Credit Carol Murphy

Our real estate market has been through some changes – highs and lows – in the past couple of years, and the media often has one version of the story and when you speak to your neighbors,...

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It seems the major news networks can’t let a week go by without bringing up how low the interest rates are. “Interest rates are at 40 year lows!” “Interest rates for buying a home are low...

Credit Patch

A few weeks ago, I found a brightly colored flier in my mailbox.  This is nothing remarkable.  I thought it was either the Chinese restaurant about a mile up the road delivering their men...

Credit Allison Urbanek

Normally I am an optimist, always looking for the good in people. But, can I just vent for a moment? I know that most of my blogs have been a very positive approach to home repairs, but l...

Credit Great American Rain Barrel Company

As a child, my grandmother taught me to always stop and pick up trash left on the sidewalk. She stressed how important it is to recycle and reuse anything you possibly can. I pride myself...