Finding Your Way Home

Late fall or early winter is the time most of us begin to crank up our heat, hoping to get toasty right away. But if you have a boiler or furnace, that heat could not be working come the chilly part of the year. That’s why it’s important not to wait until the last minute to service your heating system.

When planning to leave your home for vacation, there's a lot to think about: finding someone to feed the cats, holding your mail at the post office, packing your bags, and more. But how about lowering your electric bills when you're out of town?  The following 5 tips courtesy of Duke Energy can help shave dollars off your bill. Keep in mind that savings will vary depending on the length of your trip, your home size, your home's insulation and your  heating system.

In the squash world, pumpkins tend to steal the limelight. From decorating to drinking, there’s not a fall day that goes by without the mention of a pumpkin-spiced something. But, in actuality, there are multiple other flavorful winter squash varieties that can brighten up even the coldest of winter days.

The holidays are a hectic time for traveling, and any homeowner might be understandably uneasy about leaving his or her home unattended during the busiest time of the year. Prepare your home the right way with these tips for when you’re far away.

  What a Great Day it is, to spot one of our neighborhood Bald Eagles riding the thermals over Roamingwood Lake in The Hideout.  I haven't corresponded with the Game Commission lately regarding the approximate number of nesting pairs in the Lake Region.....but I'm guessing, due to the increased occasion of sightings....those numbers are multiplying nicely.  Such a magnificient bird.....To those of you who had to drive around my parked vehicle on Lakeview Drive while I enjoyed the aerial acrobati...

Well....it is in my Dreams....and those dreams will soon be coming true.  If the Woolly Caterpillar Myth is true.....we're going to have fresh powder all season long.  And of course, if Mother Nature happens to be a bit stubborn....we can make our own.  Shown here, is one of The Hideout's Snow Machines providing for a day of fun on the slopes.  It's not too early to start planning...wax those boards and skis...I'll see YOU  at the summit.

I don't know about you; but I'm tired.  Tired of waking up with frozen tears crusted to my cheeks; fog spewing from blue-tinged lips....the wife maintains the thermostat setting is fine.  Tired of headlines advertising what the market bears for a barrel of crude; I shouldn't really need to know that.  I'm tired of crouching behind curtained windows as the fuel truck beeps its way into my drive and vigorously sates my boiler's thirst.