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Rants and raves from realtors in Newport and Narragansett, Rhode Island.
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An Altered Sense of Time
Some of my neighbors have started to put their holiday decorations up. It started on Thanksgiving – a wreath here, a few lights there, a candy cane decorated maibox – but I’m very conflicted because at my house, I still have pansies blooming. ...
Keeping a Journal
One of my favorite things to give as a gift is a journal. A book of blank pages for my friends and family to fill up with their handwriting, drawings and anything that makes up the moments of their lives.I’ve got these beautiful, linen napkins and ...
Planning Ahead
It is such a great time to buy a home – low interest rates, plenty of inventory, time to get settled in before the kids start school, just to name a few reasons. I have been working with a lot of buyers lately and had a few thoughts about the proce...
Culprit Revealed
Every spring I await the beautiful tulips in my gardens. And for the past few years, something very strange has been going on – someone or something is snapping their pretty little heads off!It is a precise chop right at the top of the stem. Every ...
My Inheritance
One of my most precious possessions, what I call my inheritance, is a recipe written in my Nana’s own, European handwriting, for a cake with chocolate frosting.A simple, not too sweet, Swedish cake (the sesame seeds give it away) and the chocolate ...
Only in Rhode Island
“Only in Rhode Island”A couple of weeks ago, one of my associates in the Narragansett office told me that her husband had just purchased a new vehicle and that it was “loaded” with top of the line features. Shortly after buying the car, he wa...
Instant Karma
This is just a little story but it is absolutely true. Sometimes things happen in life that reinforce what you already know to be true. When I was a young woman living on the East Side and putting myself through college, taking classes at RISD and UR...
Wine Tasting
A friend of mine, Dave, had a wine tasting at his house this weekend. What fun!The owner of a small vineyard in Massachusetts, he produces and sells his wine under the label of Alfalfa Farms. But the wine we tasted at the party is labeled under Wild ...
Star Light, Star Bright
I don't know how long this will last, but the planet Venus is so bright and beautiful in the southwestern sky right now, you have to take a look! It is hovering near the moon. Last night was clear and icy cold and the sky was absolutley filled with s...
Great Back Yard Bird Count
If you love nature and the environment and would enjoy participating in a citizen-type data collection, why not particpate this year in the Great Back Yard Bird Count?This annual event relies on people across the country to help the Audubon Society a...
Bite the Bullet - Price Cuts
When selling your home, we set the price together - seller and realtor, as partners.We realtors will provide you with comparable sales from the past 6 months and this will give you a very realistic idea of what your home will sell for - you can even ...
Feng Shui Buddies
Like a lot of other earnest, hard-working people, I hope to maximize my potential both at home in my personal life and at work in my career. Phew! What a mouthful!So, in an effort to make the most of what we have, my officemate, Kim, and I, put the t...
City Girl Moves To The Coast
As a child I often thought how great it would be to grow up near the beach. Instead I spent my childhood in the country or the city. When I married, my husband and I decided to move to a home he had been using as a rental in South Kingstown. My first...
The Glamorous Life
It always makes me laugh when people say being a Realtor is easy, it is a glamorous job, or that we are paid too much for what we do. I say come and sit in our office for a few days. See all the happenings that go on behind the scenes. See if you thi...
A Little Slice of Paradise in Rhode Island
Snuggled at the southern extremity of Great Salt Pond in Narragansett is Great Island, my wonderful tranquil home. It is one of three neighborhoods in the entire state of Rhode Island accessed only by bridge. As I cross over the bridge to Great Islan...
Luxury Collection
Luxury, luxurious, to live in the lap of luxury. You could be one step away, one step across the threshold and you are there. What are you waiting for? Haven't you worked hard enough and long enough? The comfortable, livable, grand statement of refin...
Good Photography Helps Sell Homes
One does not need a professional photographer to take nice pictures…All that is needed is a camera, good light meaning taking a picture at the right time of the day...avoid the shadows. Be sure to remove objects that are obstacles, such as shoes, h...
It Pays to use a Realtor
Selling or buying a home is time consuming and a real estate transaction is complicated. In either situation, selling or buying, it requires multiple disclosure forms, inspection reports, mortgage documents, insurance policies, deeds, laws of discrim...
