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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 up that “for sale” sign. Keyword: strategic. Not all updates lead to a return on your investment (ROI) ...

Part 1…..Increase the Value of your Home to Sell! Home improvement statisticsHomeowners spent an average of $10,341 on home improvements in 2021, a 25 percent increase from 2020, according to a recent report by Angi.Homeowners who completed work did an average of 3.7 projects, with an average cos...

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 be cold.  No fear they would put 4 to 5 quilts on top of you and you could not move all night.  Quilts that my grandmother...

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 to be the infamous author of countless cherished nursery rhymes: Mother Goose. Visitors ...

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 GOOSE! You heard me the woman of the hour herself who was brought to you when you were a child! In the tradition of grea...

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 Carolina.  So I was raised on Southern and county food.  I would like to share with you a few STRANGE ALL TIME FAVORITES OF...

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 a hat pin collection to go along with it.  Thank goodness the pins do not take up much space!...

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 an antiquing is I try on any hat I see.  Then I take a selfie or have whoever is unfortunate to be with me take pictures.  This is my r...

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 our meal table whether it was breakfast, lunch or dinner.  There was never any leftovers...

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 been an obsession of his since he was a child.  His mother use to have to hide them from him as he would eat the whole box in o...