Category: Karen’s Thoughts

Protect your home and pipes from the cold weather.

Protect your home and pipes from the cold weather. Before your pipes freeze, disconnect the garden hoses and turn off the outside faucets.  To find the faucet turn off, following the outside pipe to where…

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Reverse Mortgages are GREAT… just have bad press!

Reverse Mortgages are GREAT … just have bad press! Reverse Mortgages are GREAT… just have bad press! While not for everyone, a Reverse Mortgage is a good thing for folks with equity but not cash.…

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How to Report a Pot Hole in HoCo and more!

How to Report a Pot Hole in HoCo and more! This time of year when the snow begins to melt, refreeze then melt again we begin to see large Pot Holes spring up where the…

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Things Get Spooky in HoCo for Halloween

Pumpkins on Bale of Hay — Image by © Royalty-Free/Corbis Things Get Spooky in HoCo for Halloween Love Halloween? I do. What’s not to love about ghost stories, candy and pumpkin everything. If you haven’t…

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Fall Fun in Howard County

We’re already into autumn and you know what that means: sweaters, honey crisp apples, pumpkins, fresh cider, and hayride and other Fall fun in Howard County. Starting at Larriland Farm in western Howard County you…

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Back to School: Centennial High

Back to School: Centennial High It’s been just about a month since school in Howard County have been back in session.   Today I take a brief look at Centennial High. Built in 1977 and…

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Back to School: Howard High

Back to School: Howard High My series on Howard County High Schools continues with Howard High. Build in 1938 with money from the Work Progressive Administration, a New Deal Agency, is one of the older…

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The Reason They’re Called Benefits for Veterans.

The Reason They’re Called Benefits for Veterans. The Veterans Administration guarantees home loans for eligible veterans. It is considered an attractive loan because the veteran can purchase the home with no down payment up to…

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An Elegant Afternoon Tea In Ellicott City

On Main Street in Historic Ellicott City sits one of Howard County’s hidden gems, Tea on the Tiber. The diminutive tea house beckons with a tea table set up on the side walk complete with…

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MD Interest Deduction is in Danger

Depending on your income, the Homeowner Interest Deduction maybe reduced 10% or 20%. if the Governor has his way.  In addition, he has also proposed a reduction in the deductibility of the State and Local Property…

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