What’s better than a creamy vegetable soup on a cold Fall day? I have fixed many pots of vegetable soup over the past 20 years, but this past week my husband fixed the best vegetable soup ever! We were watching an episode of KY Proud with Brigitte where she was making a Lentil and Sweet…
I have a friend who loves dollhouses. Not just the toys that little girls play with, but real miniature masterpieces. In fact, she opened the Great American Dollhouse Museum in Danville, KY a few years ago. That place is a dollhouse lovers dream! My daughter is old enough to start creating her own real miniature…
The whole idea of a mail order bride is something that seems far fetched in 2013. My daughter asked me about the book I was reading, so I gave her the synopsis of A Bride for Keeps. Farmer needs a wife and gets jilted and passed over four times. The fifth time Everitt Cline ends…
When Faith Carraday’s highly successful husband Luke is arrested for doing some illegal business deals, her life comes to a screeching halt. She has become used to the high society life in New York City, but now she has nothing left. So she heads home to North Carolina to try to pick up the pieces…
This week we headed out to explore some new hiking trails in Central Kentucky. We spent some time at the Jim Beam Nature Preserve and then hiked the trails at the Dupree Nature Preserve. Whether you live in Central Kentucky or in Western Minnesota, getting out and enjoying nature is always a great way to…
It’s Christmastime in Amish Country, and Chloe Humphrey has begun settling into her life in Appleseed Creek excited to see where her new relationship with Timothy Troyer will lead. Unfortunately it leads to murder when the couple discovers the body of Amish teenager Katie Lambright while on their first date. An Amish genre book that…
This past weekend, my husband and I went on our first city food tour. We received 2 tickets for the Knoxville Food Tour from Experience Days. This was a 2 hour walking tour of several restaurants and food vendors in downtown Old City Knoxville. We got to experience several brand new to us local restaurants…
I admit that I have a tendency to get in a rut when it comes to supper meals. It’s way too easy to end up serving my family the same rotation of 4-5 meals. That’s why I love eMeals – an email service that sends me 7 new dinner recipes each week. I don’t have…
A seamstress with an aging mother; a doctor with a hidden past, a socialite with a jealous streak and a gentleman from the aristocracy – These are the characters of a love story with as many twists and unexpected relationship issues. An Honest Heart is a relaxing story that moves forward in a gentle motion….