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The Reindeer are Back at McArdles in Greenwich!
Department stores might have their decorations up by Halloween, the catalogs start arriving shortly thereafter, but for me, Christmas gets real when the reindeer come to town. Back for their…
Read MoreOutdated Decor That WILL Sink Your Westchester County Listing
The word ‘outdated’ is so…judgmental. Coming off a rather frugal few years, it sounds flip and cavalier. If it’s perfectly fine, still usable, maybe we even still like it, why…
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Coloring Your World: ORANGE You Glad?
Besides being a punchline to a child’s’ knock-knock joke (‘ORANGE you glad I didn’t say banana?’) and knowing there is no word that rhymes with it, The Refreshed Home asks-what…
Read MoreWhat’s All This I Hear About Domestic Violence and the NFL??
The bigger they are, the brighter they are, the harder they fall….the pendulum has swung mightily in the last 10 days re: Ray Rice and the issue of domestic violence.…
Read MoreTwo of My Staged/SOLD Properties This Year Were FSBOs!
Compiling my YTD business numbers, surprised and gladdened to realize I had a new category of properties to track-FSBOS! FSBOs-For Sale By Owner-are properties sold without the representation of an agent…
Read MoreBuyers Can`t Buy It If They Can`t Find It
Prosepctive buyers always talk about looking for a house, but could they be talking about your listing, literally? Problems with actually finding a listed property happens a lot more often than…
Read MoreMore Worthwhile Things to Do In Westchester County (While Everyone Else is on Vacation)
The best summer events include fun, novelty and tradition, with at least a smattering of redeeming value in there somewhere. If the Ice-Bucket Challenge thing is starting to wear thin (just send…
Read MoreEnd of Summer 2018: Feel Good and Get Stuff Done in Westchester County NY
Originally published August 2014, refreshed and reposted for 2018 Remember that white-hot and very worthwhile Ice Bucket Challenge of 2014? The way it exploded confirmed for me that many of…
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