This weekend there will be holiday festivities in Yorktown and Colonial Williamsburg. The Grand Illumination will be held from 5:00 to 7:30 p. m. on December 4th. During the Grand Illumination, fireworks are displayed simultaneously at the Capital, the Governor's Palace and the Magazine. The fi
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12/02/2016
According to the Williamsburg Multiple Listing Service, there are currently 18 single family homes for sale priced below $200,000 in the Williamsburg. These homes are in the 23185 and 23188 zipcodes. The homes range in price from $75,000 to $199,000. The homes range in size from 732 square feet
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12/02/2016
I lived on a barrier island in Florida for almost 30 years and never had a direct hit from a hurricane during those years. So you can probably imagine my frustration when Hurricane Isabel blew through the Williamsburg area in September 2003. We had lived here less than a year. As a result of
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12/02/2016
There currently are seventeen single family homes in the 23185 and 23188 zipcodes in Williamsburg priced between $200K and $225K. The median priced home in this group is priced at $218,000. These homes range in size from 1016 to 2198 finished square feet. One of these homes has two bedrooms and
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12/02/2016
Walt and I are sitting at the gate in Tampa International Airport waiting to board our flight back home. We have traveled north, south, east and west on the peninsula of Florida. We enjoyed visiting with my two sons on one of Walt's sons. We also were able to spend time with my four older grand
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11/28/2016
During my time as a REALTOR®, I used my ability to "think outside the box" to make several deals happen! The one that stands out the most involved a couple who had found a 12 + acre property on a deep water creek. There was a custom built house on this property. The couple called me and told me
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11/24/2016
As I'm writing this blog, I'm sitting on the screened porch at my stepson's house north of Tampa. There is a very inviting hot tub beside me. I plan to lounge in it later this evening. When I moved to Florida from North Carolina, it seemed very odd to have to turn on the Air Conditioning whil
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11/24/2016
I remember the first time I heard the Lee Greenwood song: "God Bless the USA". The lyrics brought chills to me and I stil feel the same way today. It is a rare honor to live in a country here we have the freedoms that we have. I hope to never take it for granted, I can get up every day and g
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11/24/2016
I am not an expert at using Facebook and I must confess that I don't sign on to the site often, but I am still grateful for it. Last night I was on Facebook and ran across the daughter of a good friend. I have not seen my friend in about 16 years so of course I wanted to find out how she and her
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11/23/2016
This morning Walt and I got up at 6:00 a. m. and drove up to Amelia Island. It was almost a 4 hour drive, but I need to get my hair cut and colored and I have not found a hair dresser in Williamsburg that makes my hair look as good as Lisa Beck does. She has been cutting my hair since 1981! Wal
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11/21/2016
