We went to an evening at Penn State Great Valley Campus in Malvern. It was a talk about using native plants in your garden by Ray Murphy, Pennsylvania Certified Horticulturalist and Master Gardener from Nemours Gardens in Wilmington Delaware. Now I am all for doing that, although I have to admit,...

03/31/2011

Wine down Wednesday

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This past week I tried a couple of new wines for Wine Down Wednesday. This first wine is a Sonoma County white wine from Cucina Viansa not sure if a friend brought this over or if I had bought it a little while ago. As a every day wine to drink as an aperitif it was fine, but earth shattering i...

03/30/2011

How far will you go for what you think is right?

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I have just finished reading a wonderful book that has really had me thinking, The Horseboy by Rupert Isaacson is a story about a father doing what he believes will help his autistic son even if others think him crazy. He notices that when his son is on a horse it helps, he also had some contact...

03/29/2011

T/E school district has 26 new listings this week

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Ranging in price from $187,500 to $1,195,000 26 new listings hit the market in T/E school district in the last week. Four apartments, 7 town homes and 15 single family homes were listed. More homes were listed in Tredyffrin township than Easttown. Apartments ranged in price from $187,500 for a 2 ...

03/28/2011

Friday evening - somewhere to go over the weekend

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We had a wonderful evening at The Paddock at Devon on Wednesday with colleagues from our office. Whilst I did not end up with any "great" wines to enjoy they definitely had some good drinkable house wines. Also the ambiance was pretty good, although the acoustics make it a little loud. So if you ...

03/25/2011

Water penetration of Stucco issues raising their head

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We had a wonderful webinar presentation this week through our local Realtor Association, Suburban West Realtors Association on Stucco issues, water penetration behind stucco and stone veneers. I wrote about this on Trulia yesterday. It was an excellent presentation by Bill Dare of Spotlight Homes...

03/24/2011

Wine down Wednesday

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So you are probably reading this whilst I am out enjoying Happy Hour with my office at The Paddock In Devon today and hopefully able to try out some different wines. But this week, I got to try out another Viognier, this one from Cougar Crest Estate Winery in Walla Walla Valley, sounds like it s...

03/23/2011

Worth considering?

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You have probably driven past Berwyn Squash and Fitness clubon Cassat Road many times, more than likely you have noticed their solar panels on the roof. But if you are looking for a new sport or somewhere to work out this club is worth considering. Not only does the club have great squash courts...

03/22/2011

Chester County Antiques Show

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What great Spring weather, sunny and brisk if a little windy. Great weekend for getting things done. I managed to stop by the Chester County Antiques Show on Saturday morning: This was the booth of Van Tassel & Bauman Brennan & Mouilleseaux - very eclectic mix but some wonderful pieces James Ki...

03/21/2011

What to do this weekend? Chester County Antiques Show

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Looking for something to do this weekend, make a quick trip to the Westtown School in West Chester PA then slow down and enjoy the antiques on display at the Chester County Antiques Show. Saturday 10-7 PM and Sunday 11-5 PM. As the organizer of the Main Line Antiques Show why am I telling you to ...

03/18/2011