One of the reasons I love Real Estate is because you just never know what you’re going to walk into when you enter a house. Take for example, the day I opened the utility room doors to find a group of about six braziers hanging from the clothes rack. My buyers and I had a…
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It’s Thanksgiving, which means…it is time to be thankful. I was thinking about being thankful this morning as I drank my coffee and thought about what lies ahead for us today. What does it mean to be thankful? For me, that definition has begun to change over the last few years. I used to be thankful for…
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I was working at my home office the other day when I looked out the window and noticed several “wooley worms” on our blooming vine. I don’t actually know what kind of worms these guys are or even if they’re guy or girl worms or caterpillars or whatever they are. When I told Diane about…
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In our part of the world, we can burn brush piles in our yard. This is convenient since we can put fallen branches and end of the season garden stuff in the pile or fall leaves, light it on fire and then enjoy the ambiance of the crackling fire. Since yesterday was not a high…
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This morning I woke up to find Diane doing her exercise routine with our Wii Fitness program. She has set some personal goals and is doing well in her efforts to achieve them. Usually when she exercises, the dogs and I sit and watch. I drink my no sugar added coffee so that she’ll know…
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When I pulled up to the house, my heart fell. The grass was waist high and the weeds were even higher. Glancing at the structure, I could tell that it had been a beautiful home at one time. But today it was only a shell of its’ former life. “What had happened here?” I wondered…
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I believe Aretha Franklin sang it better than anyone could say it… R-E-S-P-E-C-T Find out what it means to me R-E-S-P-E-C-T Take care, TCB Oh (sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me) A little respect (sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to…
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Because today is 9/11, we all have thoughts on our minds about the terrible tragedy and loss of life in New York City on that fateful day. Today is indeed a day to remember, reflect and never forget. But is that all there is? Remembering? Reflecting? Not forgetting? Without being holier than thou, can I…
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I was out showing houses the other day in the country when we noticed something strange way up high on the chimney. At first we could make out what it was. Can you? How about now? Yep, that’s a a rubber snake! The owners had put it there to scare of birds that might want…
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So you’re looking at buying a house in Lake Valley in Owasso Oklahoma, right? And maybe you’ve found a great house. But what street is it on? And what is up with those Lake Valley streets anyway? They have East Avenues and Places and Street Norths. And all those Lake Valley streets twist and turn…
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