We have terrific people in town who blog on Natick Patch. Each week, we will highlight some of the posts from the past week in our "Best of Blogs" feature. Click on the links to be redirected to the blogs.

• "To gain an edge in the current real estate market, many homeowners are choosing to improve some aspects of their home. Often, this money can be well spent and will attract buyers who are willing to pay more for the home. In other cases, improvements are too personal or too costly to make much of a difference. Addressing major problems or very dated cosmetic aspects of a home will almost always bring a good return, while building an addition or upgrading things that don't necessarily need fixing could be a waste of money."—Home Improvements When Selling: Most Bang For Your Buck, by Tory Keith
  

• "I’ve always liked those huge, long, colorful balloons shaped like Cheese Curls. In the day, one of the prized balloons cost about 95 cents when filled with air. You could also buy one not “blown-up” for 50 cents. I asked my Dad what was the reason for the price difference. He told me that it was due to the cost of inflation."—The Natick Experience: Fun on the 4th, by Jimmy Brown

Natick Patch is currently looking for more people to blog in town. Click here to find out more information or e-mail editor Alissa.Letkowski@patch.com.