Summing up summer
Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb writes of crickets and katydids, gerbils and kittens, and a brand new clothes line.
Feeling Fall
Sun warmth makes a welcome friend in spring, highly acceptable after the dreary chill of winter months. Sun warmth becomes a dear prize in...
Celebrate Ice Cream
More ice cream is consumed in the U.S. per person than in any other country in the world. The love of ice cream among...
True confessions: I wish I had a bunny.
Though we have a cat and a hamster, I find myself bunniless this Easter, and I wish I had a pet rabbit, again. I'm...
Start the Year Health-Smart
Several nights during our busy holidays, Kathie popped a frozen, self-rising pizza in the oven and we called it supper. We tried to balance...
Squaring Away the Holiday
A summer buffet would not be considered a true hoedown without dancing. Just what is a "hoedown"? Webster dictionary says, "hoedown (ho'doun') noun
1. a...
‘Water, water everywhere … [not] any drop to drink.’
My feet splashed through the couple inches of water that covered our basement concrete. Where should I start to clean up? The narrow path through the stuff piled everywhere overwhelmed me.
Round the cemetery
Home Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb writes about Memorial Day and visiting the cemeteries where her family's families are buried.
15, 16, Maids In The Kitchen
Home Living columnist Laurie Mariatt Steeb writes about the problems and rewards of cooking with the kids.
Duncan’s Story Part II
I'll continue the account of the dog the size of a small deer that strayed onto my brother's place. It stayed through the following...
