Recent news in the Star and on KSHB news outlets indicate that Jackson county will review about 18,000 real estate valuations that seem questionable. Certain areas of town, including Hyde…

While catching up on this season’s Mad Men shows, I realized that I share the same upholstery fabric as Trudy Campbell (Pete Campbell’s wife for you Mad Men watchers). The…

Clockwise from top left, these pretty plants are parsley, oregano, kale, cilantro, broccoli, lettuce – all cool-weather crops. I am going to hold off planting warm weather crops for another…

In the interest of full disclosure, I have a condo for sale in this building right now; however, I honestly believe that the Sulgrave is the best place to live…

Moments prior to our last snowstorm, I ran outside and direct-seeded Icelandic Poppies and Larkspur into the garden. These hardy annuals prefer cold weather to germinate, so the covering of…

Kansas City has a few iconic properties that you immediately recognize, and the Nicol House in Crestwood is one of them. Designed as a family home in the mid 20th…

Perhaps the two feet of snow on the ground is prompting me to dream of greener days, but St. Patricks Day is just a couple of weeks away which means…

I don’t know about you, but I believe that the word “clutter” has bad connotations. If someone told me that my house was cluttered, or that I had clutter, or…

Sitting on my desk is a brand new set of unsharpened pencils and a vase full of dull pencils. Sadly, I have no sharpener. Well, I suppose I could scrounge…

I just returned from my annual trip to Naples, Florida, where I visit my family every January. To keep the trip fresh, we generally try to see something new each…