dwarf blueberries for three years, and my plants are covered in green fruits right now. Deliciously sweet and rich in fiber, manganese, potassium, vitamins C and K, and antioxidants, the berries are native to North America and can be grown throughout most of the continent.
There are several categories of blueberries to choose from:
• Lowbush have a low-growing, spreading habit and are reputed to produce the tastiest fruit.
• Highbush grow upright to 6 feet tall.
• Half-high types grow to 3-4 feet tall.
• Rabbiteyes, most of which are hardy in zones 7-9, are more heat- and drought-tolerant than the others and can reach 8-15 feet tall.
• Dwarf varieties can be any type that have been bred to grow in small containers, like window boxes or hanging baskets.
New plants can take up to five years to produce a good crop, so I’ve been managing my expectations while giving them the best care.
That meant allowing them to do their own thing without any fertilizer in their first year, then giving each plant a single 4-ounce dose of ammonium sulfate in the spring of their second year. That not only nourished them but also worked to lower the soil’s pH, which is essential for blueberries.
Along with cranberries and huckleberries, blueberries have the lowest pH requirement of any edible plant, thriving only when the soil measures between 4.0 and 5.2. So, applying a fertilizer labeled for acid-loving plants immediately after they flower in every subsequent year is important to keep them healthy and productive.
I’m also letting my plants
grow wild until after their fifth birthday, when I’ll start annual early-spring prunings by removing old growth and thinning them to allow more air to circulate and allow sunlight to reach their centers.
With the exception of rabbiteyes, which must be cross-pollinated with other varieties (three or more is best) in order to produce fruit, most varieties are self-pollinating. Still, planting two or three different varieties together will result in bigger berries and a larger crop. That’s why I planted my Sapphire Cascade and Midnight Cascade plants in the same large pot on the back deck.
Growing conditions
All blueberries can be grown in containers (for highbush plants, use wide pots that are at least 18 inches deep).
Blueberries require a site that provides full sun, protection from strong winds and plenty of air circulation, so they shouldn’t be crowded. They also need a lot of water, with container-grown plants requiring even more than those planted in the garden. Apply 2-3 inches of mulch around plants after the soil warms up every spring, and again in late autumn if you live in an area that experiences frosts and freezes. And if rabbits or deer visit your garden, surrounding the plants with a temporary fencing barrier will help protect them over winter.
After harvesting (or bringing any types of berries home from the market), I give them a quick soak in a 50 /50 solution of white vinegar and water, then drain and store in the fridge. The few minutes spent doing that increases their life immensely. Try it!
Jessica Damiano writes weekly gardening columns for the AP and publishes the award-winning Weekly Dirt Newsletter. You can sign up here for weekly gardening tips and advice. Searching for a sweet, nutritious snack from the garden? Look no further than blueberries
These July 11 photos provided by Jessica Damiano show, at top, blueberries ripening on a potted plant. At right, two dwarf blueberry plants Midnight Cascade and Sapphire Cascade growing in a pot on Long Island, New York. (PHOTOS BY JESSICA DAMIANO VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Ways to upgrade your bathroom in an hour or less
Some transformative options that can be easily accomplished
By K athryn O ’ Shea- E vans
The Washington Post
WITH ITS
BLAH
beige tile and sliding rain glass shower door mired in the early aughts, my Colorado bathroom is about as far from a transcendent spa-like experience as it gets. And yet as a frazzled working parent, revamping it is the barnacle stuck at the bottom of my never-ending to-do list. And I know I’m not alone. To find quick upgrades that can make a difference in anyone’s ho-hum bathroom — and fast — I reached out to the pros, all of whom offered options that can be accomplished in a zip.
Indulge in a heated mat
Although it’s objectively hideous, I’m in no rush to rip up and replace my flooring — and yet I’ve wanted radiant underfloor heating since our wintertime trip to Iceland. Nashville designer Christine Carney of Blackberry Farm Design found a quick fix for warmth underfoot: a plug-in
heated mat under the rug. “It actually is life changing,” says Carney, who rolls hers up for storage in warmer months. “I just found a mat on Amazon and put it under a washable soft shag rug, and it worked beautifully. It was so luxurious!” One important detail: Hers lies close to an existing outlet. “That’s not the most elegant part, but hopefully you can [accept it], in just the same way a lamp cord is not super elegant.”
Try a bidet
“If you already have electrical near your toilet, it’s like a five-minute thing to install a washlet seat,” says New York designer Eddie Lee, adding that these de facto bidets — which often have illuminated touchpads to control everything from the water temperature to the air drier — typically hook up to your toilet’s water supply for ease of use, and can be installed with a screwdriver and a wrench. “It used to be just Toto made them, but now Kohler and a lot of different brands make them.” The washlet, Lee says, “basically gives you a little bit of a spa experience. They’re not cheap, but all my clients love them.”
Lee Reich | In the Garden
The compost season has arrived
Sources of nitrogen include kitchen trimmings, hair and feathers
MANURE OR NOT, it’s compost time. I like to make enough compost through summer so that it can get cooking before autumn’s cold weather sets in. Come spring, I give the pile one turn and by the midsummer the black gold is ready to slather onto vegetable beds or beneath choice trees and shrubs.
I haven’t gotten around to getting some manure for a while, so I just went ahead this morning and started building a new pile without manure. It’s true: You don’t need manure to make compost. Any pile of organic materials will decompose into compost given enough time.
My piles are a little more deliberate than mere heaps of organic materials. For one thing, everything goes into square bins each about 4’ on a side and built up, along with the materials within, Lincoln-log style from notched 1 x 6 manufactured wood decking. Another nice feature of this
system is that the compost is easy to pitchfork out of the pile as sidewalls are removed with the lowering compost. (More details about my “ultimate” compost bins are at https:// leereich.com/2019/06/mycompost-for-a-bin.html.)
My main compost ingredient is hay that I scythe from an adjoining field. As this material is layered and watered into the bin it also gets sprinkled regularly with some soil and limestone. Soil adds some bulk to the finished material. The limestone adds alkalinity to offset the naturally increasing acidity of many soils here in the Northeast. Into the pile also goes any and all garden and kitchen refuse whenever available.
