My Teen Years in Puerto Rico: Second in a Series of Jay’s Memoirs
After a very inauspicious start into the world of being missionaries (see the previous story: Even in 1962, It’s a Miracle ...
Even in 1962, it’s a Miracle that Jay’s Parents didn’t end up Divorced
My father was a minister in Litchfield, CT when I was very young. Our family moved to Puerto Rico after ...
Observations on Grocery Shopping: Market Basket and Vincent’s Country Store
What do Market Basket (an 88 store chain of supermarkets across New England, with 25,000 employees) and Vincent’s Country Store ...
Considering a move? You need my Moving Guide!
I recently met with a couple who is considering a move South. I happen to have a close connection with ...
The Neighborhoods We Grew Up In: RIP Pete Duprey
I drove through Baldwinville on my way to a listing appointment in Winchendon last week. I was hit with memory upon ...
Should have Trusted My Gut on that Car Salesman and his contract
Story Introduction: After the crash, and while going through the insurance claim process, we encountered a big problem with the maintenance ...
I couldn’t hate our Dishwasher more, finally gave up…
Has anyone but us noticed that a lot of things, such as major appliances, don’t work well or last like they ...
Failed Title 5 Septic? A little bit of good news!
In October 2023, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts passed revisions to the state tax code to make Massachusetts more competitive with other states, ...
Candy Stores in Central Mass and beyond
When I was kid, growing up in the Back Bay section of Baldwinville, there were two candy stores in our ...
Crazy Flooding in Princeton and Beyond
We monitor the weather fairly closely at our house, because among other things (no central A/C but lots of skylights ...
The New Central Massachusetts Veterans Treatment Court, and our connection to it
We recently attended the grand opening of the new Central Massachusetts Veterans Treatment Court, held at the Gardner District Courthouse. Invited ...
Tiny Houses: Our Tour of one in Central Mass
Tiny houses are a hot topic these days for a few reasons, cost being the main one, along with the ...