Home and Garden, and Real Estate- August 20, 2023

Here’s how you can turn a small bedroom into a dream closet

By L aura F enton The Washington Post

Older homes come with all manner of space challenges, but among the most common are too-tiny bedrooms and closets. A possible solution to both problems? The bedroom turned walk-in.

“You have to get creative when you’re limited with old houses, and sometimes the more limitations you have, the more creative you have to get,” says Erin Meyers of Erin Meyers Design in Arlington, Virginia.

Yes, devoting an entire spare room to clothing storage might sound indulgent, but if done right the space can still have a secondary use. Meyers, for instance, recently turned a small bedroom in a 19th-century D.C. rowhouse into a closet that doubles as a home office. And if you design strategically, you can transform the whole thing back into a bedroom if the need ever arises.

Here’s how to pull it off.

Experiment with different layouts

Lindsayanne Brenner, the founder of the blog Hawk Hill, turned the spare bedroom in her 1910 St. Louis home into a walk-in closet and dressing room, but before buying anything for the remodel, she experimented with makeshift pieces. “Use a clothes rack that is on wheels, so you can test out different room configurations,” she suggests. Even a folding card table or a bookcase can help you envision your ideal layout. Brenner discovered that she could use a significant portion of the wall to the left of the door without impeding the entrance to her room.

Add up how much storage you need

To figure out how much

storage you’ll need, “Take an inventory of everything in your closet,” says Cassandra Cymbal, founder and principal designer of Bless This Place Interior Design in California. Measure your current hanging storage, folded storage and drawer space, and note where you could use more. If you’re storing clothes outside your bedroom because your existing closet is too small, don’t forget to account for those items in your new design.

Sketch out a floor plan

Once you’ve spent some time imagining the changes and assessing your needs, draw a basic floor plan of the room, says Cymbal. Measure and mark down the lengths of walls and placement of windows and doors, so you can reference them when you shop. “Depending on the space and position of the windows and door, your storage units can be in a single or double run, or a U-shape,” Meyers adds.

Look for pieces you can hack

Unless you’re carpenter-lev-

el handy, it will save you time to modify ready-made wardrobes, shelving and furniture pieces. Brenner outfitted one wall of her closet with a Pax wardrobe from Ikea because it was affordable, easy to assemble and available in a variety of configurations. To make mass-produced items look more built-in, you can frame the edges with millwork that matches the molding of your home. Brenner says it took just a bit of handiwork to accomplish this, plus a saw, trim nails and paintable caulk. She also added textured beadboard wallpaper to the back of the cabinet to cover the plain white laminate and make it look a little “higher-end.”

Decide what to hide and what to display

One big decision you’ll have to make is how much open vs. closed storage you want. Cymbal says that as a general rule, you should use open storage for things you want to show off or easily access. Shoes are a popular item to keep on display: In a recent project, Meyers spec-

pose. For the main wall of a room turned walk-in that also functions as an office, Meyers opted for built-in cabinets painted a rich blue (Benjamin Moore Deep Ocean). The doors conceal the client’s clothes while pulling double duty as a colorful Zoom background (the desk sits on the wall opposite the storage). When designing for two uses, Meyers advises installing all the storage along a single wall to keep the rest of the space free.

Choose the right lighting

Since it was once a bedroom, your new closet is likely to benefit from natural light, but it’s still important to be strategic about the rest of the lighting, too.

ified custom open shelves for her client’s collection. Brenner used a shelf from IKEA’s Elvarli open storage line for her shoes. Opt for closed storage for things you don’t use frequently or that you want to protect from light, or from wear and tear. For example, Meyers designed closed-door built-ins for her client’s long dresses.

Closed storage is also preferable if you’re hoping to use the room for another pur-

Cymbal suggests installing dimmers and LED bulbs in the 3,000K range to ensure you’re cast in the most flattering glow while dressing in the mirror. In a bedroom-size walk-in, you can also have fun with fixtures. “A beautiful chandelier can work wonders in creating a bright and inviting dressing area,” says Meyers.

Address the windows

Most closets do not have windows, but when you convert a small room, you’ll almost certainly have a window around which you need to design.

Lindsayanne Brenner, the founder of the blog Hawk Hill, turned her spare bedroom into a walkin closet and dressing room, with the help of ready-made pieces from Ikea. (LINDSAYANNE BRENNER)

Lee Reich | In The Garden

Know when to harvest your vegetables

NOT MUCH SENSE in growing vegetables if you don’t harvest them at the right time. No one needs to be told when to pick a tomato, but do you know when to pick an eggplant? Or a cucumber, especially one that is puffed out at one end and skinny at the other end?

Vegetables that are grown for their shoots, leaves, or roots generally taste best young and succulent. If left to grow too long, shoots of asparagus and leaves of lettuce, spinach, and mustard become tougher in texture and harsher in flavor.

Spring sowings of carrot, beet, and radish roots can be pulled from the ground anytime they are big enough to eat. To get the most out of midsummer sowings of root crops, though, I leave them in the ground to attain full size for fall and winter storage. Spring sowings become coarse and woody if left too long in the ground, but fall growth from midsummer sowings is slow enough to keep the roots succulent. (Potatoes are an exception; they are tasty young or old.)

Heading vegetables such as Boston and iceberg lettuce,

cabbage, and Brussels sprouts need to be left in the ground at least until their heads form.

I gently squeeze the developing heads with my hands. The heads are ready when they feel firm, except for the Boston lettuces, which taste best when the heads are formed, but are still a little loose.

Vegetables that are harvested for their fruits are a bit trickier to harvest than those with edible roots, shoots, or leaves. (Botanically, a fruit is a matured ovary, which means that fruits usually have seeds. Tomatoes, botanically, are fruits.)

Some vegetable/fruits are harvested when immature, which is before their seeds are hard and ripe. In this category are summer squash, okra, and beans, all of which are ready to pick as soon as they are big enough to eat. Small squashes even can be eaten with flowers still attached to their ends; eat them flower and all! Peas are ready for harvest just as soon as the peas have filled out the pods. Snowpeas, though, are ready when the peas just barely bulge within their flat pods.

