Have you noticed lately that the bees seem to be out in full force? While there is no fool proof way to keep bees off of your property there are a few things that you can do to at least deter them. Bees are looking for a place to expand their nest in a sheltered, … More How to Help Prevent Bees From Nesting on Your Property
October 4th is the day for the much anticipated annual Grand Junction Derby and Street Festival. Starting at 3:00 with a parade of derby cars, followed by races and awards there is sure to be on the edge of your seat excitement! After the excitement of the races stick around for live music featuring Stella … More Grand Junction Derby & Street Festival: Mark Your Calendars!
Now that you’ve finally found the perfect home for you and your family you are almost home free (pun intended). All that’s left is to get through the closing process and you will be the official home owners of your new abode. During this process there are still some things to avoid to ensure a … More 4 Things to Avoid During the Closing Process
There’s nothing better than enjoying a warm bowl of chili while cheering on your favorite football team. In fact it is one of those fall favorites I look forward to every year. Sometimes I find chili recipes that look interesting but have upwards of 20 ingredients. By the time I would purchase all of these … More The Best and Simplest Chili: 5 Ingredients!
While this is certainly not solely limited to Westfield but I think overall we tend to forget about all of the amazing things our local parks and trails have to offer. For instance, did you know that in Westfield alone there are 4 parks that have playground equipment, a park that offers disc golf, a … More A Cheat Sheet to Finding and Appreciating Our Parks and Trails
Making home improvements specifically to sell your home is a common undertaking that most perspective home sellers do before listing their abode. Making sure that you are spending your hard earned money in a way that can help recoup your cost is important, especially on a budget. With that being said, if you are making … More Want to Sell? Do NOT Do These Home Improvements
Now that you’ve sold your home you may think all of your work is done but there are still some loose ends and things to do that you need to get in order. Here is a simple check list of things to ensure a smoother moving process. * Keep all of your paperwork in order. … More What To Do After Selling Your Home
I’m inclined to believe that the reason most big city dwellers tend to be wound a bit tight or a little cranky is because they don’t have a lot of beautiful scenery to take in or a serene spot to sit and reflect. That is certainly not the case in this Pittsboro home located in … More Beautiful Pond View in Pittsboro
I look forward to this time every year when the weather is hot, the nights are long, and BLT’s are commonplace on our dinner table. Unfortunately I run out of ideas for what to do with all of the tomatoes that are so abundant. Luckily I found these recipes that showed me how versatile tomatoes … More It’s Tomato Season! Using Those Tomatoes For Something Other Than BLT’s
Can you believe we are already talking about back to school? How the time flies! But before they’re weighed down with backpacks and practicing multiplication tables why not do a few more fun activities to help ease the transition! Here are a few of my favorite that I have come across. * The duct tape … More Last Minute Fun Activities Before the Kids Go Back to School
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