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Yesterday on my way home from Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity, I noticed a little sign as we passed the Church of the Epiphany with information about the Washington Bach Consort's Noontime Cantata series at the church. It brought back memories. Back in the late 1970's, soon after conductor...
10/31/2010
It's been a long day, and it's still young! When I woke up, I could see it was one of those perfect Washington days. The temperature was in the high 60s range, and the sky was a gorgeous blue. It started fun. I picked up blog buddy Barbara-Jo Berberi who is here for a visit to her son, combine...
10/30/2010
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This is one of the shots I took last weekend on my trip along Skyline Drive, just west of Washington, DC. These are basically the skeletons of trees that were infected with some sort of parasite that killed them all. Still, it was eerily beautiful. Then, there was this one below, who was just ...
10/29/2010
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Like many youth orchestra programs around the country, the DC Youth Orchestra has produced many professional musicians, including my ex-husband, a superb cellist who plays with the Washington Opera Orchestra. And there are countless other graduates of the program who came out of it life-long mus...
10/28/2010
The day: Halloween, next Sunday October 31st. The time: 5 until 10 pm The event: Night of the Living Art The place: The Design Studio Art Gallery, 5702 Baltimore Avenue in Hyattsville Recently, I listed a house in Hyattsville Hills, just outside of DC. And all of the neighbors who dropped by...
10/28/2010
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Whatever your political views might be, it's important to express them in this year's mid-term elections. For those of you around the country, be thankful for your representation here in Washington. You see, the people who actually live here really do have "Taxation Without Representation". It's...
10/28/2010
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Yesterday, while I was walking through Old Town in Alexandria, VA, I came across this amazing coral colored rose, the very last one in a garden that was fading fast. Ah! Mother Nature is so full of surprises, isn't she? If you are planning a move to the Washington, DC area, I can help! Call,...
10/27/2010
Hello, all of you puppies out there who have humans who blog - or who read blogs. This is Willie the Labradoodle, the dog who adopted Pat Kennedy as his human - and her occasional guest blogger. And I am here to let you know about an exciting Halloween event - the annual canine Halloween event ...
10/26/2010
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Last week, while I was trolling for blogs to feature on Last Week on Active Rain, I noticed a few posts about taking time off - really taking time off. And I've noticed that for a lot of real estate professionals, this is a special challenge. Whether it's date night or a vacation, we go off wit...
10/24/2010
Many of my buyer interviews begin with the prospective client saying, "Please! I don't want to live in a center hall colonial" And they often buy one anyway. Between about 1930 and 1950, most of the houses built in many of the Upper Northwest DC neighborhoods were colonials. They are known fo...
10/24/2010
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