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Spring is in the air.  There seems to be a new vitality for living about this time every year- even in Southern California.  The home improvement stores seem more crowded with people buying outdoor furniture and plants.  Even the birds seem to chirp more.        I wrote a blog a couple of months ...

Wine trip to Ojai, Ca. My husband and I decided to take a mini-getaway to celebrate our 17th wedding anniversary.  We thought about going to Temecula to do a couple of our favorite things- wine tasting and golf.  However, we decided to go north from L.A., instead, to Ojai (pronounced "Oh-hi").  W...

In this slower real estate market, agents and buyers are trying hard to make their homes stand out from the rest.  A few (I'm glad to say this is not a trend.) are accentuating the negative, instead of the positive!An agent in Columbus, MO. advertised a listing in this way: "It's not pretty.  It'...