Marina Del Rey Real Estate

Black Beans & Rice Recipe: this is a bit time consuming, but worth the time and effort.  Debe Maxwell, CRS  here is the recipe for you:)I started out with dried black bean, soaked them for about 24 hours in water. Changed the water after about 12 hours and continued soaking them.Then cook the bla...

As most of my blog post readers know, thanks to Ricki Eichler McCallum  I'm back to reading, not just collecting, books again.  If you missed my review of her first book, Snow Fire,  (a story of murder, suspense and intrigue) I have conveniently attached a link to it at the bottom of this post fo...

As most of you know I made both meals but if you were to come over for dinner, please let me know which meal would you prefer?What is the old saying Rice & Beans or Mashed Potatoes?Yes, I can go further Shrimp or Chicken Bourbon Apple Sausages?Well, if you cannot pick make a guess which one Diane...

Today I received an email from Photobucket that the free platform is morphing over to a paid platform, monthly or yearly. So, a few emails back and forth I managed to get a seven-day reprieve to get my old photos off the platform.Sadly, most of the photos were HTTPs photos not jpg. but I managed ...

Throwback Thursday's: memories can get foggy at times... I had a great conversation with one of my Active Rain Friends today.We reminisced about the days we saw each other in Boston... after I hung up the phone One Drive was sending me photos.Ironically, I could not remember the year or the month...

Wordless Wednesdays: a great gift but what a disappointment... we often give gifts with good intentions, but there are times when the results are disappointing.I tried to re order some pretzels for Diane, but they were out of stock.... so with that said I moved on where everyone does Searched on ...

Time Flies!  It is hard for me to imagine that Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices ("BHHS" f/k/a Prudential) is 10 years old! But indeed, it is! The Brokerages' first office was the Beverly Hills Office. I clearly remember the issues with the Prudential Licensing Name and the BHHS powers to be decide...

Do people read your posts? This question has always been a topic of discussion on Active Rain.  Yes, people do read your posts!  For those in doubt, let me share with you a an email I received just last week on a post that I wrote back in 2015  South Palm Drive  My post happened to have a very pe...

The lightbulb burned out on my Ceiling Fan....easy fix... Not! Well first I needed to take off the cover. Thank you to Mr. Google, I managed to take off the cover. Yes, nine years is a good run for the light bulb.Now look at this light bulb.... off we go to Home Depot.... then back home... Go fig...

Welcome to part 3 of 3 of my vacant land series posts.  I do hope you enjoyed them so far.  In case you missed them, I will put a link to the previous 2 at the bottom of this post.While building a home may seem like an economic alternative to buying a home in the greater Los Angeles area, one nee...