Dinner time conversation for my gals and I is called “Peak and Pit”. Louise Mandrell was the favorite sister for both of us! (love a good fiddle!)ĭinner time conversation with her kids is called “Roses and Thorns”.

Watching the Barbara Mandrell Show was a weekly highlight for us. We both grew up around gardens picking beans with our grandpas and “broke them up” with our grandmas. When asked in grade school what she wanted to be when she grew up, she replied, Dolly Parton! As for me, apparently, I thought I was Dolly Parton! (see photo below!) I chose to the same song, to perform on guitar, for my ever-so-important high school pageant in 1993! Reese Witherspoon played “Rocky Top” at her wedding. Written inside was “To Marada, one of the most ‘whiskey in a teacup’ gals I know.” Well that really peaked my interest! I immediately dove into the book and pages into it, I knew that was 100% accurate!īefore sharing my list, let me encourage you to read this book…especially if you grew up in the South! Almost every page, I found myself squealing “me too!” For your enjoyment, here’s a list of ten reasons why I’m “whiskey in a teacup”. It’s easy to bring a little bit of Reese’s world into your home, no matter where you live.I was recently gifted the Reese Witherspoon book, “Whiskey in a Teacup”. Reese loves sharing Dorothea’s most delicious recipes as well as her favorite southern traditions, from midnight barn parties to backyard bridal showers, magical Christmas mornings to rollicking honky-tonks.

It’s reflected in how she entertains, decorates her home, and makes holidays special for her kids-not to mention how she talks, dances, and does her hair (in these pages, you will learn Reese’s fail-proof, only slightly insane hot-roller technique). She takes the South wherever she goes with bluegrass, big holiday parties, and plenty of Dorothea’s fried chicken. Reese’s southern heritage informs her whole life, and she loves sharing the joys of southern living with practically everyone she meets. Reese Witherspoon’s grandmother Dorothea always said that a combination of beauty and strength made southern women “whiskey in a teacup.” We may be delicate and ornamental on the outside, she said, but inside we’re strong and fiery. Academy award–winning actress, producer, and entrepreneur Reese Witherspoon invites you into her world, where she infuses the southern style, parties, and traditions she loves with contemporary flair and charm.

A whiskey in a teacup