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2012 

Maryland Perfect Peach Pie Recipe   Pastry for Nine Inch Pie  (from scratch or ready made) 5 cups peeled and sliced peaches (about 2 ½ lbs.) 1 tsp. lemon juice ½ cup sugar ¼ all-purpose  flour ¼ tsp. cinnamon 1 Tbsp. unsalted butter   Heat oven to 425 degrees.  Prepare pastry or use ready  made  ...
02/18/2012
What does your profile picture say about you? As we approach the New Year with fresh ideas and new goals and objectives, it is also a good time to refresh our profile photographs on all of our social media sites and on ActiveRain. For those of us that wish to project a professional image in our c...
02/18/2012
New version of Twitter is now active Those that use Twitter will want to become familiar with the new version that is now active.  Yes, I do use Twitter and have posted over 7,000 Tweets and have 1,464 followers.  The link will take you to the Twitter blog that provides some useful tips for using...
02/18/2012
Composition is a key to successful photographs William Johnson, San Diego real estate professional and ActiveRain blogger, is also an outstanding photographer. In this post, William provides some excellent instruction on composition.  If you will to make comments that William will see, please go ...
02/17/2012
Too many short sale pre-foreclosures fail to reach settlement. Manchester, New Hampshire real estate professional and ActiveRain blogger Scott Godzyk provides a very good list of reasons why short sales are being killed in many parts of the country. This is very good information for short sale se...
02/16/2012
Lilies at Longwood Gardens Earlier this evening, I posted pictures of orchids at the annual Orchids Extravaganza exhibit in the Conservatory at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Our friend and real estate professional from Sacramento, Myrl Jeffcoat, was kind enough to comment on t...
02/16/2012
Longwood Gardens Orchid Extravaganza 2/16/12 Where do you go when you have a chilly and rainy day in Maryland?  One of the options is to visit the Conservatory at Longwood Gardens.  The current show is the annual Orchid Extravaganza which is a must see exhibit for those that love orchids.  The Co...
02/16/2012
22 Foreclosures For Sale in Washington County, Maryland There are 616 homes for sale in Washington County, Maryland based on the number of active listings in the multiple listing service (MRIS).  The average price of all of the homes for sale is $225,395.  22 (3.57%) of the homes for sale are len...
02/16/2012
Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination Austin real estate professional and ActiveRain blogger Gwynn Teal provides a good reminder for home sellers, home buyers and their agents. Don't discriminate.  It is the law. If you wish to make comments that Gwynn will see, please go to her original blog...
02/16/2012
How clean should a house be when you move away? Belinda Spillman, Colorado real estate professional and ActiveRain blogger provides some good house cleaning advice for home sellers. Nobody wants to move into a dirty home. If you wish to make comments that Belinda will see, please go to her origin...
02/16/2012