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2011 

Warm Wild BlackberriesCamas, Washington real estate professional and ActiveRain blogger Debb James shares some tips on picking wild blackberries.  Debb will have all of us moving to Washington!  Warm Wild Blackberries - There's a Hole in the Bucket. Wild blackberries are a menace in our yards, bu...
08/29/2011
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Be HappyCalifornia real estate professional and ActiveRain blogger Michael Caruso reminds us that life is too short to be anything but happy.  Life is too short to be anything but happy. Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.  ~ James Matthew Barrie  Go Gr...
08/29/2011
"We tell a client that we’re going to do something, we do it. We make no excuses, nor any exceptions.  We also treat that client and other agents with respect, and we give them the benefit of the doubt.  It means putting your own wants and desires aside until you have filled the other person’s ne...
08/29/2011
Tina's Basic Recipe for Hot Pepper Jam with Fruit by Tina Grohowski  Tina is a real estate professional at RE/MAX Realty Group in Gaithersburg, MD. This recipe can be altered to suit your level of spice tolerance btw...it doesn't necessarily have to be blazing hot.  6-8 1 cup Canning Jars, Lids a...
08/29/2011
Montgomery County, Maryland Foreclosures & Short Sales Update Rev. 8/29/11 96 (3%) of the 3,283 homes for sale in Montgomery County, MD are REO properties while 562 (17%) are short sale pre-foreclosures. Home buyers are facing multiple contract competition on some of the well price homes in prefe...
08/29/2011
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Good Morning  8/28/11 Hurricane Irene visited Maryland and is now approaching New York City.  Montgomery County, MD had less damage than the areas on the coast.  Everybody is now checking for damage. Have a great day.  Kentlands flower photograph by Roy Kelley.
08/28/2011
The colors of summer at Maymont gardens The rain has begun for the tropical storm that is driven by hurricane Irene.  Maryland residents are closely watching the storm as it approaches our region.  It is a good time to be thinking about the colors of summer that make our lives richer when we expe...
08/27/2011
How many frogs have you kissed? Real estate professionals sometimes feel that they need to kiss a lot of frogs to find the prince and happiness ever after. Be selective when you are kissing frogs and enjoy the remaining days of summer. Maymont Nature Center, Richmond, VA.  Photograph by Dolores K...
08/27/2011
Seattle real estate professional and ActiveRain blogger Judi Boad is also an outstanding photographer.  In this post, Judi shares photographs from the Woodland Park Zoo.  Thanks, Judi for sharing your photographs.  I enjoy meandering around Woodland Park Zoo. Like the Seattle Aquarium, every visi...
08/27/2011
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Happy EverydayVancouver, Washington real estate professional and ActiveRain blogger Debb James suggests that we celebrate "Happy Everyday".  I like her idea of having the wording on her mirror as a constant reminder. Life is good! Happy Everyday... In my sun room hangs a mirror reminding me to ce...
08/27/2011
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