"What Is a Barndominium?" By Mark Phoenix posted June 6, 2023   Here are two questions I pose to you:  If you felt that you were leading a hectic, frenzied life, would you consider moving to a place that offered a less frantic lifestyle?  Would you move into a barn - or - a converted barn? The barndominium (a contraction of the words “Barn” and “Condominium”) is the latest fashionable concept for residential... [read more]

  "The Only Good Thing You Can Say About Crabgrass..." By Mark Phoenix posted September 5, 2022 I was noticing the inevitable crowding of crabgrass on my lawn this year.  Each spring, I spread crabgrass “preventer” on my lawn at the prescribed time.  Yet, there is always some crabgrass that seems to take root; less of it each year, though. My father has said, many times, “The only good thing you can say about crabgrass is that it is... [read more]