Lynn's Blog

Do You ever have days where you just want to do something else besides breathe real estate and the economy? I came across this great web site one day in my cyber meanderings... It's called "The Great Sunflower Project"  ( http://www.greatsunflower.org ) In essence, you sign up to participate in a...

The 21st annual Ventura St. Patrick's Day Parade is being held downtown this Saturday, March 14th. The parade committee chose the theme of "21 and Still Green" for this year's event, and includes floats, bands, car clubs, horses and clowns  from throughout Ventura County. You'll also get to see t...

Thought this might be a good one to pass on to my AR buddies. A long time friend of mine sends out a once a month email to her girlfriends to remind them to do a monthly breast self  exam. I'll freely admit to using her idea (with her permission) and have been sending out a reminder to my friends...

I'm very fortunate. Five days a week I get up at 5:30 AM (That's the only misfortune) and my husband and I get the dog and meet our daughter at the Ventura Community Park for a brisk walk. This in itself is a great way to start the day. There's one particular man we see every morning who brighte...

Just this morning I went to a presentation given by CAR (California Association of Realtors). Leslie Appleton- Young, their chief economist, stated  " I can't imagine a better time to be a first time home buyer". Since that's about 80% of our market right now in California, I'm somewhat amused by...

THIS WEEK...(Wednesday, February 25th)There will be a Mardi Gras celebration at the Ventura Harbor Village for the grand arrival of the 1812 Privateer Lynx tall ship. Dockside tours are available as well as live music. From 3-6 PM (Free beads too!)

Sometimes it pays to get up early. Listening to the radio, I just heard that our California State Legislature just signed the excrutiatingly long awaited state budget. Details forthcoming. A good start to the day for Californina!