What type of wood is the best for my front door? When it comes to selecting the best wood for exterior doors, there are several things that you need to consider.  First of all, what is the overall look you are trying to achieve?  Is the style of your home formal and elegant, or do […]

What is Custom I like words.  I love the dictionary, and I stand in awe of the English language.  How a string of words put together can describe a feeling or an emotion.  How changing just one word in a phrase can change the whole meaning of a sentence.  I am amazed how the right words […]

Walt Whitman wrote a poem entitled When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d .  It was written in a time of great unrest in our country.  The poem describes his feelings after the assassination of President Lincoln. One part of the poem has always struck me.  Through the darkness of the poem, he switches gears and talks about the […]