It is a bright sunny day here. ... It is inspiring and firing ... and I have been fired up to take action on a thought from a while ago. A new blog, My Landscape Design. Real Estate people know all about the value of home staging. What about the outside?? Sure, clean it up a
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05/06/2012
Christmas and the season is always a time for reflection, joy and family. It offers up lessons in many ways, as does every day if we chose to interpret events that way. A great lesson is often retold in many ways ... and this gem was provided with the departure of my son, Neil, driving down th
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01/01/2012
Malcolm paints a picture we all can see ourselves in. What do you do? Thank you Malcolm ... Each day is special ... and who knows what will happen! I will think of you as security comes to get me as I let loose on some display confronting me when I next walk into some store. Damn you, Crayola
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08/11/2011
Our landscape design business is at a pinnacle in delivering an important message. Your outdoor environment is so much more than just a BBQ on the deck, soaking up some sun. - The right environment adds much to your living ... and that very true cliche of "curb appeal"in marketing your home fo
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06/18/2011
Shortly after joining ActiveRain, a real estate network, I discovered Loreena Yeo. Her posts were filled with great knowledge and steps she is taking in the business. Loreena also makes it a practice to share her faith ... and this story about her brother says it in a nutshell. ... It is a fait
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04/09/2011
Home Stagers are an important mix to any home sale plan - whether that sale is a FSBO or listed by a professional REALTOR(R). Janice Ankrett is a Home Stager from Ontario and knows what works!Many Buyers cannot see past what is there. If you present a room in less than 'show' condition, your buy
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04/06/2011
We all are wary of what we consume and breathe. Sometimes, we have limited choices ... but in choosing some simple ambiance such as a candle in our home ... Did you know there is a better choice for the type of candle?A Lot Of people don't have knowledge of an important detail: the air which cir
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04/06/2011
... or having SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder). Like many bathrooms, ours has some reading material I will peruse occasionally. A favourite is 'Another Lost Whole Moose Catalogue' ... 'a Yukon way of Knowledge' book of an assortment of articles written primarily for the influx of tourists th
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03/28/2011
Not just another business book! As I venture on a new path in my life, and thrive in some self appreciating way with a claim that "I am an entrepreneur", I am often immersed in business type books or biographies of those who have seen SUCCESS in their ventures. I subscribe to all sorts of gurus
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02/25/2011
True Story! The Real Estate market is slow across Canada ... and the network of associates I work with have some time to search out some valuable tidbits ...or timbits (or chickenbits) to go with your morning coffee. Thanks Malcolm. ... I wonder how magazine sales were before and after? Mike
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01/21/2011