What manure adds to a compost pile is bedding, usually straw or wood shavings, and what comes out of the rear end of the animal. The latter is useful for providing nitrogen to balance out the high carbon content of older plant material in the compost, such as my hay. But manure isn’t the only possible source of nitrogen. Young, green, lush plants are also high in nitrogen, as are kitchen trimmings, hair, and feathers. Soybean meal, or some other seed meal, is an-
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other convenient source.
Compost piles fed mostly kitchen trimmings or young plants benefit from high carbon materials. Otherwise, these piles become too aromatic, not positively.
As I wrote above, “Any pile of organic materials will decompose into compost given enough time.” Nitrogen speeds up decomposition of high carbon compost piles, enough to shoot temperatures in the innards of the pile to 150° or higher. All that heat isn’t absolutely necessary but does kill off most pests, including weed seeds, quicker than slow cooking compost piles.
Plus, it’s fun nurturing my compost pets, the microorganisms that enjoy life within a compost pile.
I bought a microwave oven a few years ago (used, for $25) and have cooked up many batches of soil in it. You thought I was going to use it to cook food? Nah.
The cooking was for the garden soil that is one ingredient of my potting soils, which I make by mixing equal parts sifted compost, garden soil, peat moss, and perlite, with a little soybean meal for some extra nitrogen.
Berkshire Botanical Garden presents the following upcoming programs. Music Mondays: July 22, Boston University Students of Tanglewood. Performances run from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Food trucks will be available at selected performances. Cost is $15 members, $20 nonmembers; Wednesday, July 24, “Summer Seminar: The Secret Heart of Italy.” Join Dare Bottleshop & Provisions for a seminar-style evening of wine exploration, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. During this one-night-only, special event, BBG welcome Berkshire native Eileen Holland of Agri Segretum and her estate wines. Cost is $40 members, $55 nonmembers. Friday, July 26, it’s “Family Fridays.” From 11 a.m. to noon, enjoy an “Earth Celebration” with Rona Leventhal, including tales and sounds about environmental awareness, personal action and responsibility, conservation, independence, and our animal friends. All programs are free with Garden admission. To register or for more information, visit www.berkshirebotanical. org. Berkshire Botanical Garden is located at 5 West Stockbridge Road.
AMHERST Compost workshop
Learn how to set up an effective at home compost system in this upcoming workshop in the Woodbury Room of the Jones library on Saturday, July 27 at 10:30 a.m.
In this residential composting workshop, Matthew Karas, Conservation Program Manager for the Hampden-Hampshire Conservation District, will discuss the basics of at-home composting, the different types of systems that are available, and what to do with your finished compost. Registration encouraged.
To register, contact the reference desk at 413-2593096 or send an email to programs@joneslibrary.org. Free and open to the public. The library is located at 43 Amity St.
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Weeds coarse mowings are but two of many organic materials that contribute to the diversity of compost foods.
THE THIRD SUNday in July is National Ice Cream Day. Most of us would agree that ice cream is an indispensable part of summer. Who wouldn’t recognize the jingle of an ice cream truck?
This ice cream vendor toy, which sold for $1,800 at Bertoia Auctions, has a slightly different, but still recognizable, image.
The vendor drives a motorcycle instead of a truck, and the cart is labeled “Glace,” which is French for “ice cream” and leaves no doubt about where the toy was made.
It was manufactured by Jouet Mecanique Lyon, commonly shortened to JML, of Lyon, France.
The company was active from the 1930s to about 1960 and is especially well known for its wind-up motorcycles.
In some ways, it is fitting for an ice cream vendor toy to come from a French company.
While the origins of ice cream can be traced to the chilled desserts popular in Persia circa 550 B.C., and possibly even earlier in China, France had an important role in spreading the treat throughout Europe.
Legend has it that Marco Polo introduced ice cream to Italy, and Catherine de’ Medici brought it to France when she married the future King Henri II in 1533. By the 18th century, French chefs had modified the recipe and popularized it in Europe and the newly formed U.S.
To this day, ice cream made with egg yolks is called “French,” as in “French vanilla.”
Q. I have an old 3-cent stamp. How can I find out the value? I know there are many stamp collectors out there, but I only have this one stamp that I need
Terry and Kim Kovel | Antiques & Collecting
Cool ride for a cool treat
CURRENT PRICES
Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the United States. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions.
Textile, blanket, Tlingit, button, five beaded appliques, bald eagle, two flowers, two wheat sheaves, black ground, red border, white button trim, felt, two hanging ties, 20 1/2 x 26 inches, $55.
Advertising, sign, Mechanical Music Museum, Welcome banner, multicolor graphic, organ with five figures, blue ground, red trim, 72 x 48 inches, $60.
Lamp base, porcelain, urn shape, shaded green ground, pink and yellow flowers, leaves, gilt trim, pierced scrolled handles, square plinth, 37 inches, pair, $75.
Pottery, bowl, blackware, geometric carvings, tapered base, signed, Frances Salazar, Santa Clara Pueblo, 4 inches, $190.
to know more about it. I would like to find out the true value by a reputable, knowledgeable source. Can you advise me on this request?
A. The most important factors in a stamp’s value are its condition and rarity. It takes an expert to evaluate a stamp and usually requires seeing the stamp in person, or at least a clear picture of it, to assess its condition. There are many reputable stamp dealers and publications. The American Philatelic Society (stamps.org) is a good place to start; they can help you find the right resources.
Q. I have two Blue Cornflower dishes. The first is marked “P-1 1/2-B” and is 1/2 quart. The second is marked “A-1-B” and is 1 quart. The lid fits both. I am curious as to what they are worth. So much information varies.
A. Blue Cornflower is a Corning Ware pattern made from 1957 to 1988. It was made from Pyroceram, a glass-ceramic material that was developed by accident at Corning in the 1950s. Pyroceram was originally used on rocket nose cones, but Corning soon realized its durability and resistance to temperature changes would make excellent kitchenware. It was marketed as safe to go from the freezer to the oven and, finally, to the table. It was made in many patterns. The “P” series dishes were made before 1973; the “A” series was made after. They have slightly different shapes; “P” series dishes have rounder corners and “A” series have wider handles. Certain lids can fit dishes from both series. Both of your dishes are from the Basic Cookware line. They sell for about $15 to $25 each. You’re right, there is a lot of varied information about the value of vintage Corning
Ware. Some patterns were made only for a few years, so they are very rare and can sell for hundreds of dollars. Blue Cornflower is one of the longest-running and most popular patterns, so its value is relatively low.
