TODAY’S PORCH THOUGHT
The coffee tastes better when you drink it slow enough to actually taste it. Most hurrying isn’t getting us anywhere worth rushing to.

🌿 Today Around the House🌿

See what's happening around Home today.

A cozy restaurant table setting featuring two glasses of iced tea, a journal titled 'Where Do We Draw the Tip Line?' with handwritten questions about tipping, and a checkbook with a note. The ambiance is warm and inviting, with flowers and rustic decor.

From the Front Porch

Tipping the Line

Troy and I eat out about once a week, and somewhere between the appetizer and the check I started wondering: where do we draw the tip line? Pull up a chair and tell me.

🌿 Pull Up a Chair →

Coffee's On

Someone saved you a seat.

Clara and Hazel have settled in with coffee and conversation. Pull up a chair and stay awhile.

🌿Join Us →
Coffee with Clara conversation featuring Clara Whitfield sharing coffee on the porch.

Something Good Is Always Cooking

There's always something warm
coming out of Mabel's Kitchen

🌿Head to the Kitchen →

🌿The House Is Still Growing🌿

Home is never truly finished. There are always new rooms waiting just beyond the hallway.

The Map Room

Explore the places where our stories live and the roads that connect them.

The Map Room, an interactive guide to the places, residents and stories throughout Necia Oliver’s fictional world.
🌿Explore the Map Room →

Beyond the Porch

Travel journals, Kentucky treasures & places worth wandering.

Beyond the Porch, travel stories and destinations explored through the residents of Necia Oliver’s fictional world.
🌿Wander Away →

The Garden

Bees, flowers, herbs and quiet mornings

The Garden, a peaceful space for bees, flowers, herbs and seasonal gardening throughout Necia Oliver’s fictional world.

🌿 The gate opens soon.🌿

Reading Room

Books, recommendations and stories shared

The Reading Room, a welcoming space for book recommendations, reading conversations and stories shared by readers in Necia Oliver’s community.
🌿 Enter the Reading Room →