When I was retiring from the Department of Commerce/NOAA, we had to attend a retirement class. The instructor asked each attendee what our retirement destination was. When I said Lewisburg, WV, he wanted to know where it was and why I was retiring there. I was born and raised in West Virginia.
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08/31/2016
This morning was nice and cool and a good day for showing some property. The house was a 1960 stucco house on 1/2 acre. My clients and I were outside looking at the yard, and they wanted to look inside the large shed. When he was opening the door, something moved on top..... yeah, it was a b
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08/30/2016
Summer is slipping away which means it's time for Jeff Diehl's Labor Day Weekend Show at the Lockbridge Pottery. Friday night, September 2nd, from 6-8p.m. Saturday, September 3rd, from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m. You don't want to miss Jeff & Donna Diehl's latest wood fired, reduction and crystallin
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08/27/2016
Greenbrier Valley Theatre presents Pump Boys and Dinettes, a light-hearted musical that takes place at the Double Cupp Diner. You’ll find some amiable company with the Dinettes and the gas station attendants from across the road as they fill their days with music and humor. This jubilant count
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08/26/2016
I've been working with a young couple with three children who lost their home in the flood on June 23. It has been a little rough going, but the home they want is now under contract. Thank goodness the loan has been approved, home inspection completed and the seller has agreed to fix/replace
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08/24/2016
Carnegie Hall’s Ivy Terrace Concert 2016 Season ends Thursday, August 25th with performance by Black King Coal. The performance begins at 6:30 pm, rain or shine. In the event of rain, the concerts will be moved inside the Hamilton Auditorium. Great musicBeautiful Grounds of Carnegie HallFor f
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08/24/2016
Back in June of this year I wrote a post, Lesson Learned - I should have gone with my instincts. If you haven't read the post, please do. Seems the so-called buyers were looking for secluded homes and senior sellers. What made me want to share the link to my post is because of a post I read tod
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08/23/2016
In my last post, Before and After Photos of a Listing, I shared the photos of the front porch and three rooms in the house that I staged for the seller's all brick home. Below are before and after photos of the living room and sun room. BEFORE: The living room, 10x17.3, with the green carpet a
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08/22/2016
One of my listings was viewed on Friday, and the seller requests that I be there for each showing. No problem as I live nearby. The agent informed me that the prospective buyer didn't like drapes on windows. I mentioned this to the seller. The seller said, "just tell me what to do and I will
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08/21/2016
If you like sparkle and glamour, you don’t want to miss the jewelry trunk show hosted by the Greenbrier Valley Theatre. The event will be held in the Daywood Lobby on Sunday, August 28. This event is free and open to the public from 5-8 p.m. Jewelry artisan Alan Anderson will be at Green
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08/17/2016