diff --git a/src/html/api.rs b/src/html/api.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index ca502f8..0000000
--- a/src/html/api.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-use super::blog::get_articles_as_links_list;
-use crate::{
-    database::{link::{Link, LinkType}, PsqlData},
-    html::AppState,
-};
-use axum::{response::IntoResponse, routing::get, Extension, Router};
-use sqlx::PgPool;
-use std::error::Error;
-use rand::{seq::SliceRandom, thread_rng};
-
-pub fn get_router() -> Router {
-    Router::new()
-        .route("/articles", get(blogs))
-        .route("/recentarticles", get(recent_blogs))
-        .route("/blogrolllinks", get(blogroll_links))
-        .route("/articlelinks", get(article_links))
-}
-
-async fn blogs(state: Extension<AppState>) -> impl IntoResponse {
-    let db_pool = &state.db;
-    let article_list: Vec<String> = get_articles_as_links_list(db_pool)
-        .await
-        .expect("couldn't get articles");
-
-    article_list.join("\n")
-}
-
-async fn recent_blogs(state: Extension<AppState>) -> impl IntoResponse {
-    let db_pool = &state.db;
-    let article_list: Vec<String> = get_articles_as_links_list(db_pool)
-        .await
-        .expect("couldn't get articles");
-
-    let (article_head, _) = article_list.split_at(5);
-
-    article_head.join("\n")
-}
-
-async fn blogroll_links(state: Extension<AppState>) -> impl IntoResponse {
-    let db_pool = &state.db;
-    let blogroll_list: Vec<String> = get_links_as_list(db_pool, LinkType::BLOG)
-        .await
-        .expect("couldn't get blogroll links");
-
-    blogroll_list.join("\n<hr>\n")
-}
-
-async fn article_links(state: Extension<AppState>) -> impl IntoResponse {
-    let db_pool = &state.db;
-    let blogroll_list: Vec<String> = get_links_as_list(db_pool, LinkType::ARTICLE)
-        .await
-        .expect("couldn't get blogroll links");
-
-    blogroll_list.join("\n<hr>\n")
-}
-
-pub async fn get_links_as_list(pool: &PgPool, link_type: LinkType) -> Result<Vec<String>, Box<dyn Error>> {
-    let mut links: Vec<Link> = match Link::read_all(pool).await {
-        Ok(a) => a.iter().map(|x| *x.clone()).collect(),
-        Err(_) => Vec::new(),
-    };
-    
-    let mut rng = thread_rng();
-    links.shuffle(&mut rng);
-
-    let list: Vec<String> = links
-        .iter()
-        .filter(|link| link.link_type == link_type)
-        .map(|link| {
-            let title: String = match &link.title {
-                Some(t) => t.to_string(),
-                None => link.url.clone(),
-            };
-            format!(
-                "<li><a href=\"{}\">{}</a>:<br>{}</li>",
-                link.url, 
-                title, 
-                match &link.description {
-                    Some(d) => d,
-                    None => "",
-                }
-            )
-        })
-        .collect();
-    Ok(list)
-}
diff --git a/src/html/blog.rs b/src/html/blog.rs
index 86a4ac5..5bc8f3c 100644
--- a/src/html/blog.rs
+++ b/src/html/blog.rs
@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@ use axum::{
 use sqlx::PgPool;
 use std::{collections::HashMap, error::Error};
 
-use super::{
-    templates::{ArticleTemplate, BlogFooterTemplate, BlogTemplate, HtmlTemplate},
-    AppState,
-};
+use super::templates::{ArticleTemplate, BlogFooterTemplate, BlogTemplate, HtmlTemplate};
 
 pub fn get_router() -> Router {
     Router::new()
@@ -19,23 +16,22 @@ pub fn get_router() -> Router {
         .route("/:article", get(article))
 }
 
