Author: Nspire Magazine

Contractor: Doric ConstructionArchitect: Lewis Ficken I fondly remember the turn- of-the-century home my grandmother owned on East Grand Boulevard in Detroit. The mahogany wood staircase, leaded glass parlor doors and…

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Builder: Monarch HomesInterior Design: Xact Interiors Most of us have a dream home. It starts with, “Wouldn’t it be nice if the kids had an extra room for their toys?”…

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Cafe Carambola Ingredients: » 3 ripe Hass avocados» ½ cup peas» 3 leaves Lacinato kale» 2 tbsp avocado oil» Juice of 2 limes» 1 habanero pepper (or a portion of…

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From garden to table, urban chickens offer ‘egg’-cellent benefits. Chickens have been an intermittent part of my life, from chasing them around my great grandmother’s Oklahoma farm as a kid,…

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Sure-footed and even-tempered, these equines are a joy to ride. Nostalgia comes in many different forms for each of us. For some, it may be the soft sweetness of homemade…

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Madeira, an archipelago of Portugal, has been in my sights as an adventure holiday for many years. Last summer, we brought a fun-loving group of 14 people for a two-week…

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