Eggplant, cucumbers, and corn are ready for harvest

when they have reached full size, but before their seeds mature. Pick eggplants while their skins still are glossy. Pick cucumbers just as soon as their wrinkly skins puff out taut. What about cucumbers swollen at one end and skinny at the other end? These humorous-looking cukes are the

result of variable soil moisture or incomplete pollination. Take your choice: Pick when the skinny end is ready and the fat end overripe, or vice versa. I figure out when to harvest corn by first honing in on the approximate date, which is three weeks after the tassels atop the plants shed their

pollen. When silks are almost dry the ears will feel full even through the husks. I check the first few ears while they are still on the plant by peeling back the husks and checking the kernels for a milky — not starchy or watery — juice by pressing a kernel with my fingernail.

Enamel dates back to Middle Ages

ENAMEL HAS BEEN used in decorative arts since at least the Middle Ages. It was especially popular in Europe and Asia in the 18th and 19th centuries. With this in mind, it may sound like an unlikely medium for the 20th century. But modern art embraces the unexpected.

Karl Drerup, an artist who trained in painting, illustration and ceramics in Berlin and Florence, then emigrated with his wife in the 1930s to escape the rise of fascism, started making enamels in New York in the 1930s. Later, he would call himself “the first one in New York who made any enamels at all.” That may have contributed to his success; the Metropolitan Museum of Art purchased one of his decorated bowls in 1940.

Drerup’s enamels have a distinctive style with vibrant, abstract scenes of natural elements or human figures in bright colors, like this copper plaque called “The Merry Makers” that sold for $2,750 at a Rago auction.

Q. I need a price to insure an 1870 bisque figurine. It was listed in your 2015 price guide on Kovels.com for $45. It was not listed in later price guides. I find it hard to believe a bisque figurine that was almost 150 years old in 2015 was worth so little. How can I find the current value for insurance purposes?

A. The value of your figurine depends on the maker, decoration, size and condition more than on its age. An unmarked bisque figurine is not worth as much as a figurine by a well-known maker. If you want to insure your figurine, contact your insurance company to see if it requires a written appraisal. In that case, your figurine would have to be seen by a licensed appraiser to determine the value.

The prices listed in Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide are new each year, not “updates” of entries that were listed in previous years. Prices are from completed sales in auctions, stores, or at shows. A few “asking” prices are included.

Q. My mother used an electric Simplex Model 5-463 mangle to iron sheets and pillowcases. It was made by the American Ironing Machine Co. of Algonquin, Illinois. It’s in fairly good condition and works very well, though

I’ve never ironed anything with it. Do you know what the value might be?

A. The American Ironing Machine Co. was founded in Chicago in 1905. It made rotary ironers (mangles) and other laundry equipment for home, commercial and institutional use. Early ironers were powered by electricity or gasoline engines. The machines were made by Peter Brothers Manufacturing Co. of Algonquin. The two companies merged in 1920 and continued to operate as the American Ironing Machine Co. Your

ironer was made before 1946, when American Ironing Machine Co. became the Simplex Division of Barlow & Seelig Manufacturing Co. Rotary ironers were popular for home use from the early 1900s to the 1940s or ’50s, but interest faded after permanent press fabric became common in the 1960s. New rotary irons are being made and sell for high

prices. Some “used” mangles sell for about $50 and others are listed for over $100.

Q. I have some china and cannot find the stamp it has anywhere. Is it real? I was wondering if you can identify it.

A. Your piece appears to have two marks: a green crown with the words “Royal Vienna” and a blue mark that resembles the shield-shaped mark, also known as a “beehive,” associated with the Vienna Imperial and Royal Porcelain Manufactory. The “beehive” mark, so-called because of its resemblance to a beehive when turned upside down, was first used in 1744. Early marks were made in red or blue underglaze or incised on porcelain pieces. After 1749, the mark was always made in blue. However, it has been copied or faked by many other makers. Many porcelain companies in Europe and Asia have made reproductions of Royal Vienna pieces, complete with a reproduced beehive mark. Despite what some online sellers may claim, authentic “beehive” porcelain from the Vienna Imperial and Royal Porcelain Manufactory is never marked with “Vienna” or “Royal Vienna.”

Terry & Kim Kovel | Antiques & Collecting

Artist Karl Drerup brought the old art of enameling into the 20th century. His pieces have bright colors, stylized shapes and vibrant designs. (COWLES SYNDICATE INC.)

Rabbits and deer and voles, oh my!

By JESSICA DAMIANO Associated Press

Nature is a beautiful thing, but sometimes it can wreak havoc on a garden. Insects and wildlife have to eat, of course, and when we lay out a veritable buffet, who can blame them for gorging themselves?

This is the natural order of things, and we should be happy to see monarch butterfly caterpillars munching milkweed leaves, or birds feasting on dogwood berries in our yards. But other critters can annihilate plants that we’re not willing to share, like food crops, prized blossoms, expensive trees and shrubs, or even the lawn.

The first step to protecting your plants is to identify the culprit.

Rabbits

Rabbit damage results in clean cuts of stems, branches, flowers and foliage near ground level (except in winter, when snow mounds provide elevation; if the damage goes unnoticed until spring, it could be more than 3 feet high).

Rabbits also gnaw bark at the bottom of tree trunks, especially over winter in cold areas, and can decimate a vegetable patch quicker than you can say, “What’s up, Doc?”

Then they pay for their meals by leaving “gifts” of round, dull brown, pea-size pellets behind.

Applications of commercial repellents or blood meal, bone meal or cayenne pepper offer some benefit but need to be reapplied frequently, especially after rainfall. The most effective deterrent is a 30- to 36-inch chicken-wire fence with mesh openings smaller than 1 inch. Because rabbits like to dig, install the bottom of the fence 8 inches deep into the soil.

Deer

Deer, on the other hand, tear at plant material, which results in uneven, jagged damage to leaves. Their height also means they can destroy plants and trees as

high as 6 feet off the ground. Deer droppings are oblong, shiny and darker than rabbits’.

Deer repellents work somewhat, but constant reapplication to large trees and shrubs can make them cost-prohibitive, especially on large properties in areas with large deer populations. As with rabbits, fencing is the only surefire solution.

But not any fence will do. Deer can jump as high as 6 feet, so you’ll need to install either a single 8-foot barrier, a 6-foot fence outwardly angled at 45 degrees, or two fences 3 feet tall and 4 feet apart (deer won’t be able to scale both).

