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2016
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FHA and VA Closing Costs Assistance One of our favorite mortgage lenders in Maryland is currently offering VA and FHA 30 year fixed rate financing at 2.75% + 0 points. The veteran or FHA buyers qualify for more at these low rates. Smart consumers are taking advantage of the current rates to purch...
08/13/2016
Dahlia, Aitara Diadem, Kentlands, Gaithersburg, Maryland I photographed this dahlia in our home garden in Kentlands, within the City of Gaithersburg, Maryland. Dahlias grow well in our area and I recommend them for adding some color to home gardens. This color is one of my favorites. Dahlia, Aita...
08/12/2016
When weather conditions are filled with very hot days, pets can easily get their feet burned when they walk on hot concrete or pavement. Pet Alert - Hot Weather Can Cause a Pet to Burn its Feet The weather here in Katy and the whole Houston area ( probably all of Texas) is extremely hot and hum...
08/12/2016
Raccoons, Kentlands Photowalk, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA IMG 4399 I photographed this family of raccoons during one of my early morning photowalks through Kentlands, our home community within the City of Gaithersburg, Maryland. They were enjoying birdseed. Raccoons, Kentlands Photowalk, Gaither...
08/12/2016
Montgomery County, Maryland School Population Surge For the past eight years, the Montgomery County, Maryland public school enrollment has shown annual increases of over 2,000 students. An increase of over 2,500 students is expected this year with a total enrollment of more than 159,000 students....
08/12/2016
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Facebook Group: Orchid Ident 101 If you are interested in the identification of orchids, you may wish to join the Facebook group Orchid Ident 101. This is a small group with less than 100 members and needs additional active members to share photographs and comments. Click on the link to visit and...
08/11/2016
What determines the cost of waiting to buy? Lots of people seem to be asking the question ~ "Should I buy a home now or wait another year? And if I wait will it cost me more to buy?" What does the cost of waiting actually mean? The cost of waiting to buy is defined as the additional funds it wou...
08/11/2016
Lily, Kentlands Photowalk, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA IMG 4747 This photograph was taken in our home garden in Kentlands, a neo-traditional planned community within the City of Gaithersburg, Maryland. Kentlands is one of the favorite communities for families relocated to the Metro Area of Washin...
08/11/2016
Book Recommendation: A Painted House by John Grisham A Painted House (2000) by The New York Times bestselling author John Grisham is a story inspired by his own childhood in rural Arkansas. The narrator is a farm boy named Luke Chandler, age seven, who lives in the cotton fields with his parents ...
08/10/2016
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Will Hamm knows his way around the kitchen... Total Time: 4 hours and 20 minutes Prep Time: 20 minutes Servings: 24 servings Ingredients: 10 honey maid honey grahams, finely crushed (about 1-1/2 cups) 1/2 cup sugar, divided 6 tbsp. butter or margarine, melted 2 pkg. (8 oz. each) Philadelphia cr...
08/10/2016
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