Years ago I created some wearable coffins for a Halloween costume. The coffins were comfortable and fun to wear! My daughter, my aunt, and I were the three "Stages of Death" One recently deceased, one decaying corpse, and one skeletal remains.I wore the skeleton costume.We won First Place! I cr
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10/21/2017
Would you like to know how to easily create some fun Halloween photos?I'm going to show you how to use Ribbet, my photo editor of choice, to add lightening and ghosts and other spooky Halloween effects to your photos. Most of the Ribbet editing tools I'm going to show you today are usually only a
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10/20/2017
Selling a house requires quality photos of both the interior and exterior of a property.The majority of today's buyers start their home search looking at mls photos online.There have been a lot of articles and blog posts written regarding the value of quality photos.This post will not be one of t
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10/16/2017
So yesterday morning I'm looking through all my photos to find some good ones to share in the ActiveRain Photo Contest...thank you Dick Greenberg...and something pretty cool happened. Background story:In 2009 Rick and I attended Market Square Day in Portsmouth. I took quite a few photos. One of
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10/14/2017
The Haunted Halloween Barn on Middle Road in Portsmouth, New Hampshireis a Seacoast Halloween tradition. I wrote about this last year, and several other years, but it's worth repeating...Every night in October, except Mondays, the residents of 292 Middle Road open their yard and barn to the publi
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10/09/2017
How important is quality when it comes to the use of photos to sell real estate?What defines "quality" as far as mls photos go? There have been several posts written regarding mls photos... the benefit of professional photography, "bad" mls pics and how they reflect on the listing agent, the valu
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09/29/2017
One of the biggest decorating and/or home staging mistakes that homeowners, and many real estate agents, make is placing a mirror above the fireplace.It generally seems like a good idea, but in most cases it's not the best choice. A friend of mine, Michelle, moved into a new home recently. She sh
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09/19/2017
There is a huge difference between Interior Decorating and Home Staging. If you only knew how many times I've suggested removing window treatments to sellers and had the reply " Oh no, those were very expensive. They were custom made. "Custom drapes, wallpaper, furnishings....custom bedding. It d
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09/11/2017
This week I had a staging consultation with a lovely couple hoping to list their home soon.They were a pleasure to work with. They were receptive to everything I suggested, but more than that....they were interested in the process. They wanted to fully understand the reasoning behind doing the th
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09/01/2017
Last month I wrote about a local restaurant, 110 Grill, offering FREE children's meals through the month of August. Sounded like a great concept to me! I mentioned I was going to check it out with a couple of the grandchildren.Many of you suggested I have the kids do a review, but it was Michael
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08/28/2017