You also might consider planting deer-resistant plants, but keep in mind that a hungry deer will eat anything, so

no plant can be considered deer-proof.

Moles and voles

Moles and voles are often

confused with one another, but they are very different animals.

Think of the “M” in moles as standing for meat-eaters.

These insectivores mainly eat worms, grubs and other insects.

Their tunneling results in coneshaped mounds of soil above ground. Although you might think moles are killing your lawn, they are not. They are present in a lawn only because the soil beneath it contains food. If your lawn also contains dead or thinning patches of grass, that’s due to grubs, not moles.

Moles are solitary creatures that spend most of their lives underground, out of sight. Typically, only two to three moles inhabit one square acre of land.

“V” is for voles and for vegetarian. You may know them as meadow mice, ground moles or field mice.

Rabbits are among the possible culprits you may find snacking on your garden. A vole is below. (FILE PHOTOS)

30-year US mortgage rate climbs to 7.09%

By A LEX VEIGA

And M ATT O TT Associated Press

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in more than 20 years, pushing up borrowing costs for homebuyers already challenged by a housing market that remains competitive due to a dearth of homes for sale.

Deeds

AGAWAM

August P. Kozlak Jr., and Carolyn J. Kozlak to Kerolos F. Gad, 171 Florida Drive, $340,000.

Ellyn K. Hitas and Ellen K. Hitas to Sergey Maerov and Sergey Mayerov, 88 Regency Park Drive, $121,000.

Jason E. Devine, trustee, and Susan E. Devine Family Irrevocable Trust, trustee of, to Nathan C. Davis and Shannon R. Davis, 63 Karen Lynn Circle, $375,000.

Joan Vilmenay to Christine Fager, 829 River Road, $240,000.

Joseph J. Davis and Karen J. Davis to Mark A. Graveline II, and Rebekah Joelyne Graveline, 41 Morningside Circle, $469,900. Carrington Mortgage Services LLC, to MAA Property LLC, 123 South St., $191,500.

Michael P. Flynn and Kathleen M. Flynn to Lorik Berisha, 17 Butterwood Road, $341,500.

Othman M. Mohammad and Areeg Faisal to Necati Acikgoz, 83 Federal St., $485,000.

AMHERST

John C. Carey and Judith Brown

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan rose to 7.09% from 6.96% last week. A year ago, the rate averaged 5.13%.

It’s the fourth consecutive weekly increase for the average rate and the highest since early April 2002, when it averaged 7.13%. The last time the average rate was above 7% was last November, when it stood at 7.08%.

High rates can add hundreds of dollars a month in costs for borrowers, limiting how much they can afford in a market already unaffordable to many Americans.

The latest increase in rates follows a sharp uptick in the 10-year Treasury yield, which has been above 4% this month and climbing. The yield, which lenders use to price rates on mortgages and other loans, was at 4.30% in midday trading Thursday, it’s highest level in nearly a year.

The average rate on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with those refinancing their homes, rose to 6.46% from 6.34% last week.

A year ago, it averaged 4.55%, Freddie Mac said.

Thomas A. Childress to Mary F. McKenna and John A. Deplanque, 29 Colonial Court, $565,000.

Hartwell Family Revocable Trust, Alfred S. Hartwell, trustee, and Patricia M. Hartwell, trustee, to Nicholas Wechsler and Laurie Tanenbaum, 130 Red Gate Lane, $570,000.

Nicholas A. Speyer and Carly R. Speyer to James Edward Hasselschwert and Allison Rose Ritter, 35 Bayberry Lane, $856,700.

Laurie R. DeVault to Karen L. Walker and Richard Derby, 137 Glendale Road, $510,000.

Andrew Fernsten and Dorje Romito to Gary P. Alicandro and Cynthia M. Alicandro, 54 Greenwich Road, $386,000.

J. Alden Cox and Joshua S. Goldstein to Grant Van Horn and Nicole Butt, 16 Poets Corner, $760,000.

ASHFIELD

Scott B. Johnson, “aka” Scott P. Johnson, and Zoe M. Johnson to David Falk and Jennifer Falk, 199 J Stonewall Drive, $715,000.

BELCHERTOWN

Christine R. Staritz, Alfred C. Scharff, Cheryl Scharff, Anne Marie Austin, Eric P. Scharff, Linda Scharff, Robin C. Scharff, David M. Scharff, Lani Watson, Christine R. Staritz, personal representative, and Alfred G. Scharff, estate, to Jonathan D. Hillman and Emily L. Hillman, 25 Woodhaven Drive, $430,000.

RGC LLC, to Ashley Boutin and William John Bigda Jr., Pine Street, $65,000.

Nicholas J. Creigle and Nicole Marie Creigle to Hayden A. Bennis, 181 Mill Valley Road, $355,000.

Jesse E. Sugre and Kyle E. Koob to Hillkrest Ventures LLC, Mill Valley Road, $100.

Christopher Land-Kazlauskas and Joanne Land-Kazlauskas to William Lyons Witten, 225 Gulf Road, $235,000.

Christopher Anciello to Nicholas James Creigle and Nicole Marie Creigle, 6 Pine St., $530,000.

BERNARDSTON

Cynthia J. Meese and William E. Meese to Jillian Balasco and Ryan Maxfield, 315 Martindale Road, $410,000.

and Edward A. Reagey to Tino Maric and Bettie Lain Nolan, 49 School St., $315,000.

CHARLEMONT

Sally B. Sampley to Brian P. Anton and Katherine M. Lutz, 447 Legate Hill Road, $390,000.

Jan Krc, personal representative of the Estate of Leopold Pospisil, to Hardik H. Patel and Mamta H. Patel, Rowe Road, $90,000.

CHESTERFIELD

Dyanne E. Palmer and Robert Palmer to Kailey N. Bak, 21 South St., $300,000.

CHICOPEE

Agency Massachusetts Housing Finance to Luis Rodriguez and Lydia Vega, 18 Indian Park, $246,000.

Amjad Real Estate LLC, to FH Vision Estate Inc., 536 East St., $220,000.

Carey to Patrick C. Brock and Judith C. Brock, 29 Frost Lane, $444,000.

Joyce C. Archer Revocable Trust, Lynn A. Sienkiewicz, trustee, and Paul D. Archer, trustee, to Hazel V. Cardozo, 3 Burgundy Lane, $475,000.