-async fn blog(state: Extension<AppState>) -> impl IntoResponse {
+async fn blog(Extension(pool): Extension<PgPool>) -> impl IntoResponse {
     let blog_page = BlogTemplate {
-        articles: match get_articles_date_sorted(&state.db).await {
+        articles: match get_articles_date_sorted(&pool).await {
             Ok(list) => list,
             Err(_) => Vec::new(),
-        }
+        },
     };
     HtmlTemplate(blog_page)
 }
 
 async fn article(
-    state: Extension<AppState>,
+    Extension(pool): Extension<PgPool>,
     Path(params): Path<HashMap<String, String>>,
 ) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, StatusCode> {
-    let db_pool = &state.db;
     let article_id: &String = params.get("article").unwrap();
-    let article: Article = match Article::read_by_reference(db_pool, article_id).await {
+    let article: Article = match Article::read_by_reference(&pool, article_id).await {
         Ok(a) => *a,
         Err(_) => return Err(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND),
     };
diff --git a/src/html/mod.rs b/src/html/mod.rs
index 34f86ef..8a1d45c 100644
--- a/src/html/mod.rs
+++ b/src/html/mod.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
-use sqlx::PgPool;
-
 pub mod blog;
 pub mod garden;
 pub mod root;
 pub mod templates;
 
-#[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct AppState {
-    pub db: PgPool,
-}
diff --git a/src/html/projects.rs b/src/html/projects.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index afe9f68..0000000
--- a/src/html/projects.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-use achubb_database::data::{project::Project, PsqlData};
-use askama::Template;
-use axum::extract::{Extension, Path};
-use axum::http::StatusCode;
-use axum::response::IntoResponse;
-use axum::{routing::get, Router};
-use sqlx::PgPool;
-use std::{collections::HashMap, error::Error};
-
-use super::{root::AppState, ArticleTemplate, HtmlTemplate};
-
-pub fn get_router() -> Router {
-    Router::new()
-        .route("/", get(projects))
-        .route("/:project", get(project))
-}
-
-pub async fn projects(state: Extension<AppState>) -> impl IntoResponse {
-    let db_pool = &state.db;
-    let list: Vec<String> = get_projects_as_links_list(db_pool)
-        .await
-        .expect("couldn't get projects");
-    let template = ProjectsTemplate {
-        project_list: list.join("\n"),
-    };
-    HtmlTemplate(template)
-}
-
-#[derive(Template)]
-#[template(path = "projects.html")]
-struct ProjectsTemplate {
-    project_list: String,
-}
-
-async fn project(
-    state: Extension<AppState>,
-    Path(params): Path<HashMap<String, String>>,
-) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, StatusCode> {
-    let db_pool = &state.db;
-    let project_id: &String = params.get("project").unwrap();
-    let project: Project = match Project::read_by_reference(db_pool, project_id).await {
-        Ok(a) => *a,
-        Err(_) => return Err(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND),
-    };
-    let footer: &str = "<a href=\"/projects\">Back to Projects</a>";
-    let template = ArticleTemplate {
-        content: project
-            .content
-            .expect("Should have had content if it got this far"),
-        footer: footer.to_string(),
-    };
-    Ok(HtmlTemplate(template))
-}
-
-pub async fn get_projects_as_links_list(pool: &PgPool) -> Result<Vec<String>, Box<dyn Error>> {
-    let mut projects: Vec<Project> = match Project::read_all(pool).await {
-        Ok(a) => a.iter().map(|x| *x.clone()).collect(),
-        Err(_) => Vec::new(),
-    };
-
-    projects.sort_by(|a, b| b.date.cmp(&a.date));
-
-    let list: Vec<String> = projects
-        .iter()
-        .map(|project| {
-            if project.blog {
-                format!(
-                    "<li><a href=\"/blog/{}\">{}</a></li>",
-                    project.reference, project.title
-                )
-            } else {
-                format!(
-                    "<li><a href=\"/projects/{}\">{}</a></li>",
-                    project.reference, project.title
-                )
-            }
-        })
-        .collect();
-    Ok(list)
-}
diff --git a/src/html/root.rs b/src/html/root.rs
index cc6c784..5159d61 100644
--- a/src/html/root.rs
+++ b/src/html/root.rs
@@ -14,16 +14,16 @@ use crate::database::{
 };
 
