By Bill Primavera
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 ever managed
Read MoreBy 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 our
Read MoreBy 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 August when many people are enjoying time off. According to that
Read MoreBy 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 writing this, I received a very
Read MoreBy 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 between us. I love dogs and have always
Read MoreBy 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 original 18th century details
Read MoreBy 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 shaving mirror with my glasses on
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera Sometimes people do a disservice when they provide helpful information. I rue the day when a friend pointed out to me that I could be informed of my daily physical activity by hitting the heart on my
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera Do you like the word association game? When you think of the word spring, does it rapidly associate with cleaning? I must confess, for me, I have no such association. When I lived in a single-family home,
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera Perhaps you’ve never thought much about foam rubber as a stuffing for furnishings but I for one have never cared for it. In fact, I’ve always had a kind of aversion to it. My last experience with
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