Just after 4:30 a.m. this morning the cement truck pulled up to our address for a patio renovation. Along with the truck, about 12-15 workers showed up as well.What struck me was the laughter, and the singing: Someone would sing a phrase and suddenly 3 or 4 more would jump in on the next line.T
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05/26/2022
My mother recently passed, Cinco de Mayo, in fact, after a real quick illness. She was 90, however, lived a pretty healthy life, and we keep that in mind when dealing with our sorrows, We were having a talk in her final week, sitting in the dark overlooking the city lights. (Here is one during
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05/24/2022
I was browsing blog posts today and ran across Alan May's May Challenge, which ultimately led me to here. The original rules are here if you'd like to "play"! What was your first job and what did you learn from it?At 16 years old, for two weeks, I picked daffodils in the beautiful, wet, drizzly a
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05/23/2022
I've been on the hunt recently for some large families, hoping to find their Tucson, Arizona dream home.It's important to work with a REALTOR in helping with your home search. We can set you up on a portal, ask our networking resources for upcoming listings, and check coming soon listings. Thes
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05/18/2022
Who doesn't marvel at the sight of a tiny hummingbird, wings whizzing, taking a sip from a summer bloom or sugar feeder.Did you know Tucson AZ is rich in hummingbirds in terms of sheer numbers and diversity? Our abundant, year round supply of plants and natural landscape appeal to the hummingbird
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05/16/2022
I read an interesting note from a head broker to her firm this morning, detailing the thought about taking life, or work, a slice at a time. Looking at the real estate market as well, a slice at a time.This past week I haven't blogged or responded to other blog postings, and I'd started up with
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04/21/2022
So Easter is just around the corner and holidays always make me a bit nostalgic. Watching children with the Easter egg hunts brings me back to the inventive hunts I used to do for my kids, and even going back to my own.One of the things that was a clear memory of my 10 year old self and beyond w
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04/11/2022
Spring is trying hard to stay in Tucson now. It seems a little colder this year, the weather flip flopping between the 80's and the 40's. I'm carrying a coat in the car just in case.But with the return of the 80's, nature's beauty is popping up all over as well. Yesterday I had the good fortun
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04/06/2022
I'm looking at the last six months from today, April 5, 2022.At the time of writing this blog posting, 893 homes are for sale within Tucson, Oro Valley, Tucson, and Vail.You can imagine the competition for these homes.We are all familiar, I'm certain, with the phrase, Cash is King. It certainly
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04/05/2022
April is Earth Month. (Re-useable shopping bags)Tucson Water shared tips to honor the Earth every day: Reduce paper waste by eliminating printing hard copies & using online bill pay Recycle old, unused, or broken computers, tablets, phones, and more at stores, manufacturers, and local governments
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04/01/2022
