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Home Glow Up with John Gore of B Graham Interiors

Probably one of the most frequently asked questions in my 40-year career is “Do you like wallpaper?”  My response early on and even now has always been the same.  Wallpaper has a place in every home; it’s just where to…

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What Makes a House a Home

by Margaret Bishop For many years, I thought I knew what made a house a home. It’s why my husband and I agonized over decisions like whether to install granite or quartz countertops in our kitchen. It’s why we would…

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What You Choose to Believe      

by Erika Hoffman Are any of you guilty of reading psychology babble on the internet? Each day articles like “How to spot a narcissist?” or “How to talk to your adult children” or “The nine habits of a High IQ’…

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Floating Forward

by Julie Clark Robinson I feel my best when on the water. I wonder what that means, but if I think about it too much, it will take away from the Zen of it all. I just know that when…

How One Vacation Can Inspire an Entire Relocation

Most people come home from a great trip with a tan, a few souvenirs, and a vague sense of loss when Monday arrives. A smaller group comes home with something harder to shake: the feeling that they just lived their…

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The Joy of a Cross-Country Adventure

by Jennifer Tritt Two years ago, my husband and I spent the month of September driving round-trip across the country; we covered more than 7,500 miles, through twenty-three states. We traveled from the warm, sunny coast of North Carolina to…

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Love, Lanterns and a Broken Suitcase

by Kerry Gunn-Black Hong Kong – one of the most populated places on earth. For someone who had never been to Asia before, and who lived in a small Scottish hamlet with a population of circa six hundred people, it…

June 2026 Book Review: Single Girls

Book by: John SearlesReview by: Dr. Wendy Hooper-Meletes, Ed.D., owner of Litchfield Books John Searles is a New York Times bestselling and award winning author of four novels. For two decades John was the top editor for Cosmopolitan, a glossy…

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Following Your Favorite Food Around the World

by Beth Rush I’ve realized that sometimes the best trips begin with a single craving. Food-focused travel turns vacations into something more personal because you’re chasing a flavor tied to culture, history and place. For travelers searching for the best…

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Sasee Spotlight: Giovana Gordon

My name is Giovana Gordon, and I am an aspiring writer. I reside between Charleston and Myrtle Beach South Carolina. I love music, painting, sewing and other creative works, but one of my passions is writing. At just fifteen years…

Style Shifts That Happen When You Move to a New City

Twenty-three boxes of clothes arrived at Sarah’s new Seattle apartment, and within three months, she’d donated half. Her Miami wardrobe of sundresses, sandals, and linen blazers collected dust while she hunted for waterproof boots and layering pieces she’d never needed…