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By Bill Primavera

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The Problems Caused By Mice Entering the Home

May 30, 2023 Examiner Media

By Bill Primavera It’s not the most pleasant way to wake up, with a blood-curdling scream from my wife as she discovered that our trusty cat Mitsey had captured and killed a mouse and proudly deposited her victim on my

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Sweet Memories of Gardening and How You Can Improve the Experience

May 23, 2023 Examiner Media

By Bill Primavera Ah, that first breath of spring, even after a moderate winter, really revives the spirit, doesn’t it? And along with that feeling of near euphoria year after year always comes for me the anticipation of getting out

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Sometimes it’s Easy to Love Thy Neighbor…Sometimes it’s Not

May 16, 2023 Examiner Media

By Bill Primavera This morning I had a good laugh when I read about a woman who wrote a letter to the editor of her local paper complaining about the incivility, even the rudeness and hostility, of her neighbors when

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The Evolution of the Kitchen Pantry Through the Centuries

May 9, 2023 Examiner Media

By Bill Primavera After having written almost 750 articles about the home for this newspaper, I sometimes think I’ve exhausted my supply of topics about the home. But each week, as I go about my household chores and pleasures, I

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Choosing the Right Colors to Bump Up a House’s Sale Price

May 2, 2023 Examiner Media

By Bill Primavera It occurs to me as I sit within my off-white four walls that I’ve spent many, many years living in an off-white environment. That’s true both at home, especially when I’ve rented, and at work, where it

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Finding Ways to Live With Noise So it Doesn’t Consume Your Life

April 25, 2023 Examiner Media

By Bill Primavera Perhaps I’ve always been too sensitive to noise from neighbors. Sometimes the irritation has been minor, like a door slamming shut from an apartment across a hallway, when I have lived in apartments, and sometimes it’s been

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Where, Oh Where, Did St. Joseph Go?

April 18, 2023 Examiner Media

By Bill Primavera There was a time when the real estate industry always paid some kind of homage to St. Joseph in the sale or purchase of a property, but as a realtor and in a booming market I haven’t

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The Ins and Outs and All You Need to Know About the Doorknob

April 11, 2023 Examiner Media

By Bill Primavera Except for those dastardly swinging doors which I never liked and think are one of the world’s most dangerous inventions – I once was a waiter in a restaurant – every door needs something to grab on

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The All-Important Front Door as a Selling Point

April 4, 2023 Examiner Media

By Bill Primavera Having lived very happily at Trump Park for some years, I can think of only one drawback to living in a delightfully maintenance-free condo situation. Only one! We’re not allowed to paint our individual unit front doors,

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The Influence of Paint Color in Our Lives

March 28, 2023 Examiner Media

By Bill Primavera As a realtor, I am often asked about favored colors when staging a home for sale. I have some long-term experience in this realm. When I was about 16 and my bedroom needed a new paint job,

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