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Lost WWII love letters uncovered during NYC home renovation
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Lost WWII love letters uncovered during NYC home renovation

Their love stood the test of time — and home improvement.

After 80 years, a stack of World War II-era love letters pulled out of the walls during a Staten Island house renovation have been returned to the descendants of a prolific Navy man who wrote warmly — and frequently — to his wife.

Dottie Kearney, 51, uncovered the sheaf of correspondence between Brooklyn-born boatswain’s mate Claude Marsten Smythe and Wisconsin native Marie Borgal Smythe back in the mid-1990s, when Kearney and her husband bought the Eltingville fixer-upper — once home to the Smythes — and started tearing out the

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5 Pretty Bathroom Storage Ideas
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5 Pretty Bathroom Storage Ideas

Organizing. It is a thing this time of year right? It seems like you start a new year and decide to organize, purge and redo everything. If you live in an older home like me-closet spaces are a premium. And so, things are stored differently and pretty organizing ideas are key. Today I am sharing 5 ideas that I love and love to use at our house.

5 Pretty Bathroom Storage Ideas

5 Pretty Organizing Ideas

I was cleaning and organizing the bathroom the other day and was in love with how fresh it felt when I was done. I filled the basket with freshly

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Home Improvements That Are Not Legal To Do Yourself
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Home Improvements That Are Not Legal To Do Yourself

Home Improvements That Are Not Legal To Do Yourself

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Spending so much time at home during quarantine exposed the pluses and minuses of our properties. The main living space might shine and sparkle, but the bathrooms look old and dreamy by comparison. You’ve probably also noticed deficiencies in some of its core systems, such as heating, plumbing and electrical.

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The desire to repair, update or bring more comfort to our spaces led to a push

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Multigenerational home renovation tax credit to cost M, PBO says. Here’s how it works – National
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Multigenerational home renovation tax credit to cost $44M, PBO says. Here’s how it works – National

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the number of multigenerational households in Canada as of 2021. The correct number is nearly 442,000 and has been updated. Global News regrets this error.

Multigenerational home renovation tax credit to cost $44M, PBO says. Here’s how it works – National

A renovation tax credit aimed at boosting the number of multigenerational homes in Canada is estimated to cost the federal government roughly $44 million over the next five years, according to the parliamentary budget officer (PBO).

The independent watchdog released its estimate on Wednesday for the Liberal government’s refundable tax credit for multiple generations of a family living together, which came into effect on Jan.

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8 Top 2022 Trends With Home And Housing Wellness Impacts
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8 Top 2022 Trends With Home And Housing Wellness Impacts

What were 2022’s top trends with impacts on the wellness potential of our homes and housing markets? It’s worth noting them for their likely strength in the new year. Clearly, Covid is still playing a role in how homeowners choose to enhance their homes and how builders market them. Technology is

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Our MFCH tours for 2023
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Our MFCH tours for 2023

MFCH Lifestyle Tours

Oh my goodness, it feels so good to be back with a full schedule of MFCH Tours this year! In the Spring we took clients to Provence, and to Dordogne, and in the fall we covered Normandy and Paris. Still remaining is a private trip in October.

MFCH may tour to dordogne

All our clients this year have said the same thing, “it feels so good to travel again!”, especially on a luxury tour where every tiny detail is taken care of, and where clients are whisked away to private homes and gardens, and see things that tourists would never have access to.

Traveling is

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Empty Stocking Fund, Jan 8, 2023

Jan. 8—The Empty Stocking Fund is a 41-year project of The New Mexican. Each year, hundreds of people receive aid from the fund during the holiday season to help cover rent payments, medical bills, utility costs, car repairs, home improvements and other needs.

Who it helps: Applicants, who must live within 50 miles of Santa Fe and must provide documents that provide proof of their identity, are considered without regard to race, age, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation. Applications are now closed.

How it works: Applications for funding are carefully vetted. Members of the Empty Stocking Committee review requests,

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the tarte tatin – my autumn favourite
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the tarte tatin – my autumn favourite

When the apples are freshly picked and the temperatures begin to drop, we reach for our favorite comfort food, the tarte tatin.

I love making tarte tatin, or upside down apple tart. I love to eat tarte tatin too! The mix of freshly picked apples, cooked in butter and sugar and then baked beneath a pastry crust is a heavenly combination.

At this time of year when the apple trees are giving so generously, and we’re all getting into end of year-hibernating mode, this tart is true comfort food, and it is very easy to make.

To make the tart

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