TIP: To keep tin toys from rusting further, try this: rinse the metal, scrub, dry, then coat with a thin layer of petroleum jelly.
Terry Kovel and Kim Kovel answer readers’ questions sent to the column. Send a letter with one question describing the size, material (glass, pottery) and what you know about the item. Include only two pictures, the object and a closeup of any marks or damage. Be sure your name and return address are included. By sending a question, you give full permission for use in any Kovel product. Names, addresses or email addresses will not be published. We do not guarantee the return of photographs, but if a stamped envelope is
Furniture, candlestand, walnut, scalloped top, inlaid gameboard, turned stand, three legs, carved, England, 19th century, 28 x 21 inches, $220
Rug, Sarouk, center medallion, eight red petals, white field, midnight blue spandrels and border, Persian, 10 feet 1 inch x 8 feet 1 inch, $335.
Toy, truck, dump, Packard, blue, red wheels, hard rubber tires, decals, pressed steel, crank start, Keystone, 27 inches, $385. Candelabrum, five-light, silver plate, repousse roses and leaves, round base, four-footed, marked, Talleres de los Ballesteros, Taxco, Mexico, 37 inches, pair, $795.
Advertising, sign, Bire-ley’s, Got a Minute?, Real Fruit Taste, four multicolor bottles, red banner, Not a Bubble in a Bottle, It’s Not Carbonated, yellow and blue border, tin, 36 1/2 x 15 inches, $1,230.
included, we will try. Questions that are answered will appear in Kovels Publications. Write to Kovels, The Republican, King Features Syndicate, 628 Virginia Dr., Orlando, FL 32803 or email collectorsgallery@ kovels.com.
An ice cream vendor brings delight in any language. Classic toy versions, like this one by French company JML, capture the happy memories of summer days. (BERTOIA AUCTIONS)
LOS ANGELES
Average rate on 30-year mortgage drops to 6.77%
Rates slide to their lowest level since March
By A lex Veiga Associated Press
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage dropped this week to a four-month low, a welcome decline in borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers grappling with the challenge of record-high home prices and a dearth of properties on the market.
The rate fell to 6.77% from 6.89% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, it averaged 6.78%.
Deeds
AGAWAM
Carl C. Zimmerman to Aster Realty LLC, 1114 Suffield St., $625,000.
Donald J. MacDonald, trustee, and Colemac Nominee Trust , trustee of, to Jacob Rickmon and Christine Louise Rickmon, 77 Reed St., $419,900.
Joseph Nathan Kukharchuk to Samantha Stratton and Joseph Partridge, 418 Meadow St., Unit F-2, $256,000.
Joyce M. Becker to Odai Alattar, 38 Beekman Drive, Unit 38, $220,000. Marie-Elaina Graves to Jack Chen, 83-85 Kanawha Ave., $450,000.
Nathan R. Broverman to Jennifer Angeloff, 27 Plantation Drive, Unit 27, $282,000.
Robert Lareau and Elisabeth Lareau to Ivan Andre Guzman and Jennifer Rae Guzman, 115 South West St., $430,000.
AMHERST
Jacqueline K. Tuthill, trustee, and Jacqueline K. Tuthill Revocable Trust to William C. Beale and Suzanne M. Beale, 40 Deepwoods Drive, $551,900.
Kristine E. Larson to Sadaf B. Rathod and Bharat K. Rathod, 63 Curtis Place, $399,000.
Thomas L. Leatherman and C. Marjorie Aelion to John Bragg and Susan Bragg, 28 Woodlot Road, $720,000.
Yankhua Fan and Marina Isayeva to James S. Ambler and Betty S. Ambler, 130 Fearing St., $700,000.
Angela P. Riva to Chad Laclair and Jennifer Morse, 35 Woodlot Road,
This is the second straight weekly drop in the average rate. It’s now at the lowest level since mid March, when it averaged 6.74%.
“Mortgage rates are headed in the right direction and the economy remains resilient, two positive incremental signs for the housing market,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist.
Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, including how the bond market reacts to the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy and the moves in the 10-year Treasury yield, which lenders use as a guide to pricing home loans.
After jumping to a 23-year high of
$810,000.
Amherst Ballet Theatre Co Inc., to 29 Strong Street LLC, 29 Strong St., $375,000.
Black Walnut LLC, to 1184 North Pleasant LLC, 1184 North Pleasant St., $1,300,000.
Margaret Lowance Rorick, trustee, Revocable Trust of Mason I. Lowance Jr., and Susan Coltrane Lowance Trust to Jay Ansons View LLC, 100 Lincoln Ave., $850,000.
David S. Powers and Sally I. Powers to David & Sally Powers LLC, 416 Old Montague Road, $100.
ASHFIELD
Christine S. Rachmaciej and Mark E. Rachmaciej to Tracy Bombard, 612 John Ford Road, $459,000.
BELCHERTOWN
Raffi Miller to Colin A. Coleman, 233 Bay Road, $464,000.
ARPC LLC, to Amelia Good and Louis Capone, 425 Mill Valley Road, $376,000.
Alan T. Stockwell to Tyler John Midura and Vanessa Ruiz, 31 Goodell St., $485,000.
Angelo Montemagni to Maksim Vovk, Allen Road, $82,000.
BUCKLAND
June E. Ovitt to Rebecca Van Nederynen and Marina Weisz, 145 East Buckland Road, $80,000.
Shelburne Falls Enterprise Center LLC, to John Stephen O’Hara Jr., 48 State St., $329,000.
Kimberly Guzewicz to Annie J. Rubel and Susan K. Rubel, 24 Conway St., $525,000.
7.79% in October, the average rate on a 30-year mortgage has mostly hovered around 7% this year — more than double what it was just three years ago.
The elevated mortgage rates, which can add hundreds of dollars a month in costs for borrowers, have discouraged home shoppers this year, extending the nation’s housing slump into its third year. Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in May for the third month in a row, and indications are that June saw a pullback as well.
