Susan makes an extremely important point that SW desert dwellers and visitors need to MEMORIZE. I can't tell you how many folks I've seen around town with bandages on their noses from skin cancer removal - and not all skin cancer is treatable. Don't take chances with Mother Nature. We love the
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05/22/2011
Happy In Its New Home Last year after a challenging closing, I put some of the commission towards creating a "mound of interest" in our otherwise flat front yard. I ordered 3 or 4 yards of colored stone, and went off to a local cactus enthusiast to pick out several varieties and styles of desert
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05/22/2011
I'm having an open house this weekend for my client and I invited the neighbors! I also invited all the competing brokers in the neighborhood to hold their own open house! Why, you may ask? Traffic. I believe increased traffic is in the best interests of my client and here's why. It' a ripple ef
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05/21/2011
Visiting the Desert at Night - Tour Saguaro National Park East Under the shadow of the Rincon Mountains, Saguaro National Park East is one of Tucson's "destinations" that I like to steer first time visitors towards every chance I get. It's close driving distance, and yet within moments travelers
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05/19/2011
Gladden Farms in Marana - Pretty as a Picture I've been living in Gladden Farms, Marana, AZ for four years now, and I've watched the prices skyrocket, and then watched them plummet with distressed sales, too many homes on the market, and loss of local businesses due to the recession. With spring,
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05/18/2011
Oh, How I Love a Turret! What can I say. I fell in love with these back in the Green Bay, WI home tours they used to have open to the public every spring and fall. For something like $10, you got to tiptoe through the Home Show and maybe 30 homes were opened up for everyone to walk through. Loc
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05/17/2011
Hiking on Linda Vista Trail in Oro Valley, AZ This weekend my husband and I took an enjoyable hike up into the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains, under Pusch Ridge. I love the views. Here's a map so you know your way around. Take plenty of water, a few snacks, and a camera! Don't forget t
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05/16/2011
Karen points out some very valid points in her post, below, that touch the rules and regulations in Arizona as well. Are you looking for a home without an HOA in the Tucson, Marana, Vail and Oro Valley area? Do you understand the ramifications? I think about the television antennas, the front ya
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05/16/2011
The Rattlesnake Bridge in Tucson, AZ Take a little stroll with me over the bridge spanning Broadway, just east of downtown Tucson, AZ. Enter the head! See the eyes? In the belly of the snake!! And...it actually rattles! Here is a motion detector to catch the unwary or new visitor! The view from
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05/15/2011
The Speeding Yellow Banana! I did a double take while traveling along River Road this week in Tucson, AZ. I hadn't seen one of these. Looks like a speeding yellow banana! Actually, after taking another road trip through Google, I found that the BlueVelo is in fact "the evolution of the bicycle
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05/15/2011
