My Trip to Italy 2012- A day in Siena

April 9, 2012

We took the train to Siena on February 24th, tried to follow the directions in Rick Steves book to get to the big open square called Il Campo, but got horribly lost.  We took several wrong turns and finally found it by accident.  Fortunately, we had alot of laughs along the way.  We found a small sandwich shop nearby [...]

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Condo Rules and Regulations, HOAs, and Your Holiday Displays

April 8, 2012

Condo Rules and Regulations, HOAs, and Your Holiday Displays By: Marcia Jedd  Published: December 10, 2010 Check your condo rules before you put up that menorah or Santa decoration, or you might find yourself taking your holiday decorations down a lot sooner than you planned.  I want to flout condo rules and put up holiday [...]

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Cheer Up! Gardening Can Combat Depression

April 8, 2012

By: Lisa Kaplan Gordon Published: April 3, 2012 Can an hour in the garden replace your antidepressant? Physicians across the pond believe so. Throw away your Prozac and plant some peonies to fight depression, says a British physician who believes that time spent in the garden can be as therapeutic as expensive pharmaceuticals. Sir Richard [...]

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My Trip to Italy 2012 – A day in Pisa and Lucca

April 5, 2012

Kimberly and I  took the train to Pisa, Italy on the 23rd of February. We ran into a mother/daughter from New York several times during the day.  They had eaten at the same restaurant the night before so we visited with them in Florence, Pisa and then again in Lucca.  It was fun to see someone again [...]

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A Trip to Italy 2012- A day in Tuscany

April 3, 2012

It was February 22nd, we had the morning to walk  around Florence window shopping and people watching.  Then at 2:30 we met a wine tour at the train station.  There were 5 in our van and we headed to Chianti- wine country.  The driver told us about the area, showed us a vinyard, a castle and we toured [...]

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My trip to Italy 2012- Florence

April 2, 2012

We said good-bye to Sorrento and took the train to Florence.  We had to get up fairly early, walk to the local train station with our luggage and  take a train ride from there to Naples that lasted about an hour.  Then we boarded a train to Florence for  another 2 hour ride.  It was a long [...]

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A trip to Italy February 2012- The Amafi Coast

March 30, 2012

Saturday, February 18th was the last day we could use the Art Card.  We took a local bus to Amafi and then another  to Ravello up in the mountains.  The most amazing thing was the way the homes are built into the sides of the hills. The bus ride to Ravello was a little winding and I supposed [...]

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My Trip to Italy 2012 -Naples

March 29, 2012

  We took the train to Naples on Friday the 17th of February. We went to the Archeological Museum using our art card and saw more artifacts from Pompeii.  Then we took the Rick Steves walking tour which included Pizza at a great place near the Museum called La Tana Dell’Arte.   We added a tour of underground Naples  that was [...]

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The Return of Home Ownership

March 29, 2012

The Return of Home Ownership By: Gavin Mathis Published: March 16, 2012 Low interest rates and rising rents make home ownership more attractive than renting. New indicators suggest we might be on the verge of a housing rebound this year. Between falling mortgage interest rates, affordable home prices, and climbing rents, buying a home looks [...]

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How to Claim Your 2011 Energy Tax Credits

March 28, 2012

How to Claim Your 2011 Energy Tax Credits By: Donna Fuscaldo  Published: January 23, 2012  They’re not as much as they used to be, but there are still energy tax credits to be had for upgrades made in 2011.  Other limits on IRS energy tax credits besides $500 max  Credit only extends to 10% of [...]

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