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Décor Can Serve as a Valuable Memory Book for Your House

August 1, 2022 Examiner Webmaster 329 Views 3 min read

By Bill Primavera There is a Chippendale-style settee in my living room which serves not only as a comfortable place to plop down, but also as a vivid reminder of the day I walked over to the old B. Altman’s

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Clear Skies
Clear Skies 

New Telescope Helps Us Imagine Another World Like Ours

July 26, 2022July 26, 2022 Examiner Media 508 Views 3 min read

By Scott Levine On July 11, NASA released the first photos from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which launched at the end of last year and now studies the universe from a point in space about a million miles

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Grapevine
Grapevine 

Our Family Adventure in Tuscany, Part One: My Wine Epiphany

July 26, 2022 Nick Antonaccio 448 Views 3 min read

It was an idyllic setting – Tuscany. A few weeks ago, my family and I finally ventured on our COVID-delayed multi-generational vacation. My wife and I, our married children and their five children, headed to a villa we rented in

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Why Do We Stoop Over a Coffee Table to Drink Coffee?

July 26, 2022July 27, 2022 Examiner Media 397 Views 3 min read

By Bill Primavera As The Home Guru, I am a fan of the history of all things associated with the home, especially their origins. The things we use every day, mostly without thinking about how they got to be what

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For The Birds 

From Ballads to Bird Song: The Life of Fannie Hardy Eckstorm

July 19, 2022July 20, 2022 Examiner Media 513 Views 3 min read

In six miles square, the most of that water, we have found so many songs that we never tried to count them.  We knew very well that we could not go into lumber camps and the forecastles of coasting schooners,

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Grapevine 

Have I Got a Special Wine Investment for You

July 19, 2022 Nick Antonaccio 463 Views 3 min read

“Hello, this is Mr. Tsitra Macs from The Fine and Rare Wine Investments Consortium. May I speak to Mr. or Mrs. B. Boomer?” “This is Mr. Boomer.” “Good evening, sir. I understand you are presently retired.” “Yes, I am; been

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Solid Things, Like Plaster Walls, That Endure

July 19, 2022 Examiner Webmaster 442 Views 3 min read

By Bill Primavera As a realtor, I must confess that I have definite biases about certain aspects of the homes that I research and show to clients. Chief among them is a preference for solid ways of building things, such

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Places to Try for a Stellar Summer Meal or Treat

July 19, 2022 Examiner Webmaster 473 Views 5 min read

By Morris Gut We had made a late afternoon reservation to see “Elvis” at the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville, our first time back to a movie theater since 2019. Beforehand, we decided to stop for Sunday brunch at

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A Harrowing Health Experience Makes One Grateful to Be Alive

July 12, 2022 Examiner Webmaster 497 Views 2 min read

By Richard Levy It’s like suspended reality. A couple of weeks ago my amazing, vibrant life was 100 percent normal. Then one night I was rudely awakened to chest pains that felt exactly like I was having an acid reflux

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The Sad, Sad Story About the Decline in Antiques Collecting

July 12, 2022 Examiner Webmaster 564 Views 3 min read

By Bill Primavera It has been so many years since I took an interest in antiques collecting that I really don’t remember what first attracted me to them. I don’t think I began collecting items from yesteryear for investment purposes

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