Whitney D. Lyman to James Boyce, Elizabeth Hartmann, Jamie Hartmann-Boyce and James Sinclair, 27 Elf Hill Road, $610,000.

Amin Pashapour-Alamdary and Kathryn A. Pashapour to Carolyn R. Martin and Lucas Florent Max Collignon, 170 East Hadley Road, $308,000.

Good View LLC, to 992 E Pleasant St LLC, 112-114 North Whitney St., $535,000.

Kathleen Holland Childress and

Walter J. Henry Jr., to Walter J. Henry Jr., and Jacqueline S. Henry, 34 Henry Drive, $100.

Meredith L. Normandeau, David A. Brown, Tracy W. Brown, Thomas G. Brown, Esther I. Legere and Esther I. Brown to Clarence G. Olson and Susan E. Olson, 326 North Washington St., $390,000.

M & G Land Development LLC, to Hali J. Race, 65 Bardwell St., $392,500.

Paulette M. Webster to M & G Land Development LLC, South Street, $80,000.

J.N. Duquette & Son Construction Inc., to Frank Olszewski and Amy Olszewski, 35 Sycamore Cr and 35 Sycamore Circle, $604,000. Hasbrouck Properties LLC, to Adam Smith and Anne Christa Smith, 96 Gold St., $337,500.

BRIMFIELD

Janet Tousignant, representative, Janet Tougsignant, representative, and Edward W. Manicki, estate, to Paul E. Rekos Jr., and Stevie Leblanc, 45 St George Road, $400,000.

Kele K. Piper and Javier Chung to Michael R. Palermo and Lisa A. Palermo, 15 Wales Road, $568,000.

U S Bank, trustee, and Mid-State Capital Corp 2005-1 Trust, trustee of, to Gwendolyn Levine, trustee, and GJL RNL Nominee Trust, trustee of, 31 Knollwood Drive, $126,000.

BUCKLAND

Mary Ellen Furey, Martha A. Keene

Angela P. Riva, Richard A. Piela and Susan P. Saletnik to Angela P. Riva, 100 Mathieu Drive, $280,100. Christopher Nascembeni to Patricia Dawson, 56 Mount Vernon Road, $320,000.

Crossover Corp. Inc., to Raquel G. Buenaventura, 336 Springfield St., $345,000.

Dennis J. LaJeunesse to Diane M. Warren, 64 Manning St., $285,000.

Donna Minnie, Carole Godek, Joann Lindwall and Carol Radwanski to Eduard Artin, 52 Moore St., $340,000.

Gilles A. Rheaume to Kevin Arvelo Ruiz and Shirley N. Mulero Cruz, 15 Margaret St., $430,000.

Ivelisse Vicente and Johnny Garcia to James M. Roy and Catherine N. Roy, 62 Leona Ave., $325,000.

Jeanne S. Lyman to Trudy Rahkonen, 20 Woodbridge Road, Unit 6228C, $221,000.

It’s the fourth consecutive weekly increase for the average rate and the highest since early April 2002, when it averaged 7.13%.

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Kelly E. Hunter-Sams to John P. Sullivan Supplemental Needs Trust, 1580 Pendleton Ave., Unit 6222D, $235,000.

Mint Realty Group LLC, to Myrtha Quinones, 47 Alvord Ave., $450,000.

Raymond W. Blair Jr., to Anyia Hillman and Angela Dougherty, 18 Shirley St., $292,000.

Sandra S. Kirasoulis and Sandra S. Kiratsoulis to Christopher Borzumato and Caron Borowy, 27 Peter St., $255,000.

Westmass Area Development Corp., to Koi 2 Koi Associates LLC, East Main Street, $160,000.

Zachary R. Tucker, Samantha A. Tucker and Samantha A. Howe to Max Frimpong and Nadezhda Dimoglo, 30 South St., $324,000.

Zahraa Abdullah to Ibrahim Sami Ali Al Dulaimi, 147 School St., $410,000.

EAST LONGMEADOW

Francis J. Barrington Jr., and Melissa A. Barrington to Sohrab Uddin and Rahana Khantun, 9 Euclid Ave., $487,100.

Joyce C. Gamache to Dnepro Properties LLC, 471 Porter Road, $415,000.

M&N Schoenberg LLC, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, 14-16 Maple St., $3,025,000.

Michael F. Torcia to Tyler Kelleher, 65 Smith Ave., $479,900.

Nancy J. Chaffee to Bedrock Financial LLC, trustee, and Dark Star Realty Trust, trustee of, Pease Road, Lot 2, $95,500.

EASTHAMPTON

Elizabeth V. Ebacher to Haas Home Products LLC, 65 Lovefield St., $25,000.

Todd M. Burgess to Jess Affhauser, 8 Culdaff St., $435,000.

Way Finders Inc., and Hap Inc., to Cil Realty of Massachusetts Inc., 3 Strong St., $390,000.

Charles O’Dowd and Marisa O’Dowd to Diane Dunn, 30 Overlook Drive, $335,000.

Loudville Condominiums LLC, and West Co Investments LLC, to Tom Rubenoff and Donna Rubenoff, 7 Conrad Circle, $579,900.

Gary Wilkins Brooks Revocable Living Trust, and Dorcas Anne Brooks, trustee, to Judith R. Singler and Robert E. Singler, 359 Main St., $660,000.

GOSHEN

Johannah J. Hetherington and Sean

Sentenn to William Michael Tuman and Julie Anne Lohr Tuman, 63 Main St., $390,000.

Steven C. Calderone and Marie Kelly Calderone to Steven C. Calderone, trustee, Marie K. Calderone, trustee, and Revocable Indenture of Trust of Steven C. Calderone, 66 West Shore Drive, $100.

GRANBY

Robert M. Jurkowski to Jason A. Richards and Joanne M. Richards, 149 Harris St., $335,000.

GRANVILLE

Martha A. Lacrosse and James

M. Reid to John C. Stevenson and Anne T. Stevenson, 688 Main Road, $290,000.

HADLEY

Ronen Shoham and Shir Shoham to Elizabeth Rotich and Micah Rotich, 16 Grand Oak Farm Road, $576,300.

