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Baking WITH Nana

Southern Living

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August 2025

My sweetest memories were made in my grandma's Georgia kitchen

- IVY ODOM

One of the things I’m most thankful for about my childhood is that we lived in the same town as my mama's parents.

They came to every piano recital, choir performance, award ceremony, and even the few sporting events I reluctantly tried as a child. (I quickly learned sports were not my strong suit and I should stick to more artsy endeavors.) I went out to eat with Papa on Tuesday nights and played bingo with Nana at the country club on Thursdays.

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