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2013
55 Thoreau Road in Plymouth, Massachusetts is now Value Priced! The sellers will entertain offers between $485,000 - 535,000! This huge house has 14 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms and a fireplace. What a lovely, clean and warm Colonial on a desirable cul-de-sac near Morton Park, with easy acc...
05/30/2013
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Two weeks ago, six bidders at Sotheby's bid to purchase Barnett Newman’s 1953 abstract painting, Onement VI. The winner bought the painting for $43.8 million, a record price for the artist’s work at auction. The current record price known to have been paid for any painting is more than $250 mil...
05/29/2013
Summer in Duxbury, Massachusetts Places to go, eat and stay The Duxbury Beach FarFar's Danish Ice Cream Shop - 272 Saint George Street, Duxbury. (781) 934-5152 French Memories - Bakery. 459 Washington Street, Duxbury. (781) 934-9020 Bongi's Turkey Roast - 414 Kingstown Way, Duxbury. (781) 585-239...
05/28/2013
The Duxbury Council on Aging (COA) Golf Classic will be held on Monday, June 3, 2013, at the Duxbury Yacht Club! 11:30 Registration 1:00 Shotgun Start - Scramble format $150 per person includes greens fees, cart, lunch, reception and prizes! There will be prizes for: On the Green at Hole 3 Longes...
05/27/2013
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"Should I rent or buy a home in Plymouth?" is a more specific question than the questions I've discussed in Should I Rent or Buy a Home?, Should I Rent or Buy Calculator: A Free, Comprehensive Tool, and Using the Should I Rent or Buy Calculator. The bottom line is that -- right now -- it is hard ...
05/27/2013
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Summer in Hingham, Massachusetts Hingham is primarily a residential town, but it offers some great summer activities. Some of them are year-round, too. The Weir River Farm is a 75-acre working, family-friendly farm, one of the last farms in Hingham, with its own family of horses, pigs, cows, chic...
05/27/2013
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This is the view from my parents' bedroom on the second floor of the home they owned when I was growing up in Washington, D.C. The home was wonderful. I grew up upstairs, where the view was better. Actually, this just isn't a very good photo. The view is a lot better - the Cathedral appears much...
05/26/2013
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Bailey was Kathy's 14-year old, 90-pound Akita-Terrier dog and our friend. If she wasn't up at 7:30, and often earlier, to take him out for his run, and as he got older, his walk, he would bark until she was. He was a very loyal and happy dog. He disliked thunder and fireworks. He loved people, c...
05/25/2013
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58 Tara Drive, Norwell, is one of the prettiest houses you've ever seen. This exquisitely appointed shingle-style Colonial sits on a well-tended one-acre lot on a private, gated drive. Tara Drive homes are sought after for their elegance and privacy. This home offers 6,359 square feet of living ...
05/25/2013
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Just the facts. When I re-blog other peoples' content, it is because the information is very helpful. While we are certainly seeing an active market, with properly priced homes selling in a very short period of time, the short-term positives are tempered, in my mind, with some very significant lo...
05/24/2013