A DAY IN THE LIFE...

...Leprechaun traps, that is.  The tradition of leprechaun trapping is similar to the modern US tradition of leaving cookies out for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. Be looking out for those pesky Leprechauns. If you catch one, you'll get his pot of gold. Are you Orange or Green? My father, being En...

March 8th is International Women's Day. I didn't know there was an official day. There's an old saying: "The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world." When Pam was away for 1 month, I learned just how much she accomplishes daily. I have to admit, maybe I kinda, sorta took her for granted, a li...

Meteorological Spring has arrived, for meteorologists and climatologists, that is. For the rest of us, we patiently await the warmer weather. Here in Northeastern coastal Massachusetts, the March weather varies. One day it's wintery, the next day could be 50° or 60° degrees F, then followed by sn...

I was doing some research on the origins of Valentine's Day. Naturally, there are different claimants...lol Back in the day, during the Roman Empire, there was a mid-February festival named Lupercalia associated with matchmaking and fertility rituals. Makes sense. Then there's Saint Valentine. Th...

I was writing this for the Anniversary of the torpedo attack on the United States Army Transport (USAT) Dorchester that happened on 3 February 1943 on their way to the British Isles and just off the coast of Greenland. In memory of that day, each year the American Legion pays tribute to these men...

In the You Can't Make This Stuff Up Catagory:You've most likely heard, BUT in case you haven't...The animal rights group, known as, PETA, once again, has a problem with the folks from Goobler's Knob, PA. They say Punxsutawney Phil, the famous weather-predicting groundhog, is being exploited! I'm ...

Are you making plans to place your home on the active Real Estate Market in 2025? If so, are you also planning on hiring a professional Realtor® to assist and guide you through the process? If Not, why? The article below provides some advantages of hiring a professional Realtor® and why your coun...

...enter the active Real Estate market and buy a new home for you or you and family? The following article will assist you in your initial planning. ALWAYS contact your local Real Estate Professional before you go looking at properties.New Year, New Home: How To Make It Happen in 2025 This is the...

The other day I ran into someone I hadn't seen in a while. I knew they had placed their multifamily home on the market 6 months ago. Naturally, I asked how the process was going. It was shared that they had 1 offer (after they adjusted the listing price) but the transaction fell through due to ho...

Today, 1 January 2025, is a blank slate and we can choose what to create on that slate. It's a new day and a new year. My hope is that we will ALL create a blessed year for others. The rest will take care of itself..I hope it is the best year of our lives. You know, that was the name of a 1946 mo...