 use super::{
-    blog, garden,
+    blog::{self, get_articles_date_sorted},
+    garden,
     templates::{
-        AboutTemplate, AiTemplate, BlogrollTemplate, ContactTemplate, GiftsTemplate, HomeTemplate, HtmlTemplate, InterestsTemplate, LinksPageTemplate, NowTemplate, UsesTemplate
+        AboutTemplate, AiTemplate, BlogrollTemplate, ContactTemplate, GiftsTemplate, HomeTemplate,
+        HtmlTemplate, InterestsTemplate, LinksPageTemplate, NowTemplate, UsesTemplate,
     },
-    AppState,
 };
 
 pub fn get_router(pool: PgPool) -> Router {
     let assets_path = std::env::current_dir().unwrap();
-    let state = AppState { db: pool };
     Router::new()
         .nest("/blog", blog::get_router())
         .nest("/garden", garden::get_router())
@@ -45,11 +45,15 @@ pub fn get_router(pool: PgPool) -> Router {
             "/robots.txt",
             get(|| async { Redirect::permanent("/assets/robots.txt") }),
         )
-        .layer(Extension(state))
+        .layer(Extension(pool))
 }
 
-async fn home() -> impl IntoResponse {
-    HtmlTemplate(HomeTemplate {})
+async fn home(Extension(pool): Extension<PgPool>) -> impl IntoResponse {
+    let mut articles = get_articles_date_sorted(&pool).await.unwrap();
+    articles.truncate(5);
+    HtmlTemplate(HomeTemplate {
+        recent_articles: articles,
+    })
 }
 
 async fn now() -> impl IntoResponse {
@@ -80,9 +84,9 @@ async fn gifts() -> impl IntoResponse {
     HtmlTemplate(GiftsTemplate {})
 }
 
-async fn blogroll(state: Extension<AppState>) -> impl IntoResponse {
+async fn blogroll(Extension(pool): Extension<PgPool>) -> impl IntoResponse {
     let blogroll_page = BlogrollTemplate {
-        blogs: match get_links_as_list(&state.db, LinkType::BLOG).await {
+        blogs: match get_links_as_list(&pool, LinkType::BLOG).await {
             Ok(list) => list,
             Err(_) => Vec::new(),
         },
@@ -90,9 +94,9 @@ async fn blogroll(state: Extension<AppState>) -> impl IntoResponse {
     HtmlTemplate(blogroll_page)
 }
 
-async fn links(state: Extension<AppState>) -> impl IntoResponse {
+async fn links(Extension(pool): Extension<PgPool>) -> impl IntoResponse {
     let links_page = LinksPageTemplate {
-        articles: match get_links_as_list(&state.db, LinkType::ARTICLE).await {
+        articles: match get_links_as_list(&pool, LinkType::ARTICLE).await {
             Ok(list) => list,
             Err(_) => Vec::new(),
         },
diff --git a/src/html/templates.rs b/src/html/templates.rs
index e61ffbd..46f5012 100644
--- a/src/html/templates.rs
+++ b/src/html/templates.rs
@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ pub struct InterestsTemplate {}
 
 #[derive(Template)]
 #[template(path = "home.html")]
-pub struct HomeTemplate {}
+pub struct HomeTemplate {
+    pub recent_articles: Vec<Article>,
+}
 
 #[derive(Template)]
 #[template(path = "about.html")]
diff --git a/templates/home.html b/templates/home.html
index 8e31218..5936be1 100644
--- a/templates/home.html
+++ b/templates/home.html
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@
         Chronological <a href="blog">stuff</a> that I have written.
         Not adding to this as much with the focus more on the garden but if something is timely then will still be added as a blog post.
     </p>
+    <h3>Most Recent Posts</h3>
+
+    <ul class="no-bul">
+        {% for article in recent_articles %}
+            <li><a href="/blog/{{article.reference}}">{{article.title}}</a></li>
+        {% endfor %}
+    </ul>
 </section><br>
 
 <section id="interests">
@@ -81,6 +88,7 @@
         How <a href="/ai">AI</a> is (or more accurately is not) used in this site and my work in general,
         and why.
     </p>
+</section><br>
 
 <section id="contact">
     <h2>Contact Me</h2>