Too much shopping and leftover turkey on this Southern-fried Friday? Then join me in kicking back and relaxing around the fire with loved...

Do you want to visit a peaceful place where time appears to have stopped many years ago? Then take a trip to Cataloochee, the Great Smoky...

On one of our recent meandering day trips, we wandered down a road never traveled before. At least by us. Not many others...

On this Southern-fried Friday, I’m combining two of my favorite things—fall and history. Autumn leaf colors in the Southern Appalachian...

What a joy to be outside during these gorgeous fall days full of sunshine and butterflies. Yes, you heard me, butterflies. While many...

Do you like chipmunks? I would like them better if they had dug their mass transit system for the universe in my neighbor’s yard instead...

Losing a loved one hurts. Death may bring a welcomed end to the suffering caused by illness, but the loss of friendship and fellowship...

October means Fall is ramping up and gardens are slowing down. But no one told my purple coneflowers. On this beginning of Fall...

Last week I met bestselling authors Debbie Macomber and Colleen Coble. This week I endured five straight days of rain. Guess which one I...

Do you like to shop? Most women do, so let’s talk clothes. Do you prefer casual—like a T-shirt, shorts, and flip flops—or is getting all...

Living on a hill means I see thunderstorms boiling up miles away and experience their fury when they reach me. Past storms blew out my...

Look who paid me a visit on this sultry Southern-fried Friday? Such a cute fella and fine example of the Eastern box turtle. Where was he...

Ladies, do you like designer handbags? The answer must be “yes” because we see them on the arms and shoulders of females everywhere....

What do bathrooms and Southern-fried Fridays have in common? Humor. Am I going to tell you a bathroom joke? Nope. Why make up a story...

As a child growing up in the South, my summer favorites were swimming, homemade ice cream, homegrown tomatoes, and fried okra. Does the...

How about a stroll through time on this Southern-fried Friday afternoon? Huge live oak trees, Spanish moss draped across their branches,...

Do you like wildflowers? I love them so much my yard is filled with them. All shapes, sizes, colors, blooms, and smells. Where some folks...

Do you like reading books? Whether a hot summer Southern-fried Friday or a cool dreary Southern-drenched Sunday, spending the day reading...

Is there a difference between fog and mist? Doesn’t matter if you live on a high hill. White fluffy stuff hugging the ground, floating...

Has it rained much at your house this summer? We’ve had a little more than our share, but I’m not complaining. Summers can be dry where I...