Pat Kennedy - Home in the Capital

Late April is my favorite time to be in Paris. The entire city is in bloom, with redbud trees, tulips, and wisteria.  This is a sidewalk cafe on a narrow, winding street just south of Notre Dame with wisteria at its peak. Why, I think I'll stop for a cafe au lait!  This is for Dick Greenberg's 20...

 When I first read Dick Greenberg's post, The ActiveRain 2016 Photography Contest, I wondered how to approach the real estate category.  We have a professional photographer on staff, and only rarely do I take any of the pictures of my listings.But when we did the shoot on Rosedale Cottage, my all...

Coming home from Thanksgiving, I stopped to snap some cows I met just outside of Lovettsville, Virginia - Lenn Harley country!   While I was snapping away, I noticed this big guy approaching me at a rather fast rate of speed, and he had a kind of crazed look in his eye.  All of a sudden, the fenc...

Until a few years ago, Petworth was a sort of funky neighborhood.  Most of the houses needed a lot of work, and it was off the beaten path in terms of getting around.  But a new Metro station changed all that, and enough of the funky old places have been restored and renovated that it's become ch...

If you're keeping your eye on Crestwood as a possible new home, there are some possibilities. There are six homes currently on Active Status, and another four that are pending.  My favorite, and the one I think is the best value, is a beautifully renovated stone home on 17th Street.  It is curren...

It was a fun week with a day off to say thanks.  And there was a lot to be thankful for on ActiveRain, including these favorites:Friday's Fotos--Things that Happen at the Lake--Well, You Know the Rest Gayle Rich-Boxman: Now here's a flirtworthy guy!Black Friday & Black Cats Sale in Santa Barbara!...

With the election over and a new administration, there's a new contingency coming to town!"This offer is contingent until   whenever   upon purchaser being confirmed for Dream Job in the new president's cabinet ."While there will be many job openings for appointees from cabinet level to Assistant...

Six years ago, one of my favorite people (and my sister's boyfriend) called asking for advice.  He wanted to buy a house, maybe a little land, in Northern Virginia.  He was thinking about something in the general Leesburg area in Loudoun County.  I went onto MRIS and found some possibilities, ran...

                      When you go over the river and through the woods for Thanksgiving dinner, there is often an opportunity for a cow photo or two.  And coming home this morning,  this pretty lady decided she would pose for me.  She even flipped her right ear a bit when she posed for me.  I hop...

Debbie Reynolds ( that would be the real Debbie Reynolds) challenged us to write daily posts for ten days leading to Thanksgiving sharing what we were thankful for.  And earlier this evening, I finished the last one.  And as I sit in my sister's living room about to crash on her couch, I am flood...