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April 17, 2025

New York, New York

Sometimes you have to step back to move forward. Have wanted to take my daughter, her husband, and children to New York City forever. It's where I began my s...

February 19, 2025

Past History

Once upon a time, I was a nurse. It was all I wanted to be from as far back as I can remember. I moved from my home state of Maryland to New York City, where I...

January 20, 2025

He died...

I'm never sure if anyone reads my blogs. If you do, please let me know. This one is special. I just returned from a funeral in Indiana. My daughter-in-law lo...

By Franne Schwarb

December 12, 2024

Once upon a time...

Memories are so clear. The days of my 3 waiting at the top of the stairs Christmas morning until their Dad and I said they could come down. No matter what t...

By Franne Schwarb

October 30, 2024

Gobble, Gobble

When it's time to Fall Back can Thanksgiving be far behind? Fall back this coming weekend. This won't be a long post, but just wanted to remind you of one of ...

By Franne Schwarb

September 22, 2024

It's Fall Ya'll!

It's supposed to be Fall. Is that a joke? Not only is it over 80 degrees in Charleston, but I was in Ann Arbor Michigan last week visiting my daughter and he...

By Franne Schwarb

August 16, 2024

Thoughts from a Listing Agent

Once upon a time in a city by the ocean, a real estate agent had a lot of listings. In those times, selling a home could take up to a year. Keeping listings ...

By Franne Schwarb

July 8, 2024

New York, New York

From the time I was a little girl, to today, I have loved New York City. I saw it at its worst in the late 1960s and '70s when I was a single gal living with ...

By Franne Schwarb

May 14, 2024

50

How can it be that my eldest child turns 50 on May 15th? How did the time fly by so quickly? How come he's old and I don't feel old? I remember his birth li...

By Franne Schwarb