Mortgage rates have eased recently as signs of cooling inflation have heightened expectations that the
CHICOPEE
Bretta Construction LLC, to Jennifer A. Buck and James Buck, 50 Crestwood St., $549,900.
C & C Mass Ventures LLC, to GMS Realty LLP, 33 Haynes Circle, $4,200,000.
Christina R. Kinman, trustee, and Skiba Living Trust, trustee of, to Laurie Berry, 87 Greenpoint Circle, $312,500.
David J. Beliveau, trustee, and Beliveau Family Irrevocable Trust, trustee of, to Robert A. Noyes and Debra S. Noyes, 125 Poplar St., $320,000.
Denice Turcotte, Denise Turcotte and Kevin Lacroix to Alex S. Morneau, 33 Walton St., $251,000.
Geoffrey W. King and Elliot N. Scher to V & B Enterprise LLC, 96 Nonotuck Ave., $737,000.
Kenneth Damours and Kim Damours to Silene E. Mendes Correia and Eduino Semedo Lopes, 78 Sunnymeade Ave., $430,000.
Laurie Berry to Kristiana Tadeo and Thomas Edward Duffy, 18 Devlin Drive, $420,000.
Lois Ann Brown, Robert E. Brown Sr., Lori Ann Barron and Lorri Ann Barron to Princess Nuah and Esther Daikie Tetteh, 26 Walter St., $440,000.
Midfirst Bank to Roberto Lopez, 86 Empire St., $218,000.
Miguel A. Aguirre-Rivera and Julimar Ramos-Tollinchi to Crystal M. Pares, 89 Rochester St., $325,000. Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Gerald R. Davignon and Dorothy L. Davignon to Sudan Curiel, 78 Catherine St., $183,000.
Sara A. Windyka to Meaghan Lancaster and Nicholas Lancaster, 88
Federal Reserve will cut its benchmark rate in September.
The central bank has been keeping its main interest rate at the highest level in more than two decades in hopes of slowing the economy just enough to get inflation fully under control.
Home loan rates have eased as the yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which topped 4.7% in late April, has moved lower on hopes of a Fed rate cut. It was at 4.17% in midday trading in the bond market.
Mortgage rates could ease further in coming weeks if bond yields continue declining in anticipation of a Fed rate cut.
Paradise St., $325,000.
Tremble Realty Corp., to Forest Ring Properties LLC, 20 First Ave., $100.
William M. Reardon, representative, Doris Labrecque, representative, and Jennifer Lynn Reardon, estate, to Joseph Boudreau Jr., 33 Wildermere St., $310,000.
COLRAIN
Rebecca A. Tippens to Taylor Berry, 68 Van Nuys Road, $800,000.
CONWAY
Peter B. Farber to Mica Agate-Mays, 350 Reeds Bridge Road, $407,000.
DEERFIELD
Jeremy Wells and Justin Wells, personal representatives of the Estate of Roger David Wells, “aka” R. David Wells, to Jennifer Chuks-Crabill and Thomas Crabill, 44 King Philip Ave., $470,000.
EAST LONGMEADOW
Anthony Hernandez to Kevin C. Langley, 115 Chestnut St., $305,000.
Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, and A-O-K Realty Trust, trustee of, to Jose Cid, 11 Brookhaven Drive, $395,000.
Martin P. Loiselle and Kimberly A. Loiselle to Melissa K. Gogan and Esteban A. Delpilar-Morales, 689 Parker St., $520,000.
EASTHAMPTON
Loudville Condominiums LLC, and West Co Investments LLC, to
Allison Elizabeth Dunn, 16 Steplar Crossing, $685,000.
Thomas W. Woolley to Easthampton Mahadev LLC, 336 Main St., $300,000.
ERVING
Joy M. MacBay, trustee of Joy M. MacBay Revocable Trust, to Christopher Mason, 20 East Main St., $85,000.
GOSHEN
Lynn Meryl Koenigsberg Gottlieb, trustee, Stephen A. Gottlieb, trustee, Lynne Meryl Koenigsberg Revocable Trust and Lynne Meryl Koenigsberg Gottlieb Revocable Trust to Amy C. Woolf and Michael A. Woolf, 7 Washington Road South and Hammond Acres, $285,000.
GRANBY
NRJ Davis LLC, to Nicholas John Placzek, Carver Street, $100,000.
GRANVILLE
Hull Forestlands LP, to Peter M. Shultz, trustee, Ursula Jane Schultz, trustee, and Beecher Pond Forest Nominee Trust, trustee of, Farnum Road, $65,000.
GREENFIELD
M.W. Cohn Development LLC, to Valley Community Land Trust Inc., 106-108 Stone Farm Lane, “fka” 110 Stone Farm Lane, $995,000. Valley Community Land Trust Inc., to Valley Housing Cooperative Inc., 106-108 Stone Farm Lane, and 110112 Stone Farm Lane, $328,500.
Deeds
Brian Sak, personal representative of the Estate of Peter J. Sak Jr., “aka” Peter J. Sak, to Tsepak Choedon and Sonam Dhakpa, 3 Cherry St., $382,500.
MacNicol & Tombs LLP, to New England Learning Center for Women in Transition Inc., 393 Main St., Units 3C and 3D, Masonic Hall Condominium, $88,000.
Joann P. Allan to Catherine E. Nichols and Justin B. Nichols, 28 Kenwood St., $337,000.
HADLEY
Daniel W. Mitte and Kristin E. Devleming to Chanaka Jayakish Liyana Arachchi and Indika Dissanayake, 6 Nikkis Way, $850,000.
Irene M. Rule, Michael A. Forget and Damien P. Rule to Irene M. Rule, Michael A. Forget and Damien P. Rule, 85 Bay Road, $100.
Barbara A. Joy, Barbara A. Joy, trustee, Forbes E. Byron, Forbes E. Byron, trustee, Byron Family Trust, James S. Bryon and Norma Jean Coughlin to Christopher Dietz, Dara Darabi and Ellen Darabi, 27 West St., $451,900.
HATFIELD
James W.C. Thayer to Nikolas J. Adamski and Melissa Adamski, 144 West St., $437,500.
