that make you question whether the sun has a personal grudge against you. I’m talking about the […]

My Battle With the Self Checkout

July 5, 2026 Mickey Lee Comments Off

There are battles in life you expect to fight. Traffic. Long lines. The occasional stubborn jar lid. But nothing prepares you for the emotional roller coaster of a self‑checkout machine that decides it no longer […]

250 Years of Hope, Hard Work, and Everyday Hands

July 2, 2026 Mickey Lee Comments Off

There is something about the Fourth of July that always makes me slow down a little. Maybe it is the heat settling over the yard like a warm quilt, or the way the cicadas tune […]

Bringing Back the Smoke of Summers Past

June 30, 2026 Mickey Lee Comments Off

There was a time when the smell of charcoal drifting through a neighborhood meant something. It meant somebody’s daddy was out in the yard with a metal spatula in his back pocket. It meant kids […]

When the Front Porch Was the Heartbeat of a Neighborhood

June 25, 2026 Mickey Lee Comments Off

There was a time when a front porch could tell you everything you needed to know about a place. You could walk down any street in town and hear the soft hum of conversation drifting […]

The Vine That Ate the South

June 23, 2026 Mickey Lee Comments Off

Kudzu is the only plant I know that wakes up every morning choosing violence. Most plants mind their business. Kudzu looks around, cracks its knuckles, and says, “I think I’ll take that mailbox today.” You […]

About Mickey Lee

I grew up in the hills of Southwest Virginia, where front porches were the heart of everyday life, and that easy rhythm still shapes the way I see the world. Front Porch Philosophy is my place to share the small‑town stories, memories, and porch‑side wisdom that come from listening, watching, and living close to the mountains. My writing is simple, honest, and rooted in the people and places that raised me, and if any of it feels familiar, pull up a chair and stay awhile.