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HOUSE GUESTS MAKE ful in the decorating
Some guests are help-
MY DAY arena, selecting colors

of paint, new accent pil- Priscilla Oehl
lows or whatever. That
This is the time of year when people is fun for me as well as PREGG@aol.com
write glowingly about their vacations for them to be able to leave their mark,
at the seashore. There are those who so to speak, on my home. Several have
make an annual trip to their favorite done painting jobs themselves.
spot by the ocean, savoring the familiar But I have found over the years that
scenery, beach critters, ice cream par- what I really like are those visitors who
lors, miniature golf courses and restau- are perhaps antsy at the beach or aller-
rants. Their lists of special places and gic to too much sun who seek and en-
activities may vary, but most all agree joy large PROJECTS. Not jigsaw- puz-
that going to the beach is a highlight zle-type projects or merely carrying
for families of all ages, and something out rubbish, but honest-to-goodness
to be looked forward to each year. home-improvement -type jobs.
As a homeowner at the shore, I heart- Not long ago a dear friend recog-
ily agree that there is no place I would nized the need for a new, functional
rather be. In fact, our little town’s sig- dishwasher. He not only participated in
nature logo this past season stated, “It selecting the right one, but transported
doesn’t get any better than this.” And it to my house from the store and man-
most of the time it really doesn’t. aged to install it, all in a matter of a few
Notwithstanding the occasional hours. He enlisted help from another
rainy weekend, and sometimes a streak visitor, a willing handy-man type, and
of brutally hot and humid weather, life together they seemed to bond and forge HOMEOWNERS-HO3 • CONDOS-HO6 • RENTERS-HO4
near the ocean can be idyllic. a new friendship based on the not-so-
For me, the location is only enhanced simple task they had embarked on. FLOOD • AUTOMOBILE • MOTORCYCLE
by the friends and family members Following their success in the kitch-
who are able to share my place with en, they turned to the outside shower LIFE • UMBRELLA • MEDICARE SUPPLEMENTS
me. I look forward each year to “pen- which needed new flooring. Again
ciling them in” as I tell them when we within a short period of time, measure- ANNUITIES
all begin to make vacation plans. Some ments were taken, boards were cut and
visitors are annual ones, others are new VOILA, a new plank floor was com-
friends who have not visited before. pleted and installed. CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT
One of my great pleasures in the As summer winds down, I gaze
spring is to peruse the calendar for around at possibilities for next year. I
June, July and August and try to fig- have always yearned for shutters, the YOU’LL LOVE...
ure out who might be coming when, chimney needs to be painted, and a
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frantic grocery shopping and meal running slow
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With very few exceptions, my visi- guests who bake and bring goodies,
tors are people I truly love to be with. who saute scallops to perfection, and make your experience unlike any other.
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ning and serving meals. I like that and with their own screwdrivers and elec-
willingly sit back, relishing being a tric drills and who know how to wield
guest in my own home. a paintbrush.. God bless them, and I informative advice to assist you
Others like to plan games and hope they had enough fun that they’ll
sporting events, for themselves inde- come back again. They are certainly at in all of your insurance needs.
pendently or for the whole group. I like the top of my list of those to “pencil
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The Village will be 50 years old in 2023, we will return it to you. A special thank
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