"Cottage on Snowflake Lane" Gingerbread Passion - 11/30/07 08:44 AM

I really love houses - so much so one of my hobbies is to build gingerbread houses as a family activity. There is so much fun to be had while making a complete mess of your kitchen for days and weeks on end. Not to mention to overall sugar high you live on with Royal Frosting around. The kitchen table has not had any room for anything else during construction. Meals had to be eaten in the living room. Yesterday I delivered "Cottage on Snowflake Lane" to Strawbery Banke here in Portsmouth where they hold an annual gingerbread house exhibit and … (3 comments)

2007 Holiday Happenings in Portsmouth NH - 11/26/07 12:54 PM
 Cottage on Cookie Blvd
Portsmouth steps up to celebrate all the holidays but we pull out all the stops in December for things to do. I have put together a short list of happenings to share with you and also to get my own schedule organized. Now there's a win-win situation.
Friday November 30 Downtown Christmas Tree Lighting 6pm in Market Square. ProPortsmouth organizes this event and is asking everyone to bring a canned food item with them for the Seacoast Food Pantry. You can also drop off donations at the Chamber of Commerce on 500 Market Street.
Starting Saturday December 1 28th Annual Candlelight … (4 comments)

Strafford County, NH - Real Estate Market Update 4 - 11/26/07 11:12 AM
Real Estate Market Update -Week 4  For November 18-24, 2007 Strafford County, New Hampshire
Single Family Homes
Total Listings Available  866Price Range  $29,900 - $2,750,000Total New Listings This Week 14Price Range $144,900 - $539,900Total Pending This Week  9Total Withdrawn This Week 5Total Expired This Week 25Total Sold This Week 5Condos
Total Listings Available 190Price Range $69,900 - $499,000Total New Listings This Week 10Price Range $126,900 - $289,000Total Pending This Week 3Total Withdrawn This Week 0Total Expired This Week  4Total Sold This Week 3This information for Rockingham and Strafford counties is compiled through NNEREN, Northern New England Real Estate Network for the period listed. Information is deemed reliable but … (0 comments)

Rockingham County, NH - Real Estate Market Update 4 - 11/26/07 10:49 AM
Real Estate Market Update -Week 4  For November 18-24, 2007 Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Single Family Homes
Total Listings Available 2,301Price Range $94,900 - $9,500,000Total New Listings This Week 54Price Range $169,900 - $2,995,000Total Pending This Week  31Total Withdrawn This Week 35Total Expired This Week 62Total Sold This Week 28Condos
Total Listings Available 1,000Price Range $59,900 - $$1,337,000Total New Listings This Week 16Price Range  $75,000 - $599,000Total Pending This Week 3Total Withdrawn This Week 13Total Expired This Week  25Total Sold This Week 8This information for Rockingham and Strafford counties is compiled through NNEREN, Northern New England Real Estate Network for the period listed. Information is deemed reliable … (0 comments)

Dover, NH Holiday Parade 2007 - 11/26/07 10:46 AM
 Santa Arrives
The first Sunday after Thanksgiving always takes me back to my hometown of Dover, NH for the annual Holiday Parade. It was a crisp but sunny afternoon as all gathered to watch the festivities begin. It's a traditional parade with horses and bands and happy kids and girl scouts and boy scouts and fancy cars. Santa always checks out Dover first before visiting the rest of the towns in the area. Hope you enjoy the pictures.
 Dover Fire Department
 Candy Delivery
 Good News!
 Seacoast Peace Response
 One Big Horse!
Dover Rotary Club saluting the World Series Winning Red Sox!
Is Santa caught in the chimney?
 Wells Fargo was … (2 comments)

Portsmouth Rotary 36th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner - 11/21/07 02:19 PM

This time of year is very special to me as it is to most of us. Here in Portsmouth it is a time to give thanks by giving back to the community. I became a Rotarian over 11 years ago and was honored to serve as our Club President in 2002-2003. Serving the annual Thanksgiving Dinner has always been my favorite volunteer activity. It takes over 100 volunteers to put on the event. This year we are celebrating the 36th time the dinner has been hosted by the club.
The dinner consists of two groups - those that come to the Unitarian Church … (1 comments)

Password Affirmation Magic - 11/20/07 12:13 PM
We all have a bunch of passwords in our life. More passwords than the normal brain can remember. You know the most common one - your pet's name. Easy to remember is key when creating a password. But how about making your password a positive affirmation as well? Instead of Fluffy42 think about trying 6Million or Money100 or ListingQueen or RealEstateRules or RERewards?! I bet you can come up with a ton. Think about how many times a day you put in your password just to sign on to AR now multiply that by a positive affirmation and BAM you are … (28 comments)

Getting Your House Ready to Sell Room by Room - The Kitchen - 11/20/07 10:05 AM
Getting Your House Ready to Sell Room by Room
by Shannon Aldrich, Licensed Real Estate Consultant for Maine and New Hampshire
The Kitchen
Staging is key to presenting your home in the best light. As they say you only have one chance to make a good first impression. Rightly or not, a Buyer sizes up a house and makes their decision in the first couple of minutes. Going through the extra effort will show in both how quickly your home sells and for how much. This series will take us room by room with tips on how you can be show perfect. … (0 comments)

