I can make dopey decisions for which I have to pay. If I take some little old lady's superannuation money, I would be mortified if things didn't go to plan.

Some things a lady doesn't tell.

There are so many things about which some old man ought to tell one while one is little; for when one is grown one would know them as a matter of course.

I don't want to die an old lady.

Stone-ground grits are wonderful, but because they take so long to cook, I usually go with quick cooking grits - which I also love. But I never make the instant kind - some things a Southerner just won't do!

I am a little bit of a softie, yes. Actually I don't think it's softness, I think it's kindness.