I woke this morning to a welcome sight...puffy clouds barely tinged with telltale signs of dark grey dotting the bright blue and endless skies above me. A signal that the long awaited Monsoon season is arriving and with it, much needed rain to help alleviate the extremely dry conditions that h
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06/26/2011
Quail Creek Offers The Resort Lifestyle If living the resort lifestyle is high on your list of things to do after retirement, then you'll want to be sure to check out Quail Creek in Green Valley, Arizona. It has bragging rights to being voted one of the top 100 Best Master Planned Communities in
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06/25/2011
As is typically the case, when the temperatures begin to climb, sales drop. There were 67 homes sold in the month May, a considerable dip from the 112 sold in April. Sales remain slightly ahead in 2011 at 444 for the year versus 441 for the same time period in 2010. Another positive note fo
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06/18/2011
I live in the picturesque community of Aliso Springs that is situated in the foothills of the Tumacacori Mountains. Not many people have heard about this enclave of about 35 custom homes each situated on 4+ acres that boast knockout views of pristine desert and ruggedly beautiful mountains. Ho
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06/06/2011
There is a spot off the beaten path in rural Iowa where the true meaning of Memorial Day lives on in vibrant color. While the paintings on the 56 ton, 12 ft granite boulder are truly a work of art, what is even more remarkable, is that the talented artist, Ray "Bubba" Sorenson II, was only 19 y
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05/29/2011
One of the things I love most about living in the great Southwest are the night skies. I never grow tired of watching as the sun melts across the sky in brilliant fiery colors before slipping silently behind the mountains so that a billion stars can come out to play. There is something quite ma
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05/29/2011
I love gardening! With my hands deep in the earth, creativity blooms effortlessly like flowers in the spring. Gardening not only brings me peace of mind, but it is the place where I do my best thinking. My garden rewards me in equal parts to what