Meredith Paige Leon Brown, Meredith Paige Leon Brown, personal representative, and Charles Mitchell Brown III, estate, to RGINK LLC, 110 North Maple St., $330,000.

HAMPDEN

Evergreen Design Build Inc., to Kelly Galster and Erin Galster, 101 Glendale Road, $849,900.

Joyce C. Ogonowski and Joyce Ogonowski to Alexander Fox and Lauren Fox, 299 Bennett Road, $420,000.

Timothy H. Gleason, trustee, and Gleason Realty Co. Under Indenture of Trust, trustee of, to Stuart Fearn, 0 Maple Grove Road, $20,000.

HATF IELD

Linda Morini, Paula Daggett and Holly Matanane to Leticia Pierri Maisey, 90 Cronin Hill Road, $500,000.

HOLYOKE

Albert E. Paone and Brenda A. Paone to 123 Walnut Realty LLC, 123 Walnut St., $480,000.

Bridgette O. Sullivan to Muhammad Khan and Hamad Khan, 24 Quinn Drive, $326,500.

Alliance For Best Practices LLC, to Gendry W. Rodriguez, 403 Pleasant St., $410,000.

Denale Investments LLC, to Gloria Esther Vasquez and Gerardo Torres Figueroa, 58-60 Elmwood Ave., $400,000.

Edward J. Barowsky and Cynthia Barowsky to Philip K. Peake, 1040 Northampton St., $899,000.

Joseph J. Ohare to Avery Klotsche,

105 Central Park Drive, $371,500. Kenneth Donald Ryer, estate, Kenneth D. Ryer, estate, Ann M. Bouthiette, representative, and Scott A. Ryer to Ann M. Bouthiette, 15 Meggison Lane, $162,000. Linc Suppliers Corp., to Sheila Pietras, Kaitlyn Schmitter and Giana Thomas, 5 Shawmut Ave., $355,000.

Martin T. Koszewski, trustee, Christianne K. Garrow, trustee, and Koszewski Family Nominee Trust, trustee of, to Janice Louise Sparko-Frey, 20 Southampton Road, $340,000.

Neil Novik Trust, trustee, and Neil Novik , trustee, to Lowen Revocable Trust, trustee of, Laurie Levine-Lowen, trustee, and Frank Reinhart Lowen, trustee, 673 West Cherry St., $499,900.

Yasser Hussain and Yassar Hussain to Ronald Edward Bridgers, 117-123 High St., $298,800.

LEVERETT

Chelsea S. Voake to Chelsea R. Gwyther and Ryan Gwyther, 258 Pratt Corner Road, $585,000.

LONGMEADOW

Adam Ethan Garcia, Adam Garcia, Chaya Garcia and Chaya Bekermus to Byron E. Polanco and Zulaika De Polanco, 373 Frank Smith Road, $430,000.

Cynthia H. Harris to Joshua S. Cooper and Anne Cooper, 84 Wheelmeadow Drive, $532,000.

Emma R. Mendoker to Dudley Williams and Judith Williams, 121 Meadow Road, $290,000.

Jay S. Kumar, Priyanka S. Kumar and Priyanka N. Sareen to Mashrafi Ahmed and Tahmina Begum, 274 Tanglewood Drive, $900,000.

Jerry A. Hirsch and H. Sydney Hirsch to Jonathan Bubier and Kathleen Sobo, 94 Churchill Drive, $650,000.

Nicholas B. Norgaard and Amy Norgaard to David N. Garcia and Taylor J. Garcia, 19 Ellington St., $622,000.

18 South Ridge Road Realty Trust, trustee of, Richard Albert Joseph, trustee, and Marni Louise Joseph, trustee, to Charles Bridge and Erica Bridge, 57 Wheel Meadow Road, $824,900.

LUDLOW

Adam G. Vehr and Jennifer Lugo Lopez to Eileen Smith, 16 Roy St., $325,000.

Celeste M. Fanning, representative, Mary Irene Dematos, estate, and Mary I. Dematos, estate, to Joseph Carnevale and Elizabeth Carnevale, 224 Erin Lane, $405,000.

Fernando S. Cordeiro and Isabel N.

Cordeiro to Elise Marie Lord and Steven M. Martin, 319 Winsor St., $281,000.

Gerard N. Aubrey, trustee, Paul D. Boudreau, trustee, and Miller Street Nominee Trust, trustee of, to Kenneth A. McKenzie, trustee, Dorothy T. McKenzie, trustee, and McKenzie Family Trust (TRS OF), 308 Miller St Unit 74, $518,437.

Paula Grywalski and Matthew Grywalski to Stephen Nembirkow and Ann Marie Dasilva Nembirkow, 5 Mineral Spring Road, $480,000.

Phillip Ozzone, Philip Ozzone and Linda M. Ozzone to Richard Erskine, 665 Center St., Unit 314, $300,000.

MONSON

Jeffrey D. Pearson and Julia A. B. Pearson to Jeffrey D. Pearson, Julia A. B. Pearson, Denise Brown, Nicholas Pearson and Carrie Muller, 72-74 Margaret St., $100,000.

John D. Holdcraft to Rick Cherico-Lozano, 183 Palmer Road, $285,000.

MONTAGUE

Laura Dibari and Michael L. Dibari to Tatjana Diaz, 84 Second St., $302,500.

NORTHAMPTON

Sara L. Ottomano and Andrew J. Cooke to Timothy Dwyer and Laurel Damashek, 43 Rick Drive, $445,000.

G & W LLC, to Eric P. Rubin, 231 Main St., $515,000.

Jacob Ditkovski and Emily B. Ditkovski to John Daniel Hirsh and Marisa Hirsh, 35 Fox Farms Road, $806,000.

Haim Shahar, trustee, Haim Shahar and Haim Shahar Living Trust to Jessica H. Dawson, 38-40 Woodbine Ave., $455,000.

Haim Shahar, trustee, and Haim Shahar Living Trust to Laila M. Salins, 183 Main St., $444,000.

Martin V. Espinola to Chelsea Rossier and Hunter Rossier, 61 Hawley St., $652,000.

Alice M. Kelley to Jonathan N. Kelley and Katie J. Kelley, 110 Bridge Road, $312,500.

Kathryn B. Tracy, trustee, and Marc A. Friedman Trust to Amy Bleiweiss, 55 South St., $400,000.

