I was on my way to visit my friend Margaret Rome in Baltimore when I spotted this camper right in front of me. These are my kind of people, life *is* better in the mountains. I didn’t know where they were headed but I was tempted to follow. I wanted to go where they were going.. imagining hikes o
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10/09/2021
There's a happy new owner on Pine Top Lane in Burtonsville preparing to turn her new house into her forever home! My buyer had been looking for a few months and was getting quite discouraged by the scarce inventory and bidding wars on the few good options, when we came across an end unit townhome
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10/08/2021
It is a glorious day to celebrate Oktoberfest! If you missed last weekend (I didn't, since I totally earned a couple of beer by participating in Ride of a Life Time), then you get another chance! The Oktoberfest celebration at the Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Baltimore (well, technically, it's o
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10/02/2021
Mission accomplished. Goal crushed. Heart & mind happy (body... well, that's a different story). On Saturday I participated in a Ride of a Life Time at my local Life Time Fitness in Columbia, MD. I had signed up as a challenge rider, agreeing to ride all four cycling classes offered that day and
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09/27/2021
Challenge accepted. In 2011 Mike Cooper, Broker VA,WV, MD and I cycled for a few hours to save the tatas. This Spinning marathon was not only a lot of fun but also a very successful fundraiser for the Susan B. Komen foundation. In my prior life I was a certified Spinning® instructor and although
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09/21/2021
5782 Main Street in Elkridge, MD is technically not a home, but it IS incredibly charming. I simply must include it in my series of Charming Homes of the Week for several reasons. Elkridge, MD is a town in Howard County that has often been forgotten while county resources were poured into its pro
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09/03/2021
This cute condo on Ducketts Lane in Elkridge, MD just set a record: highest net sales price in the history of the subdivision! 6344 Ducketts Ln is a 3 bedroom home at the end of a cul-de-sac. It's location in the subdivision was one of a few reasons why this one was under contract in no time. Bac
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08/31/2021
583 days. That is not the DOM (days-on-market) of a property I looked at (although I have seen a few homes that have lingered on the market for that long in years past) but the number of days I did not get to see my family. The Covid-19 pandemic kept me busy, Real Estate was hopping, the kids we
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08/11/2021
There's no question, the best place for sushi in Howard County, MD is UMI Sushi right on Main Street in Ellicott City!I like to take my assistants out for a special dinner after (especially challenging but rewarding) transactions, and last week we stopped by UMI Sushi! We didn't make reservations
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07/27/2021
It's been a long journey for my buyers, one that began approximately 15 years ago with the purchase of a home that was just meant to be a temporary one. Temporary turned into welcoming a puppy and a child to the family and raising both in the home, waiting out a recession and housing market recov
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07/05/2021
