Staying at home these days has its perks. I’m wearing comfortable clothes. We’re eating comfort food—see last week’s post. I’m relaxing...

I’m a one pot cook, and I’m not picky. A crock pot, iron skillet, Dutch oven, instant pot, or casserole dish will do. If a recipe can’t...

After days of rain, drizzle, and gray clouds, we have blue sky and sunshine at my house on this Southern-Fried Friday. Add warmer...

All my life I’ve heard my mother talk about the hardships her family endured during the 1930s Great Depression. A few years later they...

Last month my cat decided he liked flying. Not in a plane, but like a plane. He runs down the hall, leaps off the floor, soars through...

March Madness in the South means basketball tournaments and the beginning of pollen season. One almost as crazy as the other if you have...

Here lately I’ve found myself in the mood for an afternoon nap more often than usual. Blame it on the cooler weather, shorter days,...

My sister and I spent many childhood hours playing and swimming in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park streams. The cold water never...

On this Valentine’s Day, my sweetheart and I are celebrating a recent honor. I’ve been selected as a future contributor to Daily...

Sickness is no laughing matter, but I always chuckle when listening to my mother and her siblings describe the homemade medicines they...

I don’t like cold weather, and my hands like it less. With or without gloves makes no difference. My hands begin drying out in November,...

Chilly weather means chili time at my house. Yeah, I realize winter in the South is a breeze compared to some places, but a steaming bowl...

Talk about nosy neighbors, I have a few. Like the time I turned around to see what was making so much noise and found a raccoon staring...

If you’re a gardener in the Southern Appalachia area, winter is a bleak season and seems to last way longer than it should. No blooming...

Being raised in the Smoky Mountains, my grandmother believed in signs. No, not the street kind. I’m talking signs in nature. Several...

Just a few days until 2020. Wishing you a year full of “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and...

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas filled with peace and joy. “For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us . . . and...

Christmas party time! Office, church, friends, family, ladies' group—whatever the gathering, food is usually present. One of my favorite...

I know what you did last weekend—decorated your Christmas tree, house, and yard. Thanks to your love of Christmas, my drive home after...

I love Black Friday. No, not for the shopping bargains. I’m talking leftovers—turkey, dressing, potatoes, pies—whatever is remaining from...