Your Guide to a Meaningful Vibrant Life.
This is the place to come when you’re searching for the perfect southern phrase, the best place to find imported NY cheesecake in a small southern town (YOU CAN!), or are just curious about the good folks living life to its fullest.
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The 2022 MVL Newsletters
Our year-end collection of seasonal tips, early event info, fun downloads, and even recipes!
Union Grove General Store
Put this General Store on your bucket list of Southern gems worth pulling over for.
David Hager’s MVL
Can ice cream bring you joy? For David Hager it can. He’s worked the best job in the world for forty-four years at the Mooresville Ice Cream Company.
Fixin’ To.
You’ll hear this phrase a lot in the South. (We suspect it originated from a honey-do list.)
Jameka Smoot Haynes’ MVL
We found out pretty quickly that you might already know Jameka Smoot Haynes. If you don’t know her, you’re in for a delightfully multifaceted treat.
Taking a Breather.
My garden gave me the greatest gift – a not-so-subtle reminder that life can be unexpectedly rich and always worth looking forward to.
What’s That Now?!
Some like it hot…others mild. But everything’s better with a spoon of this on it…
Cindy Jacobs’ MVL
If you want to know anything (and we mean anything) about Mooresville, NC, Author Cindy Jacobs is the one to ask.
Bless Your Heart.
You best check the inflection! Southern women won’t talk ugly, but they’re masters at manipulating meaning with tone…
Taste Full Beans Coffeehouse
Rich with coffee,tea, culture, literature, art and delicious food, this more-than-a-coffee-shop is a must stop in Hickory NC.
The Five-Minute Walk That Takes Me an Hour.
Yesterday, I didn’t know the woman who lives in the house on the corner. Today, I know her name, the third cousin she’s named after, where she went to school…
Liverwhat?!
It sounds terrible. But cook it right, and you’ll discover it’s mighty good! (For Heaven’s sake be sure to cook it!)
Lancaster’s BBQ
Who doesn’t want to sit in a yellow school bus and eat smoked pulled pork?
The Watermelon Margarita (Rocks)
Not too sweet, not too tart. It’s the Watermelon Margarita! A true southern farm-to-glass delight featuring everyone’s favorite summer melon.