Technology, Real Estate and Me

Note: This post is written by the Luddite, Amy. I’m of the generation that started using computers in grammar school. I died more than once from dysentery while playing Oregon Trail. I’m sure many of you fine readers suffered similar fates. After college I worked for IT consulting firms. Again, surrounded by technology. I used to transfer data from legacy computer systems to whatever new, spiffy software my company was installing. Thrilling, I know. Today

GHREB, Where Have You Been?

We’ve been a little quiet over here at the GHREB during July and August. So what exactly have we been up to? 1. Lots of work. Stressful work. The market is a little crazy right now and people are being cranky. More about that in an upcoming post this week. 2. Indoor projects around our house. Amy has been up painting late in the night again. The bright pink back stairway is now gone. Two

Goodbye Engine-less Lawnmower

June 2004: Amy and Kyle have just bought a home in Hartford, their first … it’s time for some yard work. I was very excited to have property to take care of for the first time since I worked summers during college as the maintenance guy for our Town Park back in Vermont. As you might imagine, the lawns up there are a little larger than down here in the City. The parks I maintained

Celebrate West Hartford 2011

Gather ’round everyone, it’s once again time to “Celebrate! West Hartford.” This year’s festival marks the 25th anniversary of the event and will be held on June 11th and 12th, 2011 on the Town Hall property in the Center. It will have all the usual attractions, including craft booths, rides, food carts, petting zoo, booths for local businesses/organizations, and a trolley. Saturday’s musical entertainment looks to be high school jazz bands, while Sunday has a

Real Estate Dreams

What kind of home would you live in if you could go out right now and buy a place? I’m not talking about the pie-in-the-sky fantasy here (I’m going to buy my own island!), rather asking what kind of home would ideally fit your current lifestyle, interests, and approximate budget? The American Dream Amy and I lived in apartments for a long time. After college we were working in the Boston area and weren’t mentally