HAWLEY
Henry J. Eggert, Kirsten Papagni and Leah Romig, trustees of the MKL Realty Trust, and Henry J. Eggert, individually, to Roy Lewis and Maggie Speier, 48 West Hawley Road, $350,000.
HOLYOKE
275 High Street Holyoke LLC, to Holyoke Health Center Inc., 275 High St., $287,500.
45 Pine Street Associates Inc., to Sophal Khun, 3-5 Canby St., $384,000.
Jorge Correa to Rafael Correa, 132 Linden St., $206,500.
Mary K. Day to John C. Areche, 4850 Longwood Ave., $330,000.
U S Bank, trustee, and Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 200615XS, trustee of, to Nationwide Community Revitalization LLC, 223 Elm St., $121,000.
HUNTINGTON
Laura J. Bundesen to Laura J. Bundesen, trustee, and Laura Bundesen Revocable Living Trust, 2 Pleasant St., $100.
B & L Bridge Stroe LLC, to Crane Holdings LLC, 3 East Main St., $160,000.
LEVERETT
Steven D. Graves, personal representative of the Estate of Douglas Leslie Graves, “aka” Douglas L. Graves, to Thomas C. Levy and Haleya J. M. Priest, 15 Bull Hill Road, $485,000.
Shirley Idelson to Sarah Handforth Lukens and Galen Wetterling, 125 Dudleyville Road, $635,000.
Richard W. Ferro and Hillary H. Wilbur-Ferro to Eric S. Haffey and Jessie Ann Haffey, 11 Amherst Road, $670,000.
Kathryn Chang and Peter Laznicka to Molly Renaud Clark and Max Edward Traunstein, 1 Depot Road, $272,500.
LONGMEADOW
Grammatiki Anderson to Annita Jones and Dennis Komisky, 287 Frank Smith Road, $475,000.
Henrietta Imade Idumwonyi to Peter Daniel McFadden and Lydia A. McFadden, 418 Longmeadow St., $650,000.
William T. McCarry, William McCarry, Kenneth R. Holt and Kenneth Holt to Stephen W. Hopkins and Katherine Humphrey, 168 Merriweather Drive, $1,300,000.
LUDLOW
Kathleen Sweeney to Franchesca Cedeno, 81-83 Howard St., $408,000.
Kevin J. Lusty to Kevin J. Lusty and Cheryl L. Messer-Lusty, 218 West St., $100.
Walter E. Craven to William Christopher Shephard, 61 Edison Drive, $282,000.
MONSON
Christian J. Young to Leif Ronaldson, 172 Brimfield Road, $207,500.
William L. Skinner Jr., and Amanda Skinner to Dylan Thomas and Allyson Thomas, 43 Upper Hampden Road, $380,000.
MONTAGUE
Deborah Caloon and Pamela Tierney, personal representatives of the Estate of Francis J. St. Germain Jr., to James D. Gexler and Samantha E. Stafford, 149 Millers Falls Road, $250,000.
NORTHAMPTON
Catherine M. Cocco to Ester Schulman and Zachary Schulman, 15 Winter St., $800,000.
NORTHFIELD
Brett William Smith and Melissa Smith to Thomas Aquinas College, 291 Birnam Road, $305,000.
Bruce James Parker, Craig Ernest Parker, Dennis Alan Parker, Gary Dennis Parker, John Charles Parker, Lawrence Edward Parker, Mark David Parker and Terence McCarthy Parker, “aka” Terrance McCarthy Parker, to Peter Ernest Pugh and Sarah Pugh, 25 Meadow St., $280,000.
Joshua Lim and Mary Lim to Brett William Smith and Melissa Smith, 81 Highland Ave., $490,000.
John H. Mooradian, Donald Kurt Nelson and Patricia Ann Nelson to Kevin M. Sullivan, Linda J. Sullivan, Melanie N. Sullivan and Timothy D. Sullivan, 12 Ledge Way, $175,000.
ORANGE
John J. Vescovi and Kena L. Vescovi to Eric J. LaFountain and Annastasia M. Vescovi, 41 Burrill Ave., $260,000.
PALMER
Brenda L. Methot to Hunter Methot, 2002 Overlook Drive, $210,000.
Kenneth H. Trabert to Benjamin F. Normandin, 26 Rockview St., $300,000.
Robert Hutchinson and Amy Hutchinson to Stoney Realty Trust, trustee of, and Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, Country Lane, Lot 2, $75,000.
PLAINFIELD
Jeffrey M. Gnatek to Jakub Muller, 57 Summit St., $83,500.
James E. Bernhard to Matthew Ingellis and Payton Atwell, 234 South Central St., $425,000.
ROWE
Rachel Holbrook to Lori Ledger and Edward J. Silva, 127 County Road, $280,000.
SHELBURNE
Karen K. Perkins to Sarah Elizabeth Cohen and James Martin Kessler, 56 Maple St., $569,000.
SHUTESBURY
Andrea C. Dallas and Juan Diaz to Mathew R. Jacobson, 118 Leonard Road, $475,065.
SOUTH HADLEY
Christine Murphy and Christine Murphy-Allen to Lindsey M. Lord, Tyler David Morissette and Tyler Morissette, 115 Lincoln Ave.,
$390,000.
Melissa L. O’Brien and Olivier Doisneau to Kristen Hatsuko Hargrave-Amodio and Gina Marie Hargrave-Amodio, 2 Parkview Drive, $394,076.
Allan T. Tracy and Cheryl P. Tracy to Steven Jon Egstad and Deborah Ann Gray, 163 Pearl St., $375,000.
ML Saleh Holdings Inc., to Lindsay Louise Smith, trustee, Lindsay Louise O’Donnell, trustee, and Timothy Thomas O’Donnell Irrevocable Trust, 150 Lyman St., $555,000.
SOUTHAMPTON
Yellowbrick Property LLC, and Gillikin LLC, to Gillikin LLC, and Toto Realty LLC, 23 College Highway, $100.
David Kent to Donna M. Babyak, 34 Coleman Road, $352,000.
Amy R. Reesman and Dawn S. Reesman to Amy R. Reesman, trustee, Dawn S. Reesman, trustee, Amy R. Reesman Living Trust and Dawn S. Reesman Living Trust, 42 Bissonnette Circle, $100.