Matthew C. Ramon to Charles R. Nichols and Constance L. Senior, 62B Hawley St., $325,000.

John Galvin, Mary F. Galvin, Kathryn Gonski Diemand, attorney-in-fact, and James Galvin, attorney-in-fact, to Daniel S. Smith, 47 Warner St., $415,900.

Michael Harrington to New England Remodeling General Contractors Inc., 64 North St.,

$190,000.

Michael V. Whitlock, Penny E. Whitlock and Penny E. Banister to Abigail L. Rivard and Adam J. Jaillet, 1206 Burts Pit Road, $335,000.

ORANGE

Rachel Smith to BCF Investments LLC, 39 W. Main St., $80,000.

PALMER

Robert R. Trahan and Jean Ann Trahan to Tigran Tadevosyan, 7 Geraldine St., $365,000.

Wiseman Xavier, Iclerienne Xavier and Icelerienne Xavier to Yvonne Akwo Mbi, 4002 Church St., $340,000.

ROWE

Zdenka Jonak and Zdenka A. Pospisil to Hardik H. Patel and Mamta H. Patel, Zoar Road, $10,000.

SHUTESBURY

Ethan Todras-Whitehill and Jennifer M. Whitehill to Janet N. Hampton and Philip M. Hampton, 218 Baker Road. $696,900.

SOUTH HADLEY

Kathleen M. Rogers, Susan N. Wanat, Rosemary J. Hart and Sally A. Allen to Eric T. Sheehan and Jennifer M. Cheever, 61 Fairview St., $305,000.

Christopher Rohmann to Jennifer Underwood, 20 Lawrence Ave., $230,000.

Sara Taheri and Sasan Taheri to Weston Dripps and Hannah Langmuir, 3 Priestly Farms Road, $610,000.

Stanley D. Strzempko, trustee, and Judith C. Strzempko Revocable Trust to Walter A. Malanson and Elaine Malanson, 506 Alvord Place, $325,000.

Mary Ann Frawley to Francis M. Croke, 146 Newton St., $100.

Robert M. Phelan, personal representative, and James Joseph Phelan, estate, to Tascon Homes LLC, 124 Ferry St., $265,000. Tascon Homes LLC, to MF Properties LLC, 124 Ferry St., $275,000.

Joan A. Kalus to Marry Cris Elaine Batitis-Hasselvander and Joseph P. Hasselvander, 23 Fairlawn St., $372,000.

SOUTHAMPTON

Ann Weisse to 5 Edward Avenue Realty Trust, Thomas D. Weisse, trustee, and Ann Weisse, trustee, 5 Edward Ave., $100. Konheim Properties LLC, to Bryan F. Badecker, 3 Elm St., $395,000.

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SOUTHWICK

Doreen Mary Dargon to Mark McDonald, Richard McDonald and Stephanie McDonald, 198 Hillside Road, $505,000.

Hamelin Framing Inc., to Jeremy Pepin and Hayley Pepin, 5A Sawgrass Lane, Lot 19, $640,000.

Robert A. Paul and Christina M. Paul to John W. Gillen and Susan F. Gillen, 28 Rails End Road, Unit 17A, $436,500.

SPRINGFIELD

A-O-K Realty Trust, trustee of, and Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, to Bernard Dos Santos, 588-590 Armory St., $368,000.

A. Reyes Homes LLC, to Ruth Agosto, 34 Brandon Ave., $280,000.

Adam S. Korabowski Jr., to Devon M. Florek, 280 Tiffany St., $170,000.

Agape Management Group LLC, to Semi Eriyo, 511-513 White St., $350,000.

Aleksandr Glib to Plata O Plomo Inc., 18 Greenacre Square, $155,000.

Angelika G. Rodriguez and Luis Rosa-Martinez to Basilia Inocencia Canela and Juan Ramon Canela Arias, 111 Margerie St., $260,000.

Anthony Carnevale to Maria Santana, 38 Leland Drive, $90,000.

Anthony G. Trikas, George G. Trikas and Angela Trikas, estate, to Laura Zapata, 723-725 Carew St., $300,000.

BRVS LLC, to TNK Realty LLC, 299 Carew St., Unit 119, $325,000. Healthy Neighborhoods Group LLC, to Jaeqhan McClain, 153 Savoy Ave., $309,000.

Healthy Neighborhoods Group LLC, to Mint Realty LLC, 184 King St., $242,123.

Center Group LLC, trustee, and 276-280 Oakland Street Realty Trust, trustee of, to Shakeel Ahmed, 276 Oakland St., $100,000. Federal National Mortgage Association and Fannie Mae to Nicholas Rastello, 9 Glenwood St., $189,900.

Damian A. Gawle and Maria C. Aguilar-Gawle to Irialelis Rivera Vargas, 18 Earl St., $230,000.

Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, and Lumturi Realty Trust, trustee of, to Luis F. Cruz, 181 Shawmut St., $250,000.

Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, and Overseer Realty Trust, trustee of, to Arelis Belen Ramirez, 225 Boston Road, $245,000.

Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, and

Targaryen Realty Trust, trustee of, to Julian E. Molina Leon and Kiara M. Nazario-Cartagena, 103 Shady Brook Lane, $291,500.

Eddie N. Pumarejo Villanueva and Maria A. Pumarejo to Tanisha Brantley and Darrist Loman, 164 Prouty St., $275,000.

Edwin Mendez to Jose Carrasquillo Santiago, 30 Forest Park Ave., $405,000.

Eustaquio Mendoza to Gamaliel C. Regalado Chavez, 109-111 Ardmore St., $353,000.

Faith Izevbigie, Fidelia Eyense Izevgibie and Fidelia Izevbigie to Anamaria B. Ivan, 895 Belmont Ave., $305,000.

Francis S. Gulla to Allan M. Maende, 531 Nassau Drive, Unit 531, $227,000.

Frank Laragione and Evelyn K. Laragione to Equity Trust Co., custodian, Robert Lareau IRA, and Robert Lareau, 77 Daviston St., $220,000.

Jennifer McCarthy and Rita Truoiolo to Matthew L .Creech and Melinda Ledlow, 171 South Branch Parkway, $360,000.

John P. Barker to Michael Jolicoeur, David J. Jolicoeur and Michael J. Jolicoeur, 727 Newbury St., $165,000.

