Home and Books

One day your kitchen table is free and clear for family dinners and then suddenly piles of outdated mail, last year’s birthday presents, and a sea of grocery bags are your new place settings. Clutter has a magical way of multiplying. Once the chaos has taken over the cracks and … [Read more...] about Everything Has A Place…and sometimes it’s not in your house!

There are lots of reasons why mature adults are the perfect people to foster animals. With age comes wisdom, and you have learned what battles are worth fighting and which you aren’t likely to win. If you’ve raised children to adulthood you understand that fostering an animal … [Read more...] about Pet Fostering: Why You Should Consider It

We checked in with Linda and Chris Valentine, members of The Sunday Evening Book Club, to get their thoughts on this true crime mystery. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Beginnings of the FBI by David Gran What have you learned from Killers of the … [Read more...] about Unsolved Murders, Mystery…This True Story Has It All

Let’s face it, our yards can look pretty barren during the colder months. Gone are the full trees and pops of perennial color, replaced with dead leaves, bare flower beds, and shades of gray and brown. So what can a homeowner do to maintain an attractive yard year round? Learn … [Read more...] about Five Tips for Winter Landscaping

Organize the ideas. Mary Popham of Clifton, Kentucky, says the first step in writing a book is to organize your ideas by creating an outline. She admits that she is a “pantster,” who writes by the seat of her pants: “I write my outline in retrospect,” she says. Whether you … [Read more...] about Learn Something New: Write a Book