Spring cleaning includes your window blinds....
If you clean your blinds at least once a week they will look their absolute best. With our busy schedules, we sometime forget until they are yellow, covered in dust or pollen. The good news is you can clean your blinds in a just a few steps.

HOW TO CLEAN DUSTY BLINDS
Blinds are easier to clean with a duster or microfiber cloth. Cleaning your blinds with soap and water can leave them wet, messy and leave streaks. 

Keep your blinds in place to dust them off with a duster. Clean the blinds from top to bottom and use a vacuum to clean up the dust off the floor. You will want to clean the duster off between each window so the dust in not transformed to another window.

HOW TO CLEAN VERTICAL BLINDS
Dust the vertical blinds with a duster or brush attachment from your vacuum. Then open the blinds and clean from the top to the bottom on both sides of the vertical blinds.  Once again use the vacuum to clean up the dust off ; ...

Confiserie Eclectic Gourmet....
It may be a mouthful to say but once you try one of their sweet treats, you will understand why they chose the name.



Inspired by their first trip to Paris, sisters Katha and Glynnis Waters decided to open a bakery that honored their southern heritage using classic French preparation. Nestled in the heart of midtown near Lindbergh at 2591 Piedmont Rd, this original Atlanta Gem mixes southern hospitality with European charm.

CEG is a full line bakery offering seasonal menus and a variety of bakery items. They also specialize in gift ; ...

Dad’s Pot Roast

On Sundays every week it was my dad’s turn to cook the family a special meal. He had so many great recipes he cooked and they all stir up wonderful memories. He was a terrific cook and he would often add a twist to classic recipes. One of my favorites that I make often is his pot roast recipe. I always make mine in the crock pot and let it cook on low all day. It smells so good to come home after it has cooked all day and have a yummy supper ready.
The brown sugar and vinegar additions were a surprise to me when I asked about the recipe. I have added a couple of things I like personally and it has become a family favorite.
  
INGREDIENTS:
3 - 4 pound chuck roast
5 medium potatoes - cut in chunks
1 pound of carrots - cut in chunks or baby carrots
1 envelope of dry onion soup mix (like Lipton)
3 teaspoons Better than Bouillon - beef flavor 
3 cups of water
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar

INSTRUCTION; ...

Spring 2021 saw the Atlanta housing market lean into the strongest Seller’s market that we’ve seen in decades!
THE STATS
March saw 1,941 active condo and townhome listings, down 42% from the 3,349 active listings one year ago.  Pending sales are up 75% over this same time last year, and closed sales from the prior 3 months are up 13% over 2020.  With more demand and less inventory, average sale price is up 10.1% over 2020, and days on market are down to 35…. A 27% reduction over 2020.

Single family detached home sales are even crazier.  March 2021 saw just 3,480 available homes in Metro Atlanta, down from 11,051 at this same time last year or a 68.5% reduction!   Pending sales are up 25% and sold homes over the last 3 months are up 4.5% over 2020, to 12,019 closed sales.  Sales prices are currently 15.% percent higher over this time last year, and days on market have dropped by 64%... to an average of just 18 days.

WHAT DOES IT AL; ...

On April 22nd, we celebrate Earth Day, originally started as a raising of public consciousness about air and water pollution. 
How environmentally conscious are you?  Take the Earth Day / environmental issue quiz and find out!

Question 1: Earth Day was created as a movement in response to

Dwindling bee populations

Partial meltdown of a nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island

Massive Oil Spill in Santa Barbara CA

Groundwater pollution from hexavalent chromium discharged by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) in Hinkley CA

Question 2: The idea for a national day to focus on the environment came from:

Former VP Al Gore

Author Rachel Carson

Senator Gaylord Nelson

Greta Thunberg

Question 3: Throughout its history, Earth Day has only been supported by Democrats.
True or False
Question 4: By the end of 1970, the year of the first Earth Day, the EPA was created.  Which of the following acts was NOT passed that same year?

Clean Water au ...