Rosalie Frankel's (rosaliefrankel) Blog

  It's always such fun to get together with other Active Rainers; one, they're fun and two, you can usually learn something from them. Congratulations to Juli (Vosmik), our AR Queen for the Day with 533,000 points and counting!   Such was the case when Anna Banana was nice enough to arrange the ...

Not my usual kind of post but really wanted to pass this along.  A fantastic stress reliever...try it...you'll like it!   Reflexology and Aromatherapy were used as long ago as the age of Cleopatra to help the body relax and help with the elimination of toxins.  We now have a trained reflexologist...

    BEWARE…BEWARE…BEWARE.  We just put a listing for sale into MLS; did not put it onto Craig’s List; and all of a sudden, it’s on Craig’s List as a rental with the owner’s name (he knew nothing about it).  We received several calls about the rental – some people were smart enough to do further c...

  Tips Sellers to Maintain Your Home Just a few reminders…. Turn your home  from sad to happy...  Switch old, leaky faucets with shiny new ones Replace old light fixtures with new bulbs (may also bring down your power consumption) Fresh paint or clean cabinets and walls; if painting, use neutral ...

Just wanted to make a comment on the Active Rain function last night...fun, fun, fun.  Thanks to all the sponsors and the meeting organizers (Juli & Jan) for a very successful evening.  Partners Rosalie & Marilyn enjoying the patio.  Hostess, Juli.  

The Arizonan Sonoran Desert in Bloom most people think of the desert as dry, brown, with no water …not exactly true…we do have a spring.  And right now, we’re in the midst (hopefully, not the end) of the season.  Check out these flowering cacti...a beautiful spring sight! As you can see, for all ...

Hi, all!  Such a pleasure to walk outside and see how plants have blossomed overnight!

Christmas 2011 -- Birth of a New Tradition As the holidays approach, the giant Asian factories are kicking into high gear to provide Americans with monstrous piles of cheaply produced goods -- merchandise that has been produced at the expense of American labor. This year will be different. This y...

      Visiting Phoenix, AZ?  What to do?  Visit the Phoenix Art Museum, with collections and exhibitions of various types of art.  One of the featured exhibits now, through November 20, 2011, is The West Select.  The Phoenix Art Museum is proud to present art from famous Western painters and scul...

Dear Santa: I don't want much for Christmas, I just want the person reading this to be happy. Friends are the fruit cake of life --- some nutty, some soaked in alcohol, some sweet, but mix them together and they're my friends At Christmas you always hear people talking about what they want & boug...