Jenny Lynn Keller
One Week Before Christmas
On the week before Christmas, my true love gave to me a partridge in a pear tree. Correction—make that a Great Horned owl in a hickory...
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Jenny Lynn Keller
- Dec 9, 2022
Two Weeks Before Christmas
On the second week before Christmas, my true love gave to me a chauffeured trip to pick up last minute holiday items. I’m talking front...
Jenny Lynn Keller
- Dec 2, 2022
Three Weeks Before Christmas
On the third week before Christmas, my true love gave to me new screens for my porch. While not an item on most folks’ Christmas wish...
Jenny Lynn Keller
- Nov 25, 2022
Four Weeks Before Christmas
On the fourth week before Christmas, my true love gave to me—a gaggle of turkeys. No, he didn’t smoke multiple birds for Thanksgiving...
Jenny Lynn Keller
- Nov 18, 2022
Five Weeks Before Christmas
On the fifth week before Christmas, my true love gave to me—a laundry basket full of dirty clothes. No, I’m not kidding, and I added mine...
Jenny Lynn Keller
- Nov 11, 2022
Missing Something?
If you’re the type of person who never misplaces anything, I’m happy for you. No one in my house qualifies for such an impressive...
Jenny Lynn Keller
- Nov 4, 2022
Chili Weather
Food and football added to fall equal fun. A tailgate favorite of my family includes homemade chili and all the trimmings. While some...
Jenny Lynn Keller
- Oct 28, 2022
Friend or Foe?
After sweet gum trees shed brilliant red star-shaped leaves in the fall, their reputation takes a nose dive. Well, more like a ground...
Jenny Lynn Keller
- Oct 21, 2022
Fabulous Fall
If forced to choose between fall and spring colors, I claim the Fifth Amendment and refuse to answer. When spring flowers declare...
Jenny Lynn Keller
- Oct 14, 2022
Recycle or Repurpose?
I’m behind on my spring cleaning, say about ten years. But all regrets vanished when I discovered procrastination generates more options....
Jenny Lynn Keller
- Oct 7, 2022
Cat Mischief
If you love cats, celebrate the love and fun they bring to our lives by reading The Cat in the Christmas Tree, edited by Callie Smith...
Jenny Lynn Keller
- Sep 30, 2022
A Nutty Week
Sunny skies and pleasant temperatures lured me outside every day this week. After a sizzling hot summer, I welcomed fall in the...
Jenny Lynn Keller
- Sep 23, 2022
Rocky Road
If you think Rocky Road only applies to an ice cream flavor, you need to visit Windrock Park in Oliver Springs, Tennessee. Billed as...
Jenny Lynn Keller
- Sep 16, 2022
The Wild Side
This fall season consider a ride on the wild side—wild as in nature. If you’re planning to be near the Great Smoky Mountains National...
Jenny Lynn Keller
- Sep 9, 2022
Rags to Riches
If you’re sneezing, coughing, and blowing your nose this time of year, ragweed might be the culprit. Think you can run or hide from it?...
Jenny Lynn Keller
- Sep 2, 2022
Summer's Last Blast
Unlike some parts of the country, summer in the south doesn’t end on Labor Day—at least not the heat and humidity. During most years...
Jenny Lynn Keller
- Aug 26, 2022
Not Green with Envy
While the south’s landscape is covered in green at least half of the year, not everyone likes the color—especially if it pertains to...
Jenny Lynn Keller
- Aug 19, 2022
Explosion of Blooms
Thanks to hot temperatures and frequent downpours, this summer produced an explosion of crapemyrtle blooms. Pops of color ranging from...
Jenny Lynn Keller
- Aug 12, 2022
Earth Shattering News
A miracle occurred this week. Are you guessing world peace? No way, think bigger. I’m talking an occasion rocking the universe, a sight...
Jenny Lynn Keller
- Aug 5, 2022
The Bird Whisperer
When you build a house in the boonies, you expect few guests. Wrong. We quickly learned the native wildlife claimed the territory and...
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