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Seriously.... Do You Do This? Saturdays are usually my silly play days.  On any given Saturday, I drive 30 miles to patron one of my favorite coffee shops in Southern Oregon, Mellelo Coffee Roasters.  Then I visit some cool boutiques and chit chat with some of my girlfriends there.  Then, after a...
03/23/2013
Wella, Wella, Wella...  I've lived on rural property for most of my life, so when it came to choosing a real estate niche, specializing in rural properties seemed like a good fit.  I know a lot about the complexities that often accompany a rural property sale in Oregon, including the topic of wel...
03/22/2013
Can You Say... Yippy Skippy!  Whoa!  Fabuloso!  Awesome!  Yowza!  I'm kickin' up my heels today in celebrating another closing of a Grants Pass Oregon Short Sale!  Yes indeed... we get excited about these things around these parts ;-) This one was a total cutie.  After several months on the marke...
03/21/2013
Are Techy Toys Just For Boys?  Say it ain't so!  I have to give credit to fellow Rainer Alan May for inspiring this post (he's been my muse on more than one occasion).  Recently, Alan made a comment.... 'you know boys love their toys.'  Well... my testosterone driven friend, thanks for indulging ...
03/19/2013
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The Comeback Kid.  Yesterday was the 28th Annual Los Angeles Marathon.  The 26-mile course stretched from Dodger Stadium through the streets of Los Angeles to the finish line on Ocean Blvd in Santa Monica, CA.  Upwards of twenty-six (26K) thousand runners competed in the days event.  My son-in-la...
03/18/2013
Happy St. Peacock Day!  A few months ago, I turned off the noise at home and tuned in to silence for awhile.  I began to hear a sweeter melody playing in the background, as greener thoughts emerged in the playground of my mind.  I found myself reading, wondering and swimming in a sea of creativit...
03/17/2013
It's a blue sky day somewhere in the world today!  And while it can't be a blue sky day everywhere... we can certainly remind ourselves what it looks like.  I snapped this pic a few weeks ago while visiting Southern California.  I was sitting in my car in a mall parking lot, and I looked up throu...
03/16/2013
My Lucky Charms - They're Magically Delicious.  I've been lucky enough to have some wonderful mentors in my life.  Each one has had a unique influence in shaping who I am today and leaving a valuable imprint on my soul.  With St. Patrick's Day around the corner, I thought it apropos to pay a litt...
03/15/2013
The Listing With 9 Lives & 1 Dead Rat.  Seriously... I'm not exaggerating when I say that one of my Short Sale listings in Grants Pass, Oregon has practically become a part of my immediate family.  With nine offers in two years... this short sale has taken on a life of it's own and is more like a...
03/14/2013
Wait... Let Me Send Up A Smoke Signal.  Look how far we've come...  no more Pony Express, no more Morris Code... no more pigeons taking flight or messages in a bottle. And yet... the Vatican still communicates it's most important message by smoke signal. I had to smile out loud this morning... do...
03/13/2013
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