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July Surprise
In the south, April showers always bring May flowers. With the last few weeks of plentiful rain, the addition of heat and humidity...

Jenny Lynn Keller
Jul 7, 2023


Summer Blooms
Every summer my Bottlebrush Buckeyes grace my yard like elegant ladies in bygone eras dressed for afternoon tea. Their lacey white blooms...

Jenny Lynn Keller
Jun 30, 2023


Go Team
As a sports fan, I watched the college world series this week and enjoyed every game. With outstanding talent and athleticism sprinkled...

Jenny Lynn Keller
Jun 23, 2023


Homegrown
In a few weeks one of the best times in the south occurs. Homegrown tomatoes ripen on the vine. Yippee, hallelujah, and hurray. Fetch...

Jenny Lynn Keller
Jun 16, 2023


Topsy Turvy
If you’re having a bad week, let me cheer you up on this Southern-Fried Friday. What if in a span of a few days, (1) a wasp finds its way...

Jenny Lynn Keller
Jun 9, 2023


Inside Out
About this time every few years I tackle the dirtiest job on my list of chores—mulching my flowerbeds. If you combine mulch and hard...

Jenny Lynn Keller
Jun 2, 2023


Thank You
As an end-of-spring thank you to my newsletter subscribers, I’m giving away two Callie Smith Grant books featuring my true animal...

Jenny Lynn Keller
May 26, 2023


Time Travel
I love history. Combine it with travel, and I’m ready to go. Include a beach trip, and I’m on my way. While some people flock to Florida...

Jenny Lynn Keller
May 19, 2023


Happy Mother's Day
Along with iced tea, do you know about the south’s other sweet creation? In May of 1907 at a church in Grafton, West Virginia, Anna...

Jenny Lynn Keller
May 12, 2023


Winging It
As a kid growing up in the south, my mother’s fried chicken earned the number one spot on my favorite foods list. Years passed before I...

Jenny Lynn Keller
May 5, 2023


Pillow Talk
If an opportunity existed for too much of a good thing, I witnessed a classic example recently. While on a visit, I entered a living room...

Jenny Lynn Keller
Apr 28, 2023


Cheesy Friday
If you need a fast way to brighten your day, eat cheese. Wait, has this lifelong chocoholic finally lost her chocolate-loving mind? Nope,...

Jenny Lynn Keller
Apr 21, 2023


What's Bugging You?
Let’s talk downhome and dirty on this Southern-Fried Friday—dirty as in dirt, aka soil. Why? Because yesterday I discovered a family of...

Jenny Lynn Keller
Apr 14, 2023


Happy Easter
Hope is alive, and we celebrate His eternal gift to the world this weekend. Happy Easter! Click here to leave a comment....

Jenny Lynn Keller
Apr 7, 2023


Never Too Old
How old is too old? All depends on who you ask. At 351-years-old, Florida’s Castillo de San Marco sure looks good for her age. The...

Jenny Lynn Keller
Mar 31, 2023


Spring Break
Spring brings flowers, showers, pollen, and road trips. College students head to the beach. Snow skiers flock to the mountains. Families...

Jenny Lynn Keller
Mar 24, 2023


Go Green
If you need a reason to party, St. Patrick’s Day invites you and the rest of the world to wear green and celebrate today. Centuries...

Jenny Lynn Keller
Mar 17, 2023


Quiche of the Day
I ordered a slice of quiche for lunch yesterday, and my favorite lunch companion asked why. Why not? What’s wrong with quiche? I view the...

Jenny Lynn Keller
Mar 10, 2023


Driving Me Crazy
In the last few weeks, I witnessed car drivers running stop signs, blowing through red lights, and entering the exit lane. Some of them...

Jenny Lynn Keller
Mar 3, 2023


Rocking Around the Crockpot
Some folks rave at winning the jackpot or bingo grand prize, but I’m satisfied to rock my crockpot. Seriously, when you’re known NOT to...

Jenny Lynn Keller
Feb 24, 2023
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