by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 26, 2016 | Advice, Consumer, Home Improvement, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, News |
(BPT)—Make 2017 the year you update your home with “new” neutrals—hot, timeless colors that pair well with hues like cornflower, taupe, wine and sunny yellow. A departure from the monochromatic shades of prior years, the new neutrals transition from black...
by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 25, 2016 | Advice, Home Spun Wisdom, How-To, Latest News |
(TNS)—I’m a real stickler about snow removal, the result of growing up in Connecticut and plowing my way to lots of cash as soon as I could hold a shovel. While people all around me use snow throwers, I shovel, even though I have had one of those infernal...
by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 22, 2016 | Consumer, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, News |
(TNS)—It’s the most wonderful time of the year—unless you happen to be working for an employer with a Scrooge-like heart and disdain for holiday pay. You just might find yourself working Christmas without so much as an extra candy cane to show for it. The bad...
by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 21, 2016 | Consumer, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, Luxury, News |
Curling up in front of the fireplace has long been a source of warmth and comfort as Old Man Winter tries to break us down with bitter cold temperatures, mind-numbingly harsh winds and inclement weather. But like everything else in the home, the beloved fireplace of...
by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 20, 2016 | Consumer, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, News |
The holidays are here, and along with seasonal festivities comes shopping—and lots of it. Each year, it seems we’re getting into the spirit earlier and earlier, hitting the stores before we’ve even sealed the envelopes on our holiday greetings. Just how...
by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 19, 2016 | Consumer, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, News |
(TNS)—Keisha Jones, 32, of Mitchellville, Md., dons a “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle” Christmas T-shirt decorated with pizza slices, a nod to her favorite childhood cartoon and her shirt of choice for her friend’s annual ugly sweater party. Jennifer...