A DAY IN THE LIFE...

For me, it seems the back half of this year has whizzed right past. Maybe it's because the retail stores started going full Christmas display in early October.There are no delays or cancelations on the Time AirlinesSo, here we are, it's 1 November and only 3 weeks until Thanksgiving Day and rough...

Today is the day. October 31st All Hallows' Eve now known as Halloween. The little kids will be out in force tonight.   Here in Georgetown TRICK or TREATING will begin at 5:00 p.m. and end at 7:00 p.m. AND the weather people have predicted sunny and low 40s dipping into the 30s. SO bundle the lit...

This coming Tuesday, 31 October. is All Hallows' Eve commonly referred to as Halloween, these days. In my research, I discovered the Irish immigrants, of the 19th century (1801 - 1900), brought the traditional celebration of All Hallows' Eve with them during their migration to the USA. An interes...

We've been enjoying incredible weather this last full week of October. It's been sunny and warm during the days, in the low to high 70-degree F ranges. The trees are beginning to shed their leaves AND I have not seen this many pine cones in years. I've raked them up 3 times! Autumn folklore menti...

We are so close to Halloween which, is on Tuesday 31 October 5:00 - 7:30 here in Georgetown, MA. People are decorating, there have already been a couple of Trick or Trunk events in our own town and surrounding towns. These events came around to ensure the children are safe during Halloween since ...

So, you're looking to buy a piece of the American Dream, owning a home. There are a couple of very important first steps you should do.1. Find a professional Realtor® to partner with. They will be able to guide you through the entire process. This is valuable.2. Work with your local mortgage lend...

This weekend the State and County Fairs start in New England. As we live so close to Maine & New Hampshire will partake in the Fryeburg Fair, the Deer Field Fair, and the Topsfield Fair.Deerfield, New Hampshire is the host of the Deerfield Fair which began in 1877 and is 146 years old.Fryeburg, M...

... falls on Saturday, September 23rd at 2:50 a.m. EDT in the Northern Hemisphere.  On this day we will have equal amounts of daylight and darkness. Then we begin to have less daylight each day and more darkness until the Winter Solstice in December when we begin gaining more daylight each day.Fa...

Inflation is a negative economic word, in my book. We are all aware of the effects of inflation. In 1968 I could buy a gallon of gas for 25.9 cents/gal.  In 2023 I'm paying around $3.55/gal at my favorite gas fillup. (numbers vary based on locale) Hmmm...$5.18 for 20 gallons vs. today's $61.00 fo...

22 years ago it was a peaceful morning. We had the plumbers over to replace our heating system. I had coffee brewing and THEN everything changed. AN aircraft had flown into one of the World Trade Center towers. "How could that happen?" At first, people thought it must have been a small personal a...