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24 Jun 2025

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A house is made with walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams. ―Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Keeping It Simple

Patricia and TomTom and I downsized and are savoring the simple joys of living. We’re redecorating our empty nest, learning to cook for two, traveling here there and everywhere, and enjoying every minute of it. Read more

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Ever since I read Dorothy Rodgers' book, The House in My Head, I envisioned having a wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling ... Read more

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