SOUTHWICK
Joseph Gilbert, Bonnie Ann Gilbert and Bonnie A. Morris to Eduard Vasilyevich Chekhovskiy, 6 Ham Hill Road, $360,000.
SPRINGFIELD
1090 Boston Road Inc., to Pinecrest Holdings LLC, 1112 Boston Road, $134,550.
21 Shawmut Avenue LLC, to Marilyn Sanchez, 61 Cornwall St., $340,000.
447 State Street LLC, to Soun E. Chheou and Sophay Chheou, 447451 State St., $615,000.
A&T Properties LLC, to Omyr Josue Bernard-Vega and Jessica Arroyo Laracuente, 248 Parker St., $272,000.
Ashley Nicole Feliciano Soto to Cristian J. Garcia and Zuleika Nieves, 17 Leland Drive, $271,372.
Brian W. Elliott and Sarah J. Elliott to Jamie Hopkins and Erin Fernandes, 97 Old Brook Road, $285,000.
Briana Carlos, Joseph Carlos and Briana Molinari to Anthony Pennino, trustee, Charlene Pennino, trustee, and Albert & Mary Pennino Trust, trustee of, 75-77 Tulsa St., $350,000. Corinne Pappelardo, Corinne M. Pappelardo, Paul Pappelardo, Paul J. Pappelardo, Richard Pappelardo, Richard A. Pappelardo, Lynn Booth, Luanna Martin and Ann-Marie Commisso to Better Builders Construction LLC, Barnum Street, $200,000.
Debra Tougias, Lalita Togas, Stephen Tougias, David Tougias and Matthew Tougias to Troy Norrington and Kimberly Norrington, 35 Squire Lane, $350,000.
Devon Sutherland to JT Realty Associates Inc., 15 Middlesex St., $170,000.
Dolores Abreu to Lazaire Delisca and Joslyne Delisca, 24-26 Quincy St., $310,000.
Francis E. Fitzgerald and Barbara L. Fitzgerald to John Basile, 585 Nassau Drive, Unit 585, $175,000. Graham & Lumpkin LLC, to Emmanuel Serrano and Loren Boynton-Schimmel, 122 West Crystal Brook Drive, $350,000.
JJS Capital Investment LLC, receiver, Springfield City, Olga Velez, Samuel Figueroa, Newrez LLC, and U S A Housing & Urban Development to JJS Capital Investment LLC, 661 Belmont Ave., $165,000.
John S. Tilley to Veteran Stan LLC, 35 Montclair St., $175,000.
Kendy Capois Concepcion to Jose R. Veras Rodriguez, 314 Chapin Terrace, $245,000.
Leslie M. Bennett and Leslie R. Bennett to Stephanie Hall-Thomas, 51-53 Olmsted Drive, $400,000.
Lydia I. Quiles to Charles A. Elfman, 118 Grover St., $90,000.
Manchester Enterprises LLC, to Janet S. Colon Aviles and Jose Negron, 68 Crestmont St., $305,000. Mark A. Szalankiewicz to Dominic Santaniello, trustee, Lucas Giusto, trustee, and Naples Home Buyers Trust, trustee of, 11 Fowler St., $250,000.
Midfirst Bank to William Thomas Raleigh, 88 Lloyd Ave., $210,618.
Miguel Angel Rodriguez-algarin to Rusber Diaz, 373 White St., $355,000.
Northeast Asset Management LLC, to Michael J. McLaughlin, 1962 Allen St., $322,000.
Phuong Que Phan to FH Vision Estate Inc., 139-141 Woodside Terrace, $265,000.
Pinecrest Holdings LLC, to Leonildo Ramos, 1112 Boston Road, $215,000.
Rebecca Okyere to Jada Miller, trustee, and Everett Realty Trust, trustee of, 84 Everett St., $253,800.
Robert A. MacAlpine, trustee, and Victoria J. Miller Revocable Trust, trustee of, to Naylor Nation Real Estate LLC, Goldenrod St., Lot 47, $80,000.
Roberto Rivera-Negron to Jeffrey Eckert, 140 Ellendale Circle, $359,000.
Stephen A. Chmielewski, Patricia A. Coyle and Michael J. Chmielewski to Debra Chmielewski Brown, 23 Audubon St., $172,500. Wells Fargo Bank, trustee, and ABFC 2004-OPT5 Trust, trustee of, to AJ Capital Inc., 114 Saint James Boulevard, $185,000.
Bathroom
Change the lightbulbs
Many of us know the havoc that bad lighting can wreak on our appearance and with it, our mood. Most of us prefer soft, warmer lighting in the bathroom, which can work magic like a real-life Instagram filter. “In my mind, [any lightbulb] over 3000k looks like the hospital,” Lee says. “[2700k] is like the old school soft white bulbs that people used to get before they bought LED.” Carney also recommends employing 2700k bulbs, which is close to the appearance of a 60-watt bulb. “I think it’s just what we look best in and it’s the most comfortable temperature for the eye,” she says.
Swap the showerhead
“Switching out the shower head is one of the simplest and [most] inexpensive changes you can make to a shower or a bathroom and make a huge impact,” says Atlanta designer Theresa Butler, who often opts for a rain shower with a polished nickel finish. “Shower heads these days are more sophisticated, sleeker looking, and you can really customize it around the type of metals that you’re using in your space.” The process takes about five minutes, Butler says. “You simply unscrew your existing shower head, clean that off, dry it really well, and put a little plumber’s tape around the threading to [create a watertight seal and] keep your water from leaking through where it is screwed on. After you wrap that on, you simply screw on the new shower head, and you are done.”
Hang a new mirror
For a fast glow-up, Los Angeles designer Kishani Perera advises trotting in a fresh
mirror — but not just any mirror. “I think for a big impact, change to something that’s really over-scaled in the room,” she says. “When you use a few over-scaled pieces, it makes the bathroom read much larger to the eye, and with a mirror, you have the added extra that it’s going to bring more light into the room.” Plus, gigantic mirrors have a superpower: They bounce light around. “If you have even a small window, an over-scaled mirror illuminates everything.”
