Making the move from lawyer to state director of the Mississippi chapter of the Nature Conservancy to filmmaker was not the career move Robbie Fisher planned for. Even though Fisher never went to film school, she said she always knew she wanted to do film.
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Tucked away off of County Road 2086 is “Oxford’s best-kept secret.” A flower farm, vegetable patch, soon-to-be beehive, and retreat sanctuary, The Farmstead on Woodson Ridge has a little bit of everything.
Morgan Pennington used her creative outlook on life to design a chic mid-century modern AirBnB in the heart of Oxford. With some help from her mom and inspiration from her grandparents, it has become the perfect spot for newlyweds’ first night together or just a whimsical getaway.
At Magnolia Grove, a bell chimes every half hour. With every chime of the bell, silence washes over the monastery. Sister Doi Nghiem greets visitors with a smile, and tells them to think of the person who means the most in their life, perhaps it’s his or her mother.
There’s a reason they sing about chestnuts roasting by the fire in Christmas songs: It’s that home-for-the-holidays feelings.