Years ago, Irene was obsessed with magazines. She had stacks and stacks in the living room, basement, on the kitchen table – everywhere. She loved perusing the pages and tearing out her favourite recipes, hints and tricks, gardening ideas, decorating... Continue reading →

This isn’t a post that deals with paper “clutter” (magazines, sentimental greeting cards, recipes, notes, etc.) That’s a whole ‘nuther story…We’ll post that some other time. This is about record-keeping: what records to keep and how long to keep ‘em. So, if... Continue reading →

The house in Michigan has 14 closets. 14 LARGE closets…. I can put a twin bed and dresser in one, have kitchen tables or hutches set up in some of the others. It has a full, very large basement, 2... Continue reading →