homes: Wonderful Valentines Day Date. . . - 02/14/15 03:09 PM
Wonderful Valentines Day Date. . .
It was a quiet evening at home.  Some reading.  No TV. No music.  And yet I can not imagine a much better partner to share the evening with.  I find myself overwhelmed by her eyes.  Her joy and contentment in just being with me.  It matter not if we are doing something special or not.  I must admit she got a bit spoiled with not 1, but 2 bones today.  I don't wake up any day that I am not grateful for her companionship.  

 Are you searching for a home with room for … (29 comments)

homes: Sandpoint Winter Carnival 2015 - 02/14/15 01:33 PM
Sandpoint Winter Carnival 2015
Sandpoint Idaho is having its Winter Carnival this weekend.  Many events, live bands, shows are planned for the Sandpoint area as well as Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort.   One very popular event is the "Parade of Lights" through downtown Sandpoint on Friday evening to kick off the Sandpoint Winter Carnival 2015.
The float representing Selkirk Association of Realtor's® was grand.  Keep in mind this is still small town where a farm tractor can turn on its lights, along with emergency vehicles, and join the parade.  Selkirk Association put together a home made of  Progresso Soup cans, as well … (9 comments)

homes: Are We Treating Past Clients Like We Are Trying to Win Their Business? - 02/13/15 04:49 AM
Are We Treating Past Clients Like We Are Trying to Win Their Business?
I could not help but compare a recent hair cut to our Real Estate business.  My hair desperately needed cutting (both of them) and in calling for an appointment I got a message she would be out for two plus weeks.  I had already gotten to what I repectfully refer to as the 'Grandma Look', but having my hair cut by her for over 5 years, I decided to wait.  
This week I called only to get another message.  Left one of my own with no answer … (14 comments)

homes: Friday the 13th - 02/12/15 06:23 PM
Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th also known as Black Friday in some countries.  A day of concern for those who are superstitious.  Friday the 13th is difficult to pin down for its origin. There is no actual documentation of Friday the 13th prior to the 19th century. Some state 'The Final Super', on Thurday, having 13 diners with Judas being number 13,  and Crucifixion the next day on Friday.    You can also go back to Friday the 13th, 1307 when hundreds of Knights of the Templar were rounded up and arrested.  
In numerology 12 is considered a number of completeness. … (15 comments)

homes: Luck Can Still Be a Factor, No Matter How Good You Are - 02/12/15 01:08 AM
Luck Can Still Be a Factor,  No Matter How Good You Are
I have a tree located between two homes in Naples Idaho.  It has been been dead for a while now.  I have been calling tree services, loggers, tree toppers to get rid of this tree.  Always the same story of how long they have been doing this business and no problem.  A couple have actually come out, only to decline the work.  Good ole boys no doubt.  I am interested in getting the work done now, not what they have done in the past.  
Finally got a guy … (13 comments)

homes: Just a Tiny 'Reminder' - 02/11/15 12:20 PM
Just a Tiny 'Reminder'
As I walked into Sandpoint Super One Grocery, on the way home this evening, I could not help but think of a couple of sayings, quotes...however you wish to call them.  "Two sides to every coin" & "The scales always keep things even"
Here is what greets people the moment they walk thhrough the door just for those of us that need Just a Tiny 'Reminder' not to forget their special one.  Nice.  Of course on the other side it may be like a 2X4 upside the head to those of us who may not have someone … (13 comments)

homes: Sandpoint Idaho and surrounding areas not your normal cookie cutter - 11/30/14 10:04 AM
Sandpoint Idaho and surrounding areas not your normal cookie cutter area
North Idaho is anything but standard in any form.  Living styles that vary from loggers, to ski bums following the snow while winter at Schweitzer, to Real Estate Developers and everything in between.  Home styles vary just as much. I had to laugh the other day with what I thought was the perfect example of Sandpoint Idaho and surrounding areas not your normal cookie cutter area.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The above pictures I took in the Bonner Mall while waiting for my car repairs … (7 comments)