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August 3, 2023

Part 2: On Increasing the Value of Your Home to Sell!

Part 2: On Increasing the Value of Your Home to Sell! Planning to sell your home soon? Not so fast, friend. Set yourself up for financial success by making a few strategic updates before putting...

July 27, 2023

Part 1…..Increase the Value of your Home to Sell!

Part 1…..Increase the Value of your Home to Sell! Home improvement statistics Homeowners spent an average of $10,341 on home improvements in 2021, a 25 percent increase from 2020, according to a recent report by...

July 20, 2023

A Quilt By Any Other Name: Patchwork Quilts

A Quilt By Any Other Name: Patchwork Quilts A trip to Grandmothers house when I was young I knew what to except in winter. Grandmother had a coal heater so a night it would...

July 13, 2023

These Boots are Made for Walking: Mother Goose

These Boots are Made for Walking: Mother Goose If you’ve ever visited the Old Granary Burying Ground in Boston, Massachusetts, you may have stumbled upon the tombstone of Mary Goose, a woman believed by some...

July 6, 2023

Let’s Walk on the Wild Side: Your Escort is Mother Goose!

Let’s Walk on the Wild Side: Your Escort is Mother Goose! Yes, let’s walk on the dark or maybe some gray side of literature. So may I introduce to you the one and only MOTHER...

June 29, 2023

Summertime and the Living is Easy: Summer Food in the South, is Unique!

Summertime and the Living is Easy: Summer Food in the South, is Unique! I guess as you have guessed it by now I am from Virginia. I have family all over the state of North...

June 22, 2023

The Hatpin: Deadliest Fashion Accessory In History!

The Hatpin: Deadliest Fashion Accessory In History! Let me start with you know from one of pervious Blogs I have a small antique hat collection. Well, one could simply not have a hat collection without...

June 15, 2023

You May Leave Your Hat On!

You May Leave Your Hat On! I have a secret obsession with HATS! Yes I have a small collection of antique hats, which I love! The first thing I do when I go to...

June 9, 2023

Green Is The Color of a Delicious Fried Green Tomato!

Green Is The Color of a Delicious Fried Green Tomato! My mother and both my grandmothers were obsessed with these delicious round crispy orbs of goodness. During tomato season you see Fried Green Tomatoes on...

June 2, 2023

John, Please, put that Pop Tart Back You Just Ate a Pack!

John, Please, put that Pop Tart Back You Just Ate a Pack! I have a 68 year old friend. He is obsessed with Pop Tarts. Yes, you read that correct Pop Tarts. This has...

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