Pyrrhotite: The Scariest Word in Real Estate Right Now
Sometimes the stars align. In this case, the subject matter is not a positive one–it is about crumbling foundations. However, ...
Snowbound Club: My Childhood Memories and a Published History
I dropped everything and started reading when I saw someone share a 2013 history of the Snowbound Club in Winchendon, ...
Holy Electric Bill!
About 30 minutes after I got my most recent electric bill from the Princeton Municipal Light Department, I saw two ...
What’s for Dinner? It’s Decided a Lot Differently Now Than When I Was a Kid
What’s for dinner? It’s decided a lot differently now than when I was a kid. When I was growing up ...
Hunters and Gatherers, and What Was Her Name Again?
I’ll laugh at it, but this is Jay’s story. There is a satirical website on the Internet called The Babylon ...
Heart & Hand Embroidery: the Cutest Custom Embroidery
My son recently bought me a winter beanie hat from his college. I loved the thought, but I really wish ...
A Lifetime of Clutter: The Paper Pile Problem
Paper clutter is, in my experience, the sneakiest kind of clutter. Clothes, you can see. Dishes pile up and you ...
5+ Stars for Higgins Energy Alternatives in Barre
We bought our last wood stove in 2008 — conveniently right before the great ice storm hit, when we were ...
Cool, Local Adult Learning Opportunities
One of the best decisions I’ve ever made was to take a class at Assabet Valley Regional Technical/Vocational School, in their Assabet ...
Join Me at the Wachusett Garden Club
If you’ve been saying you want to meet more people, or pick up a hobby, maybe the Wachusett Garden Club ...
All My Resource Stories: Your Complete Guide to Central Massachusetts, through March 2026
I was just thinking–I wonder how many Resource Stories I’ve put together since starting my newsletter in 2023. I think ...
A Lifetime of Clutter: Not Doing This to my Kids!
I’ve seen too many adult kids– –who are now in their 50s, 60s and 70s, stuck with the daunting and ...