As the housing market heats up, I'm reminded: A House is a Home. I grew up in the Earlington neighborhood of Renton, Washington. I have many memories from those days, some great, some not. I remember playing hide and go seek, kick the can, olly olly oxen free, and exploring the woods across t
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07/28/2013
I'm continually amazed how we find connection online. As a blogger who's posted local content for years I've had numerous occasions where people (I know or not) found a post of mine and followed up to contact me. More so than anything I write about, it's the local conversations, especially those
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07/22/2013
Last Thursday I taught a clock hour class for a group of real estate professionals in Everett. After class, my friend and coworker Michelle Field suggested we go to lunch. As I’ve mentioned several times, I love these opportunities for conversation especially after an event or class for closure,
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07/21/2013
It's Italian Day at the Farmers Market! There's always something fun and interesting happening at the Renton Farmers Market on Tuesday's at the Piazza in old downtown Renton. I love the wonderful eats and treats, the beautiful fresh cut flowers, the organic honey, the fresh veggies, arts and cra
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07/16/2013
Tehaleh (the land above) is a planned community in southeast Pierce County. It's just south of Bonney Lake about 20 miles from downtown Tacoma and about the same as the crow flies southeast to Mt Rainier. This huge campus is 4,000+ acres with about 900 acres of open space that includes forest wit
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07/15/2013
Great Customer Service Makes All The Difference! Work took me to Juneau, Alaska June 20/21, 2013. I have several great memories of my trip but one especially lingers. It keeps resurfacing and brings me many smiles of appreciation. On Friday around 4:30 we were finally done with our marathon day o
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07/13/2013
