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Senior Living: Options for Rewarding Retirement

Feb 28th, 2010 | By Jennifer L Prince | Category: Features

Today’s seniors are more active than ever, and retirement communities, home builders and independent contractors have become even more adept at addressing their physical and social needs. Whether retired, empty-nesters or those seeking a change in lifestyle, seniors today have many options for making their homes in the Roanoke Valley area.
Seeking the Right-Sized Home
Finding a [...]



Picture-Perfect Frames

Feb 28th, 2010 | By Jennifer L Prince | Category: Favorite Things

As a mother of three who loves to travel, I have countless photos to remind me of my loved ones and journeys. The problem is that those photos are either stashed away in boxes, stored on my computer, or languishing on photo websites. Though it’s easy to maintain our digital holding ground in this technological [...]



From Suds to Sparkles- Keeping Your Shower Door Clean

Nov 14th, 2009 | By Jennifer L Prince | Category: Keep It Clean

Close your eyes (figuratively, of course) and imagine yourself in a relaxing hot shower, unwinding and letting your cares flow down the drain as the warm water soothes and transforms you. Then open your eyes and see your shower door, riddled with stubborn soap scum. Daydream interrupted, right?
Glass doors can hold sediment, deposits and even mildew [...]



All Done! Let Cooking Thermometers Banish Guesswork

Nov 14th, 2009 | By Jennifer L Prince | Category: Top Drawer

When I cook for my family and entertain friends, I yearn to serve them only the most tender roasts, moist chicken breasts and succulent turkey. However, sometimes cooking the meat to perfection is truly a guessing game, played either by taking the meat out of the oven when the arbitrary timer buzzes, or cutting into [...]



Fall Foliage -How to Manage Those Fallen Leaves

Aug 31st, 2009 | By Jennifer L Prince | Category: In The Yard

Although we Virginians love our autumn foliage—those vibrant reds, oranges and yellows!—we are all left to wonder, year after year: Just how are we going to deal with all of those leaves once they descend and cover our lawns and flowerbeds?
Although a potentially daunting task, managing fallen leaves is important because the leaf cover can [...]



QUICK SWITCH Lighten Your Look With Slipcovers

Jun 6th, 2009 | By Jennifer L Prince | Category: Favorite Things

Summertime as a child meant warm days filled with spontaneity and freedom. As adults, something inside of us still feels that summertime yearning for a change of pace. In our homes, nothing can foster this change like a quick switch of color. One of the most dramatic ways to escape the winter doldrums and plunge into [...]