I've lived in Virginia my entire life, and I've spent the majority of my adult life creating gardens. We have the good fortune in Virginia to enjoy more than three full seasons for growing vegetables and flowers. My husband is the veggie gardener in our family; the perennial gardens fall to me,
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05/09/2011
We attended the wedding of a cousin yesterday in Fall Church. We had not seen John in a number of years, so we really did not know what to expect, who might be attending the wedding, or anything about his bride. It was a small, intimate gathering of friends, and a Skype connection! The ceremony
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05/08/2011
Last year, I photographed a different field during my walk, and it didn't come our nearly as clearly. I think the light was just right the other day. Just perfect and perfectly lovely. There are so many shades of green at this time of year; everything feels so fresh and clean. My walks each afte
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05/07/2011
Loftlands Glen was developed ten years ago at the back of Loftlands Wood. Loftlands Wood is a very nice community, but whereas the homes were primarily speculative homes by Van der Linde, housites were marketed at The Glen and most homes are custom. As a result, they are a little more intere
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05/06/2011
People love fads, and though "living green" shouldn't be a fad (it should be a way of life we are all working towards), the word "green" is being tossed around in the new construction industry as carelessly as the word "organic" is found in the grocery store. Jay Markanich of Real Estate Inspe
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05/04/2011
In one of the best buyer markets ever, sellers are not really doing much to encourage purchasers to act now. Builders offer a variety of incentives such as upgrades, seller-paid closing costs, interest rate buy downs, washers, dryers, refrigerators or big screen TVs. Interestingly, much of the re
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05/04/2011
I'm headed to Newport News this afternoon to spend some time with my Dad. It's so beautiful out today, I think I'll detour off of I-64 to the historic Route 5, which runs through Charles City County between Richmond and Williamsburg along the James River. It's a famous trail, an historic trail
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05/03/2011
The market is coming in nicely in the Earlysville area. We're seeing some very attractive listings coming available, and the homes which are priced aggressively are receiving offers quickly. You can see from the attached list, which represents current pending listings in Earlysville, that five
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05/02/2011
Fifteen years ago, I was asked by a local builder what I thought was the #1 product missing in the local inventory. I told him that what I knew I was having a devil of a time finding for my empty-nester, active retirees... Well-designed homes, with an open living area, first floor master, two-
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05/01/2011
It's important to remember that you have the right to specific representation when you are buying or selling real estate. The following article provides a good description of the options available to buyers and sellers who are working with Realtors in a real estate transaction. In Virginia, we
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04/30/2011
