Central CT Real Estate and More

Father's Day 2024  Hope all Enjoy the Day I read a post by Kathy Streib  yesterday honoring fathers ahead of this day. One of them made me pause.My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived and let me watch him do it.   Clarence Budington KellandThat Kelland quote resonates so much with me, as ...

ActiveRain Can Generate Leads and ReferralsA well written blog with key words and good information will get noticed and if done properly can generate leads or referrals.One can only assume that when that phone rings, or you get an email something touched a potential client and that stimulated the...

Friday Flags A Special Flag Day OfferingIt is Flag Day in our country and it would-be wonderful if every street were lined with homes of proud Americans recognizing the day and displaying our colors. Albeit, not every house may be owned by an American, but as they have the opportunity to live her...

Zoom Call  6.11.24   Debe Maxwell  Unique Client SituationsThe Zoom call this week was lively if not for the topic but also the airing of like issues all had encountered in the course of dealing with clients. Debe Maxwell, CRS  was the moderator, but the smile she had through the call was more of...

What Happened in The Prospect CT Real Estate Market Prospect May 2024?   Prospect CT is a town of App 11,000 residents located in New Haven County. It is bordered by Waterbury, Cheshire, Naugatuck and Bethany.  Once noted by Money Magazine as one of the top 300 towns in the Nation, it has since a...

Tabouli, The Lebanese WayI am not a cook, but for me I seldom lack for a good meal as my wife is an excellent cook and learned her style in the kitchen with her mother and 2 sisters in Lebanon. Each imparting their special style and nuances to make a dish their way.One of the healthy salads she m...

Any Pond Will Do for a RestWill I am doing my rehab, I can't play golf as yet, but at the very least we take walks on the golf course, with a watchful eye for stray shots.  We stay pit f view and are respectful of the golfers when they take their shots. I also keep my chuckles to myself when thei...

ActiveRain is Still a Learning PlatformThere are many members of ActiveRain that have memories of the early days and the manner of teaching and information that was very common. While the transitions of ownership have taken much of the support staff and the heavy exchange of information.There wer...

Friday Flags a State in Mourning for a Fallen Connecticut OfficerIt was a tough week for people in the state and especially police officers as they held services for one of their own.  Trooper First class Aaron Pelletier a father of 2 and a loving husband as well as a decorated state police offic...

June 6, 2024 The 80th Anniversary of the Normandy Invasion June 6, 2024 is the 80th anniversary of the invasion by Allied troops in WW II to take the battle to the German forces and attempt to turn the momentum of Germany and take back Europe.Known as Operation Overlord by the Allied Forces and w...