“That house was…a perfect house, whether you like food or sleep or story-telling or singing, or just sitting and thinking best, or a pleasant mixture of them all. Merely to be there was a cure for weariness, fear, and sadness.”

— J.R.R. Tolkien

Latest Posts


  • Our Historic Home

    A couple of years ago, our family purchased this 1920 historic craftsman bungalow in small town Missouri. Our family spends a large portion of time in south Florida for my husband’s job, but we consider our actual HOME base to… Continue reading

    Our Historic Home
  • The Beauty of Home

    I must confess that I am a homebody. If you told me that I could only leave the “old homeplace” one time a year for a few hours, I would probably be just fine with that. I am not a… Continue reading

    The Beauty of Home