By Bill Primavera Ah, the ways of nature and how we roll with them on our properties can be challenging indeed. Recently, I read an article online warning of nine plants we should never have on … [Read more...]
Best Ways to Avoid Accidents in the Yard and Garden
By Bill Primavera Something really dramatic happened to me a few summers ago that could have resulted in a front-page headline announcing, “Home Guru Crushed in Freak Accident in Pool.” The … [Read more...]
Steps on How to Attract Neighbors Who ‘Tweet’
By Bill Primavera While our POTUS has given new significance to the practice of tweeting, this column deals with another source: those who chirp and have wings to fly. Between a childhood in … [Read more...]
The Most Practical Room in the House – the Kitchen Pantry
By Bill Primavera As I opened the door to my condo’s kitchen pantry to grab a quick snack, it occurred to me that I’ve lived in homes and apartments that didn’t feature a pantry and wondered how I … [Read more...]
Whether to Dust or to Leave it Where it Lies
By Bill Primavera If we are made from dust and shall return to dust, does that give us a pass to live with the stuff? While dust is inevitable, it horrifies some of us, as though its presence on … [Read more...]
Home Guru: Tips to Protect Your Home While on Vacation
By Bill Primavera Many people are planning now for summer vacation travel. Not surprisingly, the Insurance Information Institute reports that the majority of home burglaries occur in July and … [Read more...]
Exploring How the Living Room Has Evolved Over Time
By Bill Primavera After having written 538 columns, I sometimes think I have exhausted every topic about homes to be explored. I was feeling that way this week when, just the morning of my … [Read more...]
Ways to Avoid the Sale of a House Going to the Dogs
By Bill Primavera My wife Margaret is a practically perfect woman with only one discernable flaw: she dislikes dogs. Hence, I have lived a happy marriage with only that one major difference … [Read more...]
Considering the Space Between Your Head and the Ceiling
By Bill Primavera Many years ago, when my wife and I discovered our dream home in the country, we were delighted that we could figure out a way to turn a one-and-a-half-story saltbox wing with all … [Read more...]
The Story of That Mirror, Mirror That’s on the Wall
By Bill Primavera Normally when I look into a mirror, mostly when I’m shaving, I don’t have my nearsightedness corrected with glasses. But just the other day I happened to look into my magnifying … [Read more...]
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