Joshua D. Barnett to Kayleigh A. Garcia, 149 Croyden Terrace, $230,000.

Karin M. Cocchi and Ronald Maagero to Garfield Brown and Shawna M. Cammock-Brown, 58 Woodland Road, $335,000.

Lidia E. Disla to Jaminton Palma, 39-41 Keith St., $410,000.

Luis F. Cruz to Quitemae Butler, 26 Beech St., $262,000.

Lupine Properties LLC, to Michelle McPherson, 1428-1434 Worcester St., $470,000.

Mark T. Whelan and Patricia M. Whelan to Luna Morgan Cave Puchalsky, Richard Jonathan Puchalsky and Sherri C Puchalsky, 946 Bradley Road, $257,000.

Mohammad Bsharat and Hanan Naji Bsharat to Rosa L. Ramos, 101 Mulberry St., Unit 319, $135,500.

Nicholas D. Duffy to Plata O Plomo Inc., 83 Oak St., $170,000.

Nitza Alicea, representative, and Julissa I. Correa, estate, to Ebony Marie Smith, 21 Nokomis St., $250,000.

Richton & Wynne LLC, to Virginia O. Pearson, 23 Mary St., $290,000.

Stanley R. Jurkowski, Marilynn Easton, Marilyn Easton and Sandra

J. Macomber to Richard Rodriguez Sr., and Ruth Noemi Claudio, 41 Watling St., $235,000.

Steven E. Zeimbekakis to NRES LLC, 1144-1146 Page Boulevard, $232,000.

Wells Fargo Bank, trustee, and

Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC, Trust Series 2005-OP1, trustee of, to Ibrahim M. Aljashaam, 60 Grand St., $110,000.

Wesley White and Wesley White Jr., to Better Builders Construction LLC, and Start 2 Finish Renovations LLC, 177 Denver St., $140,000.

Woodside Realty LLC, to Cameron Joseph Lanza, trustee, and 645 Belmont Ave. Realty Trust, trustee of, 645 Belmont Ave., $290,000.

WARE

Cathy A. Barnes and Debra L. Naylor to Cathy A. Barnes and Chris A. Barnes, 29 Warebrook Village and 29 Warebrook Drive, $100.

Lori A. Bullock to Donald F. Bullock, 230 Greenwich Road, $100.

David Jay Mendelsohn to Ronald Forette II, and Tiffany Sheehan, 10 Eddy St., $230,000.

Thomas M. Nosel and Christine R. Nosel to Michael Chiaravalle, 91 Shoreline Drive, $420,000.

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Cory Swett to Dennis J. Adams, 40 North Boulevard, $349,000.

Danoma DG LLC, to Diana Huynh, 37-39 Colton Ave., $345,000.

Diane Langevin, trustee, and Ellen Courtemanche, trustee, to Kristina Hurley and Shawn Hurley, 32 Park Avenue Court, Unit 19, $155,000.

Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, and Azusa Realty Trust, trustee of, to Rufai Kasim and Zahwa Kasim, 52 Ashley St., $345,000.

Mark E. Steben and Anne M. Steben to Patrick S. Lusteg and Caroline M. Lusteg, 263 Upper Virginia Ave., $330,000.

Mark S. Rolandini, Linda S. Aldo and Debra L. Irish to John J. Rolandini Jr., trustee, and John J. Rolandini Revocable Living Trust, trustee of, 184 Front St., $100.

Pamela J. Shaw to Koda Penny Realty LLC, 63 Bliss St., $150,000.

Philip J. Roberts and Jessica K. Gannarelli to Nicholas Michael Pandolfi and Taryn Kristine Pandolfi, 254 Ely Ave., $415,000.

WESTFIELD

Angela C. Boulay to Chad J. Boulay, 10 Pinewood Lane, $40,000. Real Estate Investments Northeast LLC, to Vitalii Korets, 286 Notre Dame St., $341,000.

B9 Industries Inc., to Richard Garcia, 10 Grove Ave., $300,000.

Carol A. Ondrick and Edwin Peter Ondrick to Michael Shaunessy, 17 Scenic Road, $442,000.

Joseph Lubanski to Robert Thomas Chaput and Sharon M. Chaput, 119 Union St., Unit 2, $190,000.

Laurel Martin and Gary Woods to

John Graziano and Megan McNeill, 44 Llewellyn Drive, $451,000.

Luke R. Beauchemin and Sharon L. Beauchemin to Clark Dore and James Acerra, 0 Harold Ave., $90,000.

Merciful Management LLP, to Steliano Properties LLC, 49 Jefferson St., $350,000.

Nancy R. Pezzini-Pasquini, Suzanne Pezzini Tracy, Linda Pezzini and Deborah Anne Duarte Defeo to Deborah Anne Duarte Defeo, 180 Gun Club Road, $112,500.

Susan Bishop, Susan Christenbury and John Christenbury to Keith Feist, 44 King St., $290,000.

Tomar Sales LLC, to Simwich LLC, 66 Westfield Industrial Pk Drive, $400,000.

WESTHAMPTON

Gary Wickland to Simone Prystowski, 356 Northwest Road, $340,000.

WILBRAHAM

2301 Boston Road LLC, to David J. Dolan and Regina D. Dolan, 27 Lodge Lane, $479,000. Cornerstone Homebuying LLC, to Amanda Louise Dente and Tanner Scott Soos, 3117 Boston Road, $285,000.

Joan M. Monteiro, trustee, and Joan M. Monteiro Revocable Trust, trustee of, to Rolando L. Bones and Louisa M. Bones, 14 Lake Drive, $292,500.

Malia A. Weber-Parker and Zachary

P. Weber-Parker to Tess Kathleen Miller, 10 Julia Way, $750,000.

Riccardo Albano to Yakov Tseitlin and Linda Tseitlin, 7 Surrey Lane, $600,000.

Sheryl L. Moriarty to Jeffrey Power and Emily Power, 3 Brentwood Drive, $465,000.

Wilbraham Town to Kevin Trigo, 181 Manchonis Road, $21,586.

Wilbraham Town to Kevin Trigo, 4V Mohawk Road, $10,414.

WILLIAMSBURG

Edith N. Milbury to Brian Cook and Deborah Cook, 60 Old Goshen Road, $675,000.

