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October 14, 2006 was my one year anniversary. I guess we're still newlyweds, because we're still spending a lot of time together.  I wake up early to spend extra time.  I check-in periodically.  We even spend our evenings together.  How could this have happened? Our anniversary - and I missed it!...

Everyone who took time out of their busy schedule and/or drove hundreds of miles to join fellow Active Rain members last night at Garduno's in Scottsdale was rewarded with warm welcome, great conversation, quality drinks & appetizers and a great opportunity to put a face with a blog :)           ...

I'm so excited to write this post that I can't wait for Craig to return from the pool... So, I'm going to go ahead and recap what happened at today's AZ Home Staging Round Table. First off, let me just say - WOW! It's always so amazing to see what happens when a group of talented and intelligent ...

Greetings Fellow Arizonans -You are invited to an Active Rain Cocktail Party with our very own Craig Schiller!!Craig is visiting the valley for a few days and would like to meet up with AZ Active Rain members. Meet & Greet with Craig SchillerTuesday, 10/23 at 5pmGarduño's RestaurantLocated at the...

 A few months ago, I met Yvonne Root of Rooms By Root - you may know her as Northern Arizona Home Stager. After commenting on each other's posts and emailing back and forth, we finally had the opportunity to meet at the Phoenix Blogging Conference back in June. Yvonne is more than a home stager, ...

In addition to the absolutely spectacular lake and hiking areas at Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area here in Show Low, Arizona -  I discovered one of the nicest bathrooms in a public area that I have ever seen.  E V E R!  Don't get me wrong, not all public bathrooms are poorly maintained - oh, who...

    I've been reading a lot lately about home buyers who intentionally seek out haunted homes to purchase.  Oddly, there are apparently quite a few of them out there.  Don't believe me?  Check out Real Haunted House ListingsI'm not going to debate the validity of these homes - real, unreal or sur...

As our Arizona mornings are cooling, I find myself out of the house rather early on Saturday mornings (say track meet?) .. . Anyways, this week's meet took us to Freestone Park here in Gilbert, Arizona.  While waiting for the meet to begin, I strolled around.  Within the 65 acres of this park, I ...

Just a few yards from the back of the Phoenix Zoo, is a wonderful little park called Evelyn Hallman Park - formerly known as Tempe Canal Park.  Most of the park is designed with marked trails, but for those of you who love to fish, purchase your Urban Fishing license and plan on spending a day. C...