Linda's Blog

Bring the family!  On Tuesday, May 13th at 7pm at the Altadena Library on Mariposa and Santa Rosa and on Thursday, May 15th at 6:30pm at the Bob Lucas Branch at 2659 N Lincoln, Magician, Allen Oshiro, will perform some amazing magic tricks. Allen is a Magic Castle member and 1st place winner of t...

My husband sent me the link to this article and it truly made me sad.  I hope that all people on this planet become aware of this situation.It looks like there may be no solution to this crisis since it's sort of a catch 22, we need more oil, food and ways to dispose of sewage, I have no idea wha...

Now's your chance to meet our local Firefighters. On Saturday, May 10th from 10am to 4pm you can visit any one of the following fire stations that will be open to the public:Fire Station #32, 2424 E. Villa St. Fire Station #34, 1138 E. Del Mar Blvd. Fire Station #36, 1140 N. Fair Oaks Ave. Fire S...

Nestled in the Foothills of Pasadena between Altadena and La Canada just north of the Rose Bowl, you'll find the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will welcome members of the public to its Open House Saturday and Sunday.At this free, all-day event, visitors can watch 700-...

It happened to me today.  My eager buyer (Mr. Buyer) called the Listing Agent from the number on the "for sale" sign of a REO while he was "scouting the neighborhood". This is when the Buyer's Exclusive Representation Agreement comes in handy.  Not only did the Listing Agent not ask over the tele...

Yesterday I gotta tell ya - IT WAS HOT!! Victor's house has no air and I don't think it had been cleaned (spring cleaned) in over 20 years. The carpet in Victor's bedroom was the same carpet that was there when they built the addition on to their home to accommodate him - 32 years ago!The channel...

I can't believe how it can be only 60 degrees one day last week and almost 100 degrees yesterday!  Go figure. Global warming I gather.  This planet earth of ours has gone through the freezing of it and the heat of it for millions of years.  So in the midst of it comes an early fire season for us ...

Some of you know me as the "Singing" Realtor. But, did you know that my first musical instrument was the violin?  Yes, I played that fiddle 'til the blisters became callouses AND I could never have fingernails.  When I went to music camp, though, on solo night when everyone played their instrumen...

Remember so long ago when we were kids? OK for some of us it WAS a long time ago.  But, one of my favorite memories was dressing in our pajamas, piling into our station wagon and heading over to the Pasadena Library for story time.Tomorrow night, Monday, April 28, 2008 at 7:00pm you have the oppo...

A dear friend of mine, also a fellow musician, Billy Mitchell, will be presenting John Reed at Jones Coffee Rosters in Pasadena.John Reed, a student at Sante High School (LA) member of the All-City Marching Band and SAPPA mentee, delivers his own brand of classic and original RagTime. Jones Coffe...