BELMAR−A fire that engulfed and then destroyed a three-story home on Surf Avenue claimed the life of the elderly woman who lived there, a family member said.
Kevin Colie, 58, told the Asbury Park Press that his mother, Frances Colie, 93, was pronounced dead at a local hospital after the 4 pm blaze.
Colie said his family owned the house for about 50 years, since Colie was in the third grade.
He said they had recently done renovations at the house.
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This week I’m linking up with a five fab things post. If anyone wants to give it a go, definitely do it. It’s fun, easy *most of the time, and a great way to look back at all the twinkly bits in your week.
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When life transitions happen, a renovation can make a big difference to the function and comfort of your home.
Perhaps you’ve been thinking for years about building an in-law suite for your parents. Maybe your kids are starting college and moving out – or back in! An updated layout could keep those family members close but still give everyone privacy. Alternatively, if your family is growing and your house is feeling cramped, you may need to build an addition to the house.
Whatever it is that spurs the thought of a home renovation, one fact is clear: your house just
November is for being grateful and celebrating the uniquely American holiday, Thanksgiving!
A bunch of fun ‘did you know?’ and Thanksgiving Fun Facts. Have your A-HA moment and then pass it on. (The more you know…)
Because, sharing is caring… Sharable quotes from the woman who was the first lady editor in America and the driving force behind making Thanksgiving a National Holiday.
Sarah Josepha Hale was sassy and tenacious and she changed the world. She wrote Mary Had a Little Lamb, brought you the ‘white wedding dress’, and campaigned to make Thanksgiving a National Holiday.
You can’t talk Thanksgiving
When a construction and property company were renovating a basement in a client’s Bristol-based home, they stumbled across a piece of history.
Berkeley Place was working on a basement duplex apartment in Clifton when handwriting was found on one of the walls. The notes were recordings of WWII air raids in Bristol, which was a target for bombing due to the presence of Bristol Harbor and The Bristol Airplane Company. There were six major bombing raids on the city, in what has since become known as the ‘Bristol Blitz’.
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The bomb shelter discovery was made while
The phrase whirligig derives from two Center English phrases: whirlen (to whirl) and gigg (prime), or actually “to whirl a prime”. So the gist of the whirligig toy then is principally to make use of a scientific power (in our case we create it) to get the factor whirling after which we search to maintain it going.
That is all fairly fancy to say a disk on a string. This straightforward pleasure of each making and enjoying with whirligigs supplied hours of leisure for the youngsters of early America and nonetheless does immediately.
Designer, Mindy Lavender
Most of the time, when the crew makes a discovery in the course of the demolition, the information is not good. Defective wiring, asbestos, and dry rot are just some less-than-ideal surprises. Nonetheless, the rehabilitation of this Thirties Georgian in Lengthy Seashore, California, unearthed a contented shock: A Prohibition-style room tucked behind a pivoting bookcase.
“The speakeasy dates again to Prohibition instances,” designer Mindy Laven says. “There are even authentic liquor labels from the Thirties on the partitions, together with handwritten notes scribed from previous visitors.”
Everybody was on board preserving the sudden discover,