Declutter countertops in style
In the middle of the expansive Chicago double vanity she shares with her husband, designer Laura Tribbet added a shallow, sleek acrylic tray. “Between my husband and I, there’s a lot of different products that are going to be on the countertop, and it’s just a parking spot,” she says. “It’s a signifier to us both that ‘this is where the toothpaste goes.’” With two young children, “anything that can be seen as intentional is a luxury.”
Tracy Morris, a designer in McLean, Va., employs a trio of Crate & Barrel glass canisters for spa-like storage. “It’s a nice way to make your bathroom look special for guests coming: You throw cotton balls, makeup pads and Q-tips in those jars and have it look more visually appealing.” And it pays to get creative: Nashville designer Laura Lubin of Ellerslie Interiors uses an inherited crystal finger bowl to hold her rings when she’s removing them at the sink. “Even just a small thing that can be super impactful, and it doesn’t have to be meant for the bathroom,” she says.
Add art
I’m not going to hang fine art in my bathroom because I’m a steam shower addict. But lesser pieces, like my Facebook Marketplace finds? Lubin says they may provide some
WALES
Carla Havunen-Johnson to Christine M. Fleming, 9 Heck Road, $169,900.
WARE
Gary C. Moulton, trustee, Jeffrey A. Moulton, trustee, and Swift River Nominee Trust to North End Farm LLC, River Road and Sczygiel Road, $300,000.
Laurie Baird-Holden, personal representative, and Evelyn E. Baird, estate, to Jeremiah Boulter and Alissa Boulter, Greenwich Plains Road, $49,900.
Dionisio Cepeda to Bezviner Real Estate Inc., 45 Aspen St., $235,000.
WARWICK
Jay S. Field and Jennifer C. Field to Lance E. Mallet and Mandy L. Mallet, 840 Orange Road, $130,000.
Maria R. Ruggiero and Stephen M. Ruggiero to Michelle L. Desrosiers, 293 Athol Road, $310,000.
WEST SPRINGFIELD
Adrian M. Bonkiewicz and Nataliya Bonkiewicz to Aprel S. Webb, 35 Colony Road, Unit 2B, $135,000. Elm Street LLP, and Albert J. Distefano to 848 Elm Street LLC, 848 Elm St., $500,000.
Jacqueline Brum, representative, and Karin E. Burns, estate, to Jamie Zalucki, 47 Colony Road, Unit 2B, $142,000.
Jeanne D. Higgins and Jeanne Diane Johnson to Jonathan P. Damours, Brianne S. Damours, Kenneth Damours and Kim Damours, 1492 Morgan Road, $640,000.
Sandra M. Santinello and Diane M. Magnani to 70 Doty Circle LLC, 70 Doty Circle, $760,000.
Sean E. Curley and Kathleen E. Curley to Jeanne D. Higgins, 171 Valley View Circle, $425,000.
Stephen M. Leo and Rosa J. Leo to Kirit N. Patel, 131 Beacon Hill Road, $445,000.
William R. Ellis Jr., representative, and William R. Ellis Sr., estate, to Daniel Joseph Rivers and Elizabeth Rose Klejna, 117 Paucatuck Road, $525,000.
WESTFIELD
Alfred M. Pezzini, estate, and Nancy R Pezzini-Pasquini, representative, to Vitaliy Nazarets and Lilia Nazarets, 0 Dox Road, Lot 2, $120,000.
Christopher Grimm, Michael Grimm and Elizabeth Casey to Whitney Greaney, 148 Barbara St., $332,500.
David A. Perzanowski to Alan W. Perzanowski and Sandra L. Perzanowski, 115 Steiger Drive, $100,000.
David A. Perzanowski to Alan W. Perzanowski and Sandra L. Perzanowski, 139 Meadow St., Rear, $100,000.
Kristen Gleason and Kristen L. Palmers to Jennifer Collins, 110 Lockhouse Road, Unit 5J, $337,500.
Margaret M. Kennedy and Raymond J. Kennedy to Z & M Investments LLC, 134 Western Circle, $245,000.
Nicole Labarre and Christopher Skora to Jeremie S. Lambert, 57 Crown St., $410,000.
NRES LLC, to Zeki Kandemir, 16 Russell Road, $410,000.
Salim Abdoo to Atash Novruzov and Irina Kovrizhnykh, 11 Howard St., $450,000.
WESTHAMPTON
Stanley J. Puc and Joanne C. Puc to Britiany Browning, 83 Northwest Road, $525,000.
WHATELY
Jeffrey Henderson and Elizabeth L. Rose to Melissa French and Roland Mandler, 3 Frances Way, $155,000.
WILBRAHAM
Edmund A. Daviau and Donna E. Daviau to Douglas Kinney and Deborah Ann Kinney, 3 Manor Road, $400,000.
Jessica A. Orcutt and Stephanie K. Dimichele to Laurie Tillberry, 18 Linwood Drive, $450,000.
Stanley R Shaw III, and Patricia A. Shaw to Jason Cafarelli and Courtney Cafarelli, 470 Mountain Road, $523,000.
WORTHINGTON
Kathy M. Caron and Kathy M. Belicek to Jessica Drawe, 31 Old Post Road, $250,000.
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Big bathroom mirrors have the superpower of bouncing light around the room. (ADOBE STOCK PHOTO)
I cook that soil just enough to kill weeds seeds within. My compost generally gets hot enough to snuff out weed seeds, and peat and perlite are naturally weed-free, so don’t cause weed problems.
My goal is to get the temperature up to about 180 degrees Fahrenheit, which does NOT sterilize the soil, but pasteurizes it.
Overheating soil leads to release of ammonia and manganese, either of which can be toxic to plants. Sterilizing it also would leave a clean slate on which any microorganism, good or bad, could have a field day. Pasteurizing the soil, rather than sterilizing it, leaves some good guys around to fend off nefarious invaders.
After the soil cools, I add it to the other ingredients, mix everything up thoroughly, and shake and rub it through ½ inch hardware cloth mounted in a frame of two-by-fours. This mix provides a good home for the roots of all my plants, everything from my lettuce seedlings to large potted fig trees.
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 www.leereich.com/blog.