Rockingham County, New Hampshire - Real Estate Market Update 3 - 11/20/07 09:57 AM
Real Estate Market Update -Week 3  For November 11-17, 2007 Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Single Family Homes
Total Listings Available 2,338Price Range $44,900-$9,500,000Total New Listings This Week 62Price Range $139,900-$1,900,000Total Pending This Week  24Total Withdrawn This Week 32Total Expired This Week 85 Total Sold This Week 33Condos
Total Listings Available 1,011Price Range $59,900-$1,337,000Total New Listings This Week 20Price Range  $104,900-$479,900Total Pending This Week 15Total Withdrawn This Week 12 Total Expired This Week 28Total Sold This Week 24This information for Rockingham and Strafford counties is compiled through NNEREN, Northern New England Real Estate Network for the period listed. Information is deemed reliable but not infallible.
Shannon Aldrich, … (0 comments)

Strafford County, New Hampshire - Real Estate Market Update 3 - 11/20/07 09:55 AM
Real Estate Market Update -Week 3  For November 11-17, 2007 Strafford County, New Hampshire
Single Family Homes
Total Listings Available 873Price Range $29,900-$2,750,000Total New Listings This Week 26Price Range $29,900-$599,000Total Pending This Week 10 Total Withdrawn This Week 12Total Expired This Week 24Total Sold This Week 9Condos
Total Listings Available 187Price Range $69,900-$499,000Total New Listings This Week 2Price Range  $145,000-$213,900 Total Pending This Week 1Total Withdrawn This Week 0Total Expired This Week 2Total Sold This Week 3This information for Rockingham and Strafford counties is compiled through NNEREN, Northern New England Real Estate Network for the period listed. Information is deemed reliable but not infallible.
Shannon Aldrich, … (0 comments)

Portsmouth, NH Market Square WiFi Hot Spot - 11/15/07 10:22 AM
Portsmouth Market Square - WiFi Hot Spot
A major expansion is in the works which will make free WiFi access plentiful in the downtown area of Portsmouth. It's planned that there will be free internet access from Prescott Park in the South End and throughout the entire Islington Street corridor.  Currently most of Market Square has coverage with a WiFi terminal located at the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce Information Kiosk. Signal is strong but in some places our traditional brick architecture sometimes blocks the signal. We have had free access downtown now since 2003. Perfect amenity for all our visitors coming to … (0 comments)

Strafford County, New Hampshire-Real Estate Market Update 2 - 11/10/07 12:50 PM
Real Estate Market Update -Week 2
For November 4-10, 2007 
Strafford County, New Hampshire
Single Family Homes
Total Listings Available 883Price Range$29,900-$2,750,000Total New Listings This Week 25Price Range $169,900-$679,900Total Pending This Week 11Total Withdrawn This Week 9Total Expired This Week 14Total Sold This Week 8Condos
Total Listings Available 188Price Range $69,900-$499,000Total New Listings This Week 5Price Range $139,900-$199,900Total Pending This Week 3Total Withdrawn This Week 3Total Expired This Week 1Total Sold This Week 1This information for Rockingham and Strafford counties is compiled through NNEREN, Northern New England Real Estate Network for the period listed. Information is deemed reliable but not infallible.
Shannon Aldrich, Keller Williams … (0 comments)

Carpenter Ants & Carpenter Bees in New England - 11/05/07 03:58 PM
It's a Bug's Life  By Shannon Aldrich, Keller Williams Coastal Realty
Termites get all the glory but here in New England we have other bug's to consider as well. Carpenter ants and carpenter bees are tops on this list. These wood boring bugs don't care if the wood is inside or outside the house. To them it's just a place to nest. And they do serve a much needed purpose in the environment because they nest in dead trees and quicken the decay of the wood. Insects like vacation homes as much as you and your guests do. Because they are vacant … (5 comments)

Rockingham County, New Hampshire-Real Estate Market Update 1 - 11/05/07 03:34 PM
Local Real Estate Activity - Week
Week of 10/28-11/3/2007
Rockingham County, New Hampshire   Single Family Homes
Total Listings Available 2,442Price Range $44,900-$9,500,000Total New Listings 59Price Range $135,500 - $860,000Total Pending This Week 33Total Sold This Week 65Condos
Total Listings Available 1,032Price Range $59,900-$1,337,000Total New Listings This Week 34Price Range $87,500-$324,900Total Pending This Week 12Total Sold This Week 27This information for Rockingham and Strafford counties is compiled through NNEREN, Northern New England Real Estate Network for the period listed. Information is deemed reliable but not infallible.
North Mill Pond, Portsmouth NH
Visit Shannon Aldrich, Keller Williams Coastal Realty Portsmouth NH to search listings 24/7 or to receive … (0 comments)

November Holidays & Observances - 11/03/07 10:22 AM
Pumpkins at Barker's Farm Stratham NH
I was searching for some creative new marketing & writing ideas for November and came across many different sites filled with traditional and odd holidays. Most of them I was not able to cross check but I have compiled a list with links for the ones I could confirm. Wouldn't want to spread urban legends ya' know. But, alas, I do wish I could confirm National Deviled Egg Day or National Clean Out Your Fridge Day. This has also given me several ideas of organizations that are probably looking for volunteers this month. Volunteering is my … (6 comments)

Portsmouth's Halloween Parade - 11/01/07 03:46 PM
  
A spooky spectacular that takes over the streets of Portsmouth for the most unusual of local festivals. The 13th Annual Halloween Parade stroll through the streets of Portsmouth. This year they estimated 800 marchers (I was one of them) and 2,000 onlookers. Many of the on-lookers were just as dressed up as the marchers! Our local Leftist Marching Band was in attendance with all their post-school band glory. The kids from New Heights teen after school program were out in force with drums and stiltwalkers. They went for the Egyptian theme this time including pyramid. My favorite of the night came … (3 comments)

 
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