washignton dc real estate: A Kennedy Family Christmas Tradition: The Boy Who Laughed At Santa Claus - 12/13/09 11:11 PM
My first year of blogging on Active Rain, I wrote a post about one of the Kennedy children's Christmas traditions, and I'm going to recycle it today.
When my siblings and I were children, my parents worked hard to give us an appreciation for literature and poetry beyond what the … (8 comments)
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washignton dc real estate: Foto Friday: What a Doll! - 12/11/09 10:06 PM
© 2009 Patricia Kennedy. Unless otherwise noted, the content, both written and in pictures, is the property of Patricia Kennedy . If you would like to use this image, please email me (housepat@mac.com) with your request. I'll almost certainly say yes, and ask only that you provide a link back … (13 comments)
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washignton dc real estate: Willie The Dirty Dog Has A Spa Day - 12/11/09 09:46 PM
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Willie the Labradoodle loves mud. And we had enough rain earlier in the week that he rolled around the back yard puddles, and with his shaggy hair, it got pretty funky. So we headed for the Petco on Connecticut Avenue for his quarterly grooming. He was such … (16 comments)
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washignton dc real estate: Wordless Wednesday: It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - 12/09/09 09:52 PM
© 2009 Patricia Kennedy. Unless otherwise noted, the content, both written and in pictures, is the property of Patricia Kennedy . If you would like to use this image, please email me (housepat@mac.com) with your request. I'll almost certainly say yes, and ask only that you provide a link back … (35 comments)
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washignton dc real estate: Locked Inside! - 12/08/09 10:30 PM
Today, I previewed a condo that could have been really gorgeous - or not. It had a fabulous virtual tour, but I suspected that it might have had a pretty high funk factor with the location. It's in Columbia Heights, an emerging neighborhood that is probably about a half renovated, and … (34 comments)
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washignton dc real estate: They Need To Be Moth Murderers! - 12/07/09 10:02 AM
Yesterday, I showed a cooperative apartment that was not bad. Except for one little tiny thing. Actually, there were a few hundred little tiny things - cabinet moths! They are small brownish-gray, and very fragile looking, and they are sort of the reproductive equivalent of rabbits in the moth community.
There … (24 comments)
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washignton dc real estate: Friday's Fotos: Georgetown Spire - 12/04/09 09:55 PM
© 2009 Patricia Kennedy. Unless otherwise noted, the content, both written and in pictures, is the property of Patricia Kennedy . If you would like to use this image, please email me (housepat@mac.com) with your request. I'll almost certainly say yes, and ask only that you provide a link back … (16 comments)
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washignton dc real estate: Michaele & Tareq Salahi's 15 Minutes of Whatever - 12/04/09 08:22 PM
How have I gone all this time without doing a post about this Virginia couple's 15 minutes of fame.Yes, I'm talking about Michaele and Tareq Salahi, the Virginia couple who allegedly crashed the state dinner to honor the Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh. And they both looked pretty stunning. She wore … (17 comments)
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washignton dc real estate: Tweeking Your Blog To Get From OK To Awesome - 12/03/09 08:51 PM
When I'm sitting watching Private Practice tonight, I'll have my little MacBook Air on my lap sifting through blogs, especially blogs from people I don't know. It's part of the fun of writing my weekly summaries. And I've noticed many that blogs that, with a little tweeking, could go from OK … (75 comments)
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washignton dc real estate: Who Will Do Your Settlement? - 12/03/09 11:14 AM
If you're buying a house, chances are you are delegating the choice of title and settlement companies to your agent. After all, he or she goes to lots of settlements every year. You will probably attend only a few during your entire lifetime.
But before you say "Yeah. Sure," to your … (12 comments)
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washignton dc real estate: Wordless Wednesday: Sunset Over The Potomac - 12/02/09 08:39 PM
© 2009 Patricia Kennedy. Unless otherwise noted, the content, both written and in pictures, is the property of Patricia Kennedy . If you would like to use this image, please email me (housepat@mac.com) with your request. I'll almost certainly say yes, and ask only that you provide a link back … (32 comments)
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washignton dc real estate: Selling Rosedale Cottage - 11/30/09 07:03 PM
This afternoon, I had a settlement on Rosedale Cottage, a house that I listed in April of 2008. It's a wonderful historic home in Washington's Cleveland Park - my favorite DC neighborhood.
Getting it from Just Listed to Sold has been an adventure.
It got sold (multiple offers, thank you very … (13 comments)
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washignton dc real estate: Georgetown's Old Stone House - Very Old Stone House! - 11/29/09 01:29 PM
It’s certainly old, built in 1765, The Old Stone House is one of Washington’s oldest buildings – some say the oldest still standing. And the stone structure has served multiple purposes, from workshops and living quarters, to an office for a used car lot.Christopher Layman, a woodworker who moved to Georgetown … (9 comments)
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washignton dc real estate: When A Realtor® Sells Her House - 11/27/09 08:57 PM
When doctors gets sick, they go to a doctor - a colleague - to seek treatment.
When a lawyer is facing the slammer, he hires the best lawyer he can find to represent him.
When Realtors® decide it's time for a move, they almost always list their own homes.
The thought … (87 comments)
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washignton dc real estate: Wordless Wednesday: House of Musical Traditions - 11/25/09 11:03 PM
© 2009 Patricia Kennedy. Unless otherwise noted, the content, both written and in pictures, is the property of Patricia Kennedy . If you would like to use this image, please email me (housepat@mac.com) with your request. I'll almost certainly say yes, and ask only that you provide a link back … (17 comments)
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washignton dc real estate: I Could Have Gone To Safeway, But No-oh! - 11/24/09 09:33 PM
Every Tuesday before Thanksgiving, after the office meeting and brokers' tour, I head out Colesville Road to Fulton Maryland to Maple Lawn Farm to get my turkey.
The birds lucky enough to grow up at Maple Lawn lead pretty good lives. Their avian condo units are quite spacious. They get to … (26 comments)
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washignton dc real estate: Silent Sunday: Handcrafted in Ecudor - 11/22/09 11:20 PM
© 2009 Patricia Kennedy. Unless otherwise noted, the content, both written and in pictures, is the property of Patricia Kennedy . If you would like to use this image, please email me (housepat@mac.com) with your request. I'll almost certainly say yes, and ask only that you provide a link back … (17 comments)
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washignton dc real estate: My Squirrely-est Settlement Ever! - 11/21/09 09:08 PM
This transaction has inspired a couple of posts, most recently This Transaction Could Make Me Bald! And yesterday was settlement day! Yippee! Whoo hoo!
But not so fast.
This might have been my all time worst settlement, except that everyone around the table kept their sense of humor and, for the … (15 comments)
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washignton dc real estate: Riding Lessons - It's Not About The Horse! - 11/19/09 07:28 PM
At the top of my bucket list has been learning to ride a horse. And last week, I joined my friend, Jean, for lessons at the Woodland Horse Center.
I've been on horses before, but I'd never learned how to get the horse to go where I want to go at … (33 comments)
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washignton dc real estate: Wordless Wednesday - Applejack And Me - 11/18/09 07:54 PM
© 2009 Patricia Kennedy. Unless otherwise noted, the content, both written and in pictures, is the property of Patricia Kennedy . If you would like to use this image, please email me (housepat@mac.com) with your request. I'll almost certainly say yes, and ask only that you provide a link back … (14 comments)
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