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I'm so sad to see SL deteriorating...
I still subscribe... Mostly because of the recipes, but I could probably just buy the annual collection in book form and skip the magazine, if the current trend continues. The paper is thinner, there are fewer pages and the "southern" design ideas have been getting downright UGLY. Seriously. I used to pour over the magazine like a design bible, but for quite awhile now I've found myself recoiling in horror at the "ideas" they've come up with. This past year has been the worst. They have left their roots. I cancelled my one other magazine subscription to Better Homes and Gardens last year because their design style had gotten way too modern and cheap looking. I never thought my beloved Southern Living would go in that direction, but it has. After reading for more than 20 years, I probably won't renew.
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