Massachusetts Crumbling Concrete Foundations Stakeholder Working Group Submits Final Report
This is a BIG deal! If you’ve been around me at all in the past couple years, you’ve heard me ...
Kelly’s Flower Brook Farm: Local Business Profile
When I worked with one of our sons to help him on his home purchase transaction in Westminster, there was ...
Holy Electric Bill!
About 30 minutes after I got my most recent electric bill from the Princeton Municipal Light Department, I saw two ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
What is Pyrrhotite and What’s Being Done About it in Massachusetts?
I’ve been following a major issue–crumbling concrete foundations in Massachusetts, for about a year now, and it’s very surprising to ...
Brookbound – A New Take on an Established Nursery in Westminster
I’ve been going to Brook Bound Nursery in Westminster since we moved in to town in 1997. Planting advice, houseplant ...
Home Decor and Antiques Consignment Shops in Central Mass
On the rare occasion that you might see me out shopping, it’s likely at one of the many home decor ...