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Fort Worth’s Ridglea Hills Neighborhood Is Giving ‘Leave It to Beaver’ Vibes

By Joy Donovan / February 28, 2025 /

The Ridglea Hills neighborhood, tucked into Fort Worth’s rolling hills, is known for its peaceful environment, manicured lawn, and family-friendly atmosphere. It’s an established neighborhood of homes built in the middle of the last century. You might even call if “Leave it to Beaver” material. Roll into advantages the easy commutes to downtown Fort Worth…

Celebrating Holidays in a Pandemic? Festive Sets Makes Family Dinners Fun

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / December 9, 2020 /

By Whitney JodryFounder, Festive Sets Home has a new meaning and a renewed place in our lives as a result of COVID-19. Over the past nine months or so, home, whether your primary residence or a second home, has been a place of safety and shelter from the pandemic, a source of respite and solitude,…

Sarah Zubiate: The Joy of Hosting And The Power of Food

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / September 7, 2020 /

By Sarah ZubiateFounder and Farmer at ZUBI’s Did I really say hosting? What about COVID? Yes, I said it! I’m the kind of woman — cue my feisty, Latin blood, and personality — who loves to host family and friends. I truly get energized by planning parties whether it’s for my or my hubby’s business,…

The National Hardware Show: Everything You Never Knew Existed But Now Can’t Live Without

By Lifestylist® Suzanne Felber / December 21, 2016 /

That’s it Candy! I quit. You keep sending this Lifestylist to shows like the International Builders Show, the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show, and now the National Hardware Show.  This sounded like it would be a lot of fun, but it’s costing me a lot of money. Now all I can think about is how…

Have You Planned Your Thanksgiving Tablescape?

By Leah Shafer / November 26, 2014 /

Tomorrow is the big day, and if you’re like me, almost all your thinking has been about the Thanksgiving meal itself: “Who likes what?” “How long does that bake?” And “how many pans can I fit in the oven at once?”    But a holiday meal should please the eye as well as the belly: It’s…