Thank You Friends

I would just like to thank all of the neighbors and friends that came to our home yesterday for our annual Holiday Open House party. It was wonderful to see everyone, catch up on what’s new, and enjoy some warm food and drink. We are most thankful for the donations you brought for our annual contribution to Foodshare. My car was jammed full today when I dropped off our donations at the Bloomfield warehouse. The

Cleaning Your Gutters the Creative Way

My husband, Kyle, makes me laugh. He likes to think of himself as a handy type of guy and prides himself on being able to do things around the house, rather than having to hire others. So twice a year, he has to do one of his least favorite home maintenance projects, but really an important one; cleaning the gutters. Cleaning our gutters presents quite the challenge because they’re a good 30 feet off the

The 2008 Mark Twain Holiday House Tour

I think the cold weather is finally here to stay and the 10 pages of Macy’s ads in the Courant today were also a blunt reminder that the shopping season is upon us. So that means it’s time for all things holiday to begin and one of the most anticipated events of the season in the Hartford area, The Mark Twain Holiday House Tour. For 28 years, The Friends of the Mark Twain House &

"Don't Realtor My House"

Today I was making election night plans with a friend. One option included going to their house and when this came up the person said “no criticizing the crappy yard or myriad of half-finished home improvement projects inside.” I chuckled at this because earlier this summer I went to another friend’s house for a picnic and when I walked in they said “Hey, don’t Realtor my house!” It’s amusing that friends always assume my house

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Recommendations for Paris?

NOTE: Non-real estate related blog follows. Kyle and I recently realized that we haven’t been on vacation in 2.5 years. We’ve decided to go to Paris, France for 6 days in January. We’ll be staying in the Latin Quarter, thanks to a helpful recommendation from another blogger. Just wondering if any of my readers have suggestions on must sees or must visits in Paris? All of the major sites will be visited, so we’re looking