Houses and More

Back in my Master's program days, there was a class on "hidden" messages that made a huge impact on me.  I hadn't thought about the messages behind the illustrations on billboards, posters, TV ads, etc.  I just subliminally accepted the messages without question.  As the layers of impact these pi...

I have a secret, but once I share it here, it won't be a secret anymore.  I have a friend who's made it to the blog world big time.  She's been interviewed by the Chicago Trib and Realty Times.  The Bloodhound sniffed her out.  She guest writes on The Tomato.  She's featured along with Active Rai...

I don't know how architects learn to be architects or if it just comes naturally, but a tour of St. Paul's City Hall/Ramsey County Court House building is a real contrast to the State Capitol building I toured last.  Both buildings are opulent with precious stone, wood, and metal used profusely t...

The earth just raised its eyelid to get a look at you!  Now there are homes and there are homes, but this one would be a tough one to do comps for.  It's a "green" home built completely from reclaimed and natural materials by its owners in Wales.  You can check out the whole story here.

Sarah Cooper, REALTOR and stager from Hurricane, West Virginia, asked in her comment on my last blog entry for more pictures of Minneapolis, the City of Lakes, the Minne-apple, the "wrong" side of the river (to St. Paulites), half of the Twin Cities, and home to so many businesses and people.  He...

The photo at left was taken on a discovery tour of the canyons in downtown Minneapolis while looking for the Mary Tyler Moore statue mentioned by Maureen McCabe in a comment on my blog.  Despite many years in the Twin Cities area I didn't realize Mary Tyler Moore had a bronze statue in Minneapoli...

Being a die-hard Minnesotan since I was in 5th grade, one would assume I'd been to the State Capitol building.  Nope, haven't been there.  In an attempt to remedy my lack of exposure to my new St. Paul home, there's going to be a building tour in my life for the next several months.  It's my inte...

There's a new carnival in town and I liked the idea of a virtual tour of MY town!  Carnivals are not my thing.  It's probably because losing is not fun, but my honey and I are new residents of St. Paul (only 29 months now) and weekly say to one another, "Have I told you lately how much I like St....

The Regional Multiple Listing Service of the Minneapolis and Saint Paul area of Minnesota has released its sales figures for 2006.  The stats show a decline in the number of closings; a slight increase in the median price of closed homes; a small increase in the average price of closed homes; and...

Minnesotans must be closet party-ers because the Minne-apple is not the first place people think of when they think of revelry and fun.  Oooooooh, it's cold up there.  What do you do in the winter?  Watch TV?  Nope, that's not it at all!  We have fun outside!St. Paul is in the midst of its Winter...