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THE BIRTH OF A HOUSE......AND THE DEATH OF A MOOSE.

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THE HOUSE IF FINALLY ON THE MARKET!!! THE BAD PART..... NOBODY IS COMING TO SEE IT :( WELL....NOT TRUE....THREE PEOPLE HAVE LOOKED AT IT IN A MONTH..... IT SEEMS REALTORS NO LONGER DO BROKER WALK THRU'S..... NO OPEN HOUSES.... NO FLYERS... BASICALLY THEY DO NOTHING AND GET PAID 6% IF IT JUST HAPPENS TO SELL.... OH EXCUSE ME........THEY LIST IT ON THE INTERNET... REMEMBER IN MY LAST POST ABOUT THE HOUSE I MENTIONED THAT I ASKED FOR A THREE COLOR COLOR THEME KEEPING THE HOUSE A DARK BROWN... SAGE GREEN SHUTTERS... CREAM TRIM AROUND THE WINDOWS AND A CREAM FRONT DOOR..... BUT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO....... THE REALTOR.....A MAN....AND THE CONTRACTOR....HIS FATHER.... VETOED THAT IDEA AND SAID ONLY TWO COLORS WOULD BE MORE "BUYER FRIENDLY" WHEN IT WAS DONE AND I STEPPED BACK TO TAKE A LOOK ALL I SAW WAS DARK AND BLAH...... NO PERSONALITY.... ONE COMMENT FROM A WOMEN REALTOR.... "HOUSE LOOKS TOO DARK...NO CURB APPEAL....BUYER DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO GO INSIDE.......

CHRISTMAS AT PAPER CHASE FARM........

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I ALWAYS WANTED A CHRISTMAS HOUSE.... A HOUSE THAT WAS MEANT TO BE DECORATED FOR CHRISTMAS.... I HADN'T DECORATED IN OVER TEN YEARS SINCE WE SPENT EVERY CHRISTMAS IN JERSEY WITH DAUGHTER AND FAMILY.... BUT WHEN WE MOVED INTO PAPER CHASE FARM LAST YEAR IT WAS TIME TO BREAK OUT YEARS OF PACKED AWAY ORNAMENTS AND OTHER CHRISTMAS GOODIES... THIS YEAR I TALKED THE BOSS INTO PUTTING UP THE TREE IN OUR ENTRANCE HALL.... HE EVEN ADMITS THIS AREA WAS MADE FOR A CHRISTMAS TREE... NOTICE THE DEER..... JUST HUNG TODAY AFTER WE HAD A MAJOR DISASTER TRYING TO HANG MY BELOVED MOOSE HEAD.... STORY ABOUT HIS DEMISE AT ANOTHER TIME... THE ENTRANCE TABLE..... GREAT FRENCHY VASE FOUND AT THE POTTERY BARN OUTLET... PART OF MY MILK GLASS COLLECTION... LOOKING BEAUTIFUL THIS TIME OF YEAR DECKED OUT IN RED AND GREEN... JUST A FEW OF MY OVER 100 PIECE COLLECTION MY TABLE SET FOR MY BLOG LUNCH THIS COMING MONDAY.... PICTURES TO FOLLOW OF US LADIES CELEBRATING NOT ONLY THE H...