DELAWARE EVENTSJuly 1Steamin' Days at Auburn Heights, a State Park in Yorklyn Delaware will give visitors a chance to climb into an antique steam auto or board one of the little trains circling the grounds. You can also tour the 1897 mansion which once belonged to the Marshall family, which owne
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06/29/2018
Not quite sure what to expect when I signed up for a hayride (other than coming home with hay in my shoes and car) on one of Chester County's Town Tours and Village Walks in Nantmeal Twp., PA last night.As I learned on the hayride, the Potts family were key to this area (i.e. nearby Pottstown). T
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06/29/2018
For many years, I have attended the Chinese Festival presented every June by the Chinese American Cultural Center in Hockessin, Delaware. I remember many years ago when the converted old North Star School which now houses the center did not have air conditioning and we sweltered in the late June
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06/23/2018
After returning last month from a trip that included Lower Bohemia in the Czech Republic, I found that many people were not even aware that there is a place that can be called Bohemian referring to a geographic area.Growing up in an area of Chicago that was full of immigrant families from Bohemi
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06/19/2018
Nothing like an afternoon walking through the gardens at Winterthur Museum and finding out how little you know about plants.For example--who knew an Osage Orange tree actually had orange looking bark?And take ferns--what is the weird growth at the end of this fern? I have similar ferns in my yard
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06/13/2018
Wander out of downtown Wilmington, Delaware on Maryland Avenue and you soon find yourself on East Newport Pike heading toward Christiana. Among the interesting shops is Willow Tree Antiques, tucked into a cozy cottage on the right side of the road.For 21 years, Sandra Messick has been gathering
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06/09/2018
If you buyers in Chester County, Pennsylvania thought new listings were going to drop into your lap without much effort on your part, you are WRONG. Looking at the figures for May, it is evident that you need a Realtor like Carolyn Roland, Your Older and Historic Homes Resource looking out for yo
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06/08/2018
This is red hot news for home safety for all of us! Thank you Jay for this information. Sent to you from Carolyn Roland, Your Older and Historic Homes Resource for Delaware and Southern Chester County, Pennsylvania. This is a head's up - beware the cheap LED light fixture! We have a 20 year old
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06/07/2018
It's great to live in Central Delaware, right? It's even better to hear that the Real Estate Market is doing better here than in your northern neighbors in New Castle County, isn't it? (photo home is a sold listing)The good news for buyers in Kent County is that new listings were up almost 9% in
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06/07/2018
The numbers are in for May, 2018 in the New Castle County, Delaware real estate market. Hey home sellers--it is safe to come out of hiding now! Yes, mortgage rates are climbing and now have reached 10 year highs. But if you are planning to make a move to a new location and waiting for the rates t
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06/06/2018
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