It would never be featured inSouthern LivingMagazine.

And she had a stack ofSouthern LivingMagazines in her house.

But that’s not what made her house wonderful.

Erin Napier Biscuits & Jam

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It was not about the way that it looked.

It was the way that we felt when we were in it.

The house where my parents lived when I was born.

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My grandparents built that house as well.

And then I was five or six when we moved out.

I could draw the floor plan, but I only can find two or three photos.

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I don’t care about seeing pictures of things that are perfect.

I’m way more interested in the realness of how we live in our houses.

About Biscuits & Jam

In the South, talking about food is personal.

It’s a way of sharing your history, your family, your culture, and yourself.