How To Host a Purr-fect Birthday Party for your Cat!
Do celebrate your cat’s milestones? Today we’re sharing fun ways to host a purr-fect birthday party for your cat, that’s sure to be a paw-some time! I once saw a meme that said “I’m sorry I can’t come to your wedding – it’s my cat’s birthday and I’m having a party.” I giggled a little […]
How to Make Your Home Pet-Proof for Pet Lovers
Our four-legged companions bring joy, companionship, and sometimes mischief into our homes. However, in order to maintain order within our houses while creating an atmosphere conducive to keeping them comfortable and happy is important. Whether you love cats or dogs alike this blog will offers tips and tricks to make your space pet-friendly without losing […]
How To Help Your Kids Protect Their Tech
Back when I was in school, the teachers would hand out all the books on the first day of class. We’d carry them all home in overloaded backpacks and spend the evening covering them in brown paper bags, which would become doodle space when bored in class throughout the year. Today, many schools don’t even […]
6 Most Common Fall Gardening Mistakes to Avoid
It’s back-to-school time already and fall is just around the corner. I can already see the leaves turning in Kentucky. Time to start prepping your fall gardening! For most of us in the US, fall represents a time during which our gardens wind down and prepare to enter dormancy. Some plants die out altogether while […]
Farmer’s Market Recipe – Peach Cobbler Kolaczki
Every time I visit a farmer’s market, I have a habit of bringing a lot more home than I intend to. Not such a bad thing, but it does leave me often trying to sort out exactly what to do with all the farm fresh goodness. During my stay in Woodstock, Georgia, I discovered so […]
12 Essential Garden Tools Every Gardener Needs
If you are an inexperienced gardener, you may find yourself overwhelmed by the sheer number of garden tools available for purchase. What exactly do you need? Likewise, for experienced gardeners, the temptation to purchase fancy or expensive equipment can be overwhelming. Do you really need to update what’s already in your shed? The garden retail […]
What Should You Do With All Your Fall Leaves?
Leaves on the trees in fall look stunning. But, it’s a different story when fall leaves are covering your lawn and sidewalk. All of nature’s autumn beauty leads to one of the last major chores of the gardening year: raking leaves. Figuring out what to do with fallen leaves when you have raked them is […]
How To Keep Your Travel Documents Safe
When traveling, especially when traveling internationally, having your travel documents is essential. Luckily, it’s easy to keep them safe if you follow some simple guidelines. Despite the proclivity of humans to lose the one thing they need at the worst time imaginable, it is possible to keep your documents safe. Currently vaccine information is becoming […]
11 Must-Pack Items For A Cruise
It’s no secret – I love a great cruise! There’s something about having the whole moving hotel/ amusement park/casino/nightclub in the same place that just appeals to me. It’s like every vacation you ever wanted to have rolled up into one. You can party your heart out, relax, or both. The great thing about cruises […]
6 Ways To Avoid Travel Fatigue
Whether done at home or abroad travel is stressful. The debilitating effects of travel fatigue afflicts travelers of all ages, but you can avoid it by preparing for it ahead of time. Use these steps to avoid travel fatigue and reduce stress levels to ensure a truly joyful vacation experience! Organize Early To avoid any […]
5 TED Talks on Aging That Will Inspire You
Losing my sense of purpose is one of the unexpected things that started happening to me after my youngest son got his driver’s license. I had to begin facing the reality that I was no longer a “mom” in the nurturing, traditional sense of the word that I’d known for thirty years of my life. […]
Rural Mom Recipe: Lemon Bars
Just because lemon bars are super yummy and a great treat for the end of summer, I’m sharing my tried and true Lemon Bar recipe! Enjoy! Lemon Bars Ingredients: 2 sticks of unsalted butter 2 cups of flour 3/4 cup of confectioner sugar 4 eggs (beaten) 2 cups of sugar 1/4 cup of lemon juice […]