Do you really want to buy a fixer-upper?
Buyers often tell me that they want to purchase a fixer-upper. They reason that a home that needs work will sell for less money, and they will want to personalize the home anyway, so what better way to accomplish both goals than to buy a home that needs TLC?
Having a bagel breakfast date with my girl
Emily Mae came to us on a golden day in April 2009. Born 22 months after her sister Gracie, Emily was a bouncing baby girl weighing a hair more than 9 pounds.
Reviews: ‘Into The Woods’ and ‘The Full Monty’
Let me say that I have never been a big Steven Sondheim fan
Students make sweet music
“Oh, music, sweet music, thy praises we sing. We tell of the pleasures and gladness you bring. Music, music, gladness you bring.”
Adding penitence to Thanksgiving observances
Fall is the traditional time in the northern hemisphere to celebrate God's blessings and express gratitude for successful harvests. As our nation's “chief annual ceremony of American civil religion,” Thanksgiving has had an interesting history.
Getting Out: Unexpected adventure awaits at Emigrant Wilderness
Expecting a window of good fall weather, in mid-October I headed to Emigrant Wilderness – a place I had never visited. Set between Highway 108 and the northern border of Yosemite National Park, Emigrant Wilderness is nearly the last gasp of the polished granite alpine country characteristic of the High Sierra.
