Posted inEditorial Soap Operas
General Hospital Commentary: Sex, lies and digital footage
Does it feel a bit like up is down in Port Charles lately? Why do the bad guys keep winning? Soapy drama is great but is it worth it when…
Posted inEditorial Entertainment Soap Operas
General Hospital Commentary: Truth or Consequences
The truth might set you free, but there are always consequences for actions. Good and bad. Willow put the brakes on Drew’s plans. Is it the beginning of the end…
Posted inHome and Garden Personal
Manor Makeover: That time it snowed penguins and polar bears
Let's start off this installment of the Manor Makeover series with a confession, so as not to cloud the integrity of the text that will follow. I do not like…
Posted inHome and Garden Personal
Manor Makeover: The bathroom renovation that took five years
When you live in an old house, you have to expect that anything can happen at any time. I originally wrote that sentence a different way, but I am slightly…
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Manor Makeover: Changing the landscape of the Hess Mansion
It is hard to believe that today marks the ninth anniversary of the founding of Kroll Manor. Sure, the house stood for nearly 100 years before that... but I have…
Posted inHome and Garden Personal
Manor Makeover: Ghosts of the Past
In a couple of weeks, it will be nine years since I made the move from Philadelphia to Kroll Manor, in my hometown of Allentown, Pennsylvania. The reasons why are…
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Pieces of my mind
For more than 30 years, the bulk of my time online has been spent talking about soap operas -- not that there's anything wrong with that. The truth is, I…