ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS

2015 

In the pursuit of market leadership in the realm of luxury real estate selecting the right niche for you is of paramount importance. Please visit the original blog if you wish to leave comments. For those of you who have embarked upon, what we call  “the unabashed pursuit of market leadership”, t...
02/20/2015
In many areas, there are not enough homes for sale to satisfy the number of buyers in that market.   Please visit the original blog if you wish to leave comments.   The Demand is Strong Buyers are ready, willing and able to purchase. Foot traffic refers to the number of people out actually physic...
02/20/2015
Encourage more hunting, pruning half the herd with hunters is infinitely more humane than watching 3/4 of the herd die of starvation and disease.   Please visit the original blog if you wish to leave comments. Deer Yards, Inadequate Hunts, Deep Snows, Frigid Temps = Certain Starvation This is a p...
02/20/2015
Gaithersburg Holiday Giving "Thank You"     Gaithersburg's Holiday Giving Program celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2014, and thanks to the generosity of hundreds of local businesses, congregations and community members, a record number of families - nearly 1,100 households and more than 2,000 c...
02/20/2015
Mayor and City Council Planning Retreat in Kentlands   The following notice was posted by the City of Gaithersburg, Maryland: The Mayor and City Council will hold its annual Planning Retreat on Monday, February 23, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.at Kentlands Mansion. On the agenda is a detailed review of the F...
02/20/2015
Book Recommendation: The Maharani's Pearls by Charles Todd   Dolores and I have read all of the outstanding novels by Charles Todd. When I saw the latest book on his website, I asked Dolores to check to see if it was available at the library. The Maharani's Pearls (2014), A Bess Crawford Story, w...
02/19/2015
Happy people encounter setbacks and failure like everyone else. The big difference with the happy person is the way they look at things . . . . and how they respond to the conditions that come into their lives. Please visit the original blog if you wish to leave comments. Happiness Comes From Wit...
02/19/2015
What you say in the form of a comment speaks volumes about you and to the person who wrote the blog.   Please visit the original blog if you wish to leave comments.       Several years ago James Carvelle, chief campaign strategist for Bill Clinton coined the phrase, “It’s the economy, stupid”. We...
02/19/2015
Washington, DC Metro Area Home Prices, January, 2015   Kentlands Photowalk + Imagination IMG 0508 Photograph by Roy Kelley Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs
02/19/2015
Henri Matisse Exhibit at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, VA   If you love art, you should schedule a visit to the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia. The following information on the Henri Matisse exhibit is from today's issue of the museum newsletter.   WITH THE NATIONAL GALLERY ...
02/19/2015