Philip C. Merritt and Philip Cairns Merritt to Mary C. Paige, 29 Village Hill Road, $255,000.

Scott R. Frenier, Francine Frenier and Francine Belch to Stephanie A. Kamerschak, 11 Stage Road, $100.

Patricia Anne Billingsley to Mary MaloneyHuss and Stephen Goldstein, 82 South St., $725,000.

WORTHINGTON

Massachusetts Caregivers LLC, to James A. Hutchins and Kenneth J. Watson, Starkweather Hill Road, $67,500.

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To create a faux-built-in, Meyers suggests placing two identical wardrobes on either side of the window. “A shelf can be fitted above the window or drawers below it,” she adds. For privacy, cover the window with self-adhering, frosted film, which won’t block daylight.

Make

use of the door

Don’t let the door itself go to waste. You can use a variety of back-of-door storage solutions to increase the room’s functionality, or employ the classic maneuver of adding a full-length mirror to it. Elfa makes substantial over-the-door racks that are safe to install even on a hollow-core door. They adjust to various sizes and can store accessories.

If your room turned closet shares a wall with your primary bedroom, Cymbal says it may be worth the expense of adding a door to connect them (thus creating the coveted primary suite). Just make sure you’re ready to commit to using the space as a closet for the long haul.

Add a place to sit

“I always try to put in a window seat,” says Cymbal. “At the very least, you need somewhere to sit, put on your shoes.” A storage ottoman is a particularly good choice since it’ll give you one more place to tuck things away, she adds. Or, if you install high, harderto-reach shelves, consider a step ladder that converts to a seat.

Layer in decorative details

Cymbal notes that a seat isn’t just functional, but it can also create a design focal point and make the space feel more like a luxurious dressing room than just a walk-in closet. Other decorative touches, such as art or a vintage area rug, can serve a similar purpose. “Consider covering the walls or door with patterned wallpaper,” suggests Meyers. “And add accents like an ornately framed mirror.”

Antiques

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Your piece may have been made with a Royal Vienna mold, but it is a later copy, not an authentic piece. Sometimes pieces like these are described as “Royal Vienna style.”

Q. I have a lot of paper money and coins and would like to know what they are worth.

GARDEN NOTES

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Other fruiting vegetables taste best when truly ripe. Tomatoes are the most obvious example. Peppers, though often eaten green and underripe, become sweet, juicy, and red or yellow (or purple or chocolate on some varieties) when thoroughly ripe. Winter squashes are ripe when their skins are tough enough to resist indentation with a fingernail. There is no rush to harvest ripe winter squashes because the fruits will store for months at this stage.

Signals for when to harvest melons depend on the type of melon. Muskmelons are ready when fragrant and the stems are just starting to separate from the fruits. Watermelons? I admit to at least twenty-five percent failure in picking watermelons, though I have tried: thumping

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them with my knuckles and listening for a full sound, not too hollow and not too dull; watching for yellowing of the fruit against the ground; and/ or watching for the tendril opposite the fruit to wither. Honeydew melons also can be difficult. I watch, with no great confidence, for a slight yellowing of the skin.

Any vegetables left? Unopened flowers are the edible parts of broccoli and cauliflower, and this is how they should be picked — before the flowers begin to open. Let’s close with the easiest vegetable to harvest. Onions. This vegetable is edible at any stage of growth, from the young tender shoots that push out of the soil in spring to the bulbs just now maturing beneath the flopped over, yellowing leaves.

Any gardening questions? Email them to me at garden@ leereich.com and I’ll try answering them directly or in this column. Come visit my garden at leereich.com/blog.

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Photography, camera, movie, H-8, 8 mm, holds 100-foot, 50-foot and 25-foot spools of double-run film, Tri Focal viewfinder, three focal lengths, Paillard-Bolex, 1961, 8 1/2 x 3 x 6 inches, $85.

Cut glass, decanter, square base, raised swirl on stopper and sides, etched leaves, notched corners and handle, 8 1/2 inches, $160.

Lamp, chandelier, 14-light, Brutalist, oblong body, 14 tubular light fixtures, refracts different colored lights, painted metal, 20 x 30 x 25 inches, $190.

Toy, animal, seal, Robby, head raised, brown fur, white underside, googly eyes, plush nose, whiskers, stitched flippers and tail, button and tag on flipper, Steiff, 15 x 32 inches, $265.

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TIP: Repairs on standing figures or pitchers should be made from the bottom up.

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Varmints

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These rodents feed on plant roots, grasses, seeds, spring bulbs, root vegetables, and the bottoms of trees and shrubs.

Voles multiply like rabbits, producing five to 10 litters of three to six young per year, and they create golf ball-size holes in the soil that lead to long, narrow tunnels.

They also tend to infest cluttered properties.

Discourage voles by eliminating plant and other debris, which provide them with food and shelter.

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Cane, walking stick, silver knob, raised flower and leafy scrolled garland, hallmarks, Gorham, 19th century, 35 1/2 inches, $290.

Furniture, cupboard, Anglo-Indian, fruitwood, two paneled doors over two side-by-side drawers, shaped apron, ebonized inlay, turned legs, late 1800s, 81 x 56 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches, $600.

Pottery, vase, Santa Clara Pueblo, engagement pot, blackware, knotted handle, incised geometrics, signed, Helen Shupla, 8 x 7 inches, $720.

Rug, Ersari, Afghan, runner, blue ground, orange, ivory and cobalt medallions, triple border, 11 feet 8 inches, $1,025.

Silver-Persian, tray, rectangular, center village scene, two incised leafy garland borders, repousse rim, figures, flowers in corners, 12 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches, $1,140.

Advertising, sign, “Dog ‘n Suds,” red lettering, cartoon dog’s head with chef’s hat and bow tie, hot dog and mug of root beer, yellow ground, diamond shape, tin, 16 x 16 inches, $2,880.

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Snowmobiles: 2018 Polaris 144 Axis Assault 800, 2012 Polaris

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3 South Loomis Street sgl fam, 1,416 sf liv area, 1.84 ac lot, 5 rm, 3 bdrm, 2 bth, Hampden: Bk 19862, Pg 526

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68 Plateau Circle sgl fam, 1,430 sf liv area, 0.14 ac lot, 3 bdrm, 1.5 bth, Hampden: Book 22021, Page 479

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