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By Bill Primavera While our POTUS has given new significance to the practice of tweeting, this column deals with another source: those who chirp and have wings to fly. Between a childhood in South Philadelphia and an early adulthood spent

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

By 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

By 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

By 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

By 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

By 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

By 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

By Bill Primavera As a realtor, I always make special note of lighting fixtures and other objects hanging from the ceiling when showing homes. I have a couple of good stories to explain why. The essence of the first incident