We love celebrating my husband’s October birthday in Dayton and Yellow Springs, Ohio. Dayton is a really cool city known as the birthplace of…

This adventure to French Lick, Indiana, will forever hold a very special place in my heart. It was a celebration of my retirement from a 23-year career, of which I am extremely proud.

A trip to Harrodsburg, Kentucky, in search of materials for our upcoming landscaping improvements resulted in a spontaneous stop at Old Fort Harrod State Park. The Fort is accessible for a minimal fee and allows access to…

A few months ago, my husband and I watched the TV series, Fixer Upper: The Hotel, where Chip and Joanna Gaines transformed a building in Waco, Texas into The Hotel 1928. I was pleasantly surprised to watch Chip reveal to Joanna that he purchased Larry McMurtry’s bookstore, Booked Up, in Archer City, Texas…

I enjoyed meeting Arlette and Betty in Lisa Jewell’s fantastic novel, Before I Met You. The story opens with Betty meeting her step grandmother, Arlette, for the first time when her mom and step dad move in to look after Arlette following…

Lisa Jewell is an author I can rely on for a story of curiosity and suspense in a domestic setting. She has quickly become a favorite author!