Beth Novey adapted it for the Web.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. It depends on the kind of morning you're having.ĭanny Hajek and Reena Advani produced and edited this interview for broadcast. On whether one should drink whiskey from a teacup I wanted to present something that is visually pleasing and it's like, yeah, I cleaned it up for you people. On my Insta stories they can see the real chaos of my life. They can see all the junk on my Instagram.
I hid all the junk for the pictures! Come on! When you know somebody is coming over to take a picture of your house you hide all the toys!. On whether her life is actually as picture-perfect as it appears in the book You are the unique author of your own life and in this world where everyone has a platform, and everyone has an opportunity with social media to really get their voice out there, I think it's important to speak up and speak out - particularly if you've been part of a community that feels marginalized or unheard or unseen. I think it's all about identity and owning where you're from and what your unique story is. On encouraging young people to tell their own stories She talks with NPR about Southern women, Southern charm, and the changes she sees in Hollywood. Years later, Witherspoon still shares her grandmother's love of wallpaper, decorative dinner plates and of course - monograms. "I just learned everything from her - I learned how to read. And so it was her grandmother who picked her up every day after school.
When Witherspoon was young her parents had busy work schedules - her mother was a nurse and her father was a doctor. beautiful and presented well on the outside. The title comes from a phrase she remembers her grandmother saying: "Southern women are like whiskey in a teacup. The book is full of memories, recipes, design ideas and cheerful photographs, celebrating small moments with family and friends. Witherspoon, who was raised in Nashville, celebrates her Southern upbringing in a new book called Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits. Reese Witherspoon says that if there's one misconception about Southern women it's that when they say "Oh, bless your heart" they don't really mean it. Your purchase helps support NPR programming.
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