Bathroom
much-needed eye candy. So, too, can raiding what already exists around the house. “I’m a big believer in rotating my artwork,” Lubin says. “People just get in such a habit of finding these pieces they love and then when they hang it on a wall, they’re like, ‘It must die here until I move.’”
But it could be worth pulling a painting from elsewhere in your home to try in your bath, especially if it’s a water closet or space that won’t get drenched in moisture. “I think people will be really surprised if they actually went and just
Is your lamp the right size? There’s an equation for that.
By L aura Dail
The Washington Post
WHEN
CHOOSING LAMPS,
it’s easy to get caught up in the aesthetics. But you also need to consider the size of the lamp, the surface it will sit on and how you will use it.
“Scale really matters,” says Kara Williams, owner of the Shade Shop in Charlottesville. “When you walk into a room, the eye notices if something is off either too small or too large.”
Don’t let the geometry of it all overwhelm you, though; you don’t need a degree in mathematics to determine the correct lamp height and shade size. You just need to consider the lamp’s function and know a bit about proportion.
We asked Williams and others for some general rules of thumb on figuring out the perfect size lamp for your space. Here are their suggestions.
Table lamps
• Living area side tables: A table lamp (from the base to the top of the lampshade) should be proportional to the end table, between two-thirds and 1.5 times the table height. Aim for 28 to 32 inches, says Sarah Speck, director of product strategy and partnerships at Hudson Valley Lighting Group, a wholesaler and manufacturer of lamps. Also, the lamp’s shade should not stick out beyond the table’s edge.
• Bedside tables: A bedside lamp’s size depends on your mattress height, but generally speaking, it should be one to 1.5 times the height of your nightstand. That way the bottom of the shade falls at or below eye level when you’re seated on the bed. For example, if your mattress top is 27
took something from their kitchen and put it in their bathroom, how much it can impact a space,” Lubin says.
Upgrade the ‘jewelry’
When Kishani bought her home, the hardware in the primary bathroom was lackluster. “The house I bought was actually a spec house, so it was very vanilla,” Kishani recalls, noting that developers often don’t invest much in details such as millwork and cabinet knobs.
To make it coordinate with the ocean views out the windows, she painted her vanity Benjamin Moore’s Graphite, an inky blue black, and installed new polished nickel hardware from Rejuvenation. “It looked really,
inches from the floor and the nightstand is 27 inches high, your lamp should be at least that tall from base to top of shade. As for diameter, make sure to leave enough room on the nightstand for your phone, alarm clock and other necessities.
• Accent tables: For entry or buffet tables, you generally want a lamp that is 24 to 32 inches tall. Target a diameter between one-third and one-half the width of the table. “I like the one-third width especially if you have a pair of lamps or a larger architectural piece on the opposite side of the table,” says Nancy Parrish, the principal designer at Nancy Parrish Interiors.
Floor Lamps
• In a living room or den: Floor lamps should be tall enough to provide sufficient lighting without overwhelming the space. Think between 58 and 64 inches from the floor.
• For reading corners or accent areas: Opt for adjustable floor lamps between 50 and 58 inches tall. This allows you to change the height, and ensures the bottom of the shade is at or just above eye level when you’re seated. That way it provides ample light for reading but keeps the glare out of your eyes.
• An “arc” floor lamp that spans 50 to 75 inches works in both tight spaces where you can have it arch over a sofa or in a larger space where it can have a dramatic impact, Speck says.
Shades
• Lampshades should be one-third the height of the lamp (including the base and the harp the metal piece that holds the shade in the saddle). For example, if your lamp is 24 inches tall, the ideal shade will
really expensive and heavy and chunky and handmade, and really made a difference.”
Pierce also prefers nickel for a clean, fresh look in the bath, and says replacing your pulls and knobs is likely to take 15 minutes or less. “It’s such a quick way to elevate what you have, and typically all you need is a screwdriver,” she says.
Splurge on nice towels
I can’t stand it when my crisp white towels begin to go gray and often treat myself to new ones, but Laura Pierce of Boston’s Keeler & Co. takes it a step further: ordering those with colorful embroidery and/or monogramming, but a white base, so “I can put my
be about eight inches tall.
• The bottom diameter (the measurement across the bottom of the shade) should be about twice as wide as the diameter of your lamp base, says Williams. For a square or rectangular lamp base or shade, measure diagonally and use the same formula.
• For bedside lamps, the shade should be smaller than the width of the table, so you don’t knock into it, says Parrish.
• The bottom of the shade should hit right below a lamp’s mid-neck (the part of the base just below the socket) and hide the functional parts, including the socket or saddle.
• If the shade you like is too tall or too short, Speck suggests buying a harp kit that includes spacers. These are available at lamp stores and online and can change the height of the shade relative to the lamp, so it sits in the best spot. Replacing the harp is a simple DIY job.
Additional shopping tips
Don’t be deterred if you find a lamp you love but the shade doesn’t work for you. Replacing the shade is easy, and Speck says designers and homeowners mix and match all the time. Just make sure to choose a shade and harp that are appropriately sized for your lamp.
Bring room and table measurements and a tape measure while shopping. If you see a great lamp, find a table in the store that is similar in size and shape to yours, and place the lamp on it to see what it looks like, Parrish says. Do the same with floor lamps: Sit next to them in a chair that’s about the same height as what you have at home. This hands-on approach can help you visualize how the lamp will look.w
bleach pen on them if I need to.” Scallops and a monogram: the towel detail I never knew I needed.
Pop on a new lampshade
Many people feel that their bathroom sconce shades should be glass, but that’s not necessarily the case, Pierce says. “As long as you have decent ventilation, you can have whatever you want.”
She adds that the bathroom sconces in her Maine house have scalloped grass cloth shades on them. “There are options out there that are really easy to pick up and pop on,” Pierce says. “Imagine matching your sconce shade to your trim on your towel.”
Place a plant
“The use of plants in bathrooms is very underrated and very underused in general,” says Lubin, who recommends pothos, snake plants, monstera and calathea, all of which tend to thrive in humid, lowlight spaces.
“I kill everything, and I’ve managed to keep all of my bathroom plants alive,” she says. Tribbet adds that a bud vase with cut flowers can have a similar effect. “We call it mojo: moment of joy for others.” And yourself.
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans is a design and travel writer in Colorado.
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