Dianne's Blog

"Eating Cheap at the Beach" could be an oxymoron during the summer season, and in the winter at Rehoboth, quite a few of the restaurants close.  But among those that remain open, many offer fabulous specials that make it possible to enjoy a meal out, even during these stressful economic times.  I...

Thanksgiving Weekend is the setting for several lovely holiday traditions in Rehoboth Beach, DE.  One of my favorites is the Caroling and Community Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, held on Friday night, 6:30, at the Bandstand.  Carols are sung, hearts are warmed and the evening culminates in th...

My buyer had been through the wringer.  One problem after another had arisen with the purchase of her dream home, so that she had been living in a motel while paying a moving company to store her belongings for about 3 weeks.  Finally, we were seeing light at the end of the tunnel.  My client, he...

Well, I was at home yesterday evening, piecing away on an Eye Spy baby quilt, when my iron broke.  It keeps turning itself off.  I have had a lifelong struggle with irons.  They get knocked to the floor.  They leak.  They get crayon on the faceplate (I wonder how that happened--Sunday school proj...

Have you wondered what you could do to help people caught in the current foreclosure/financial crisis?  Marilyn Mock took a straightforward approach when, moved by the property owner's emotional response to the disposal of her home at auction, Mock purchased the house.  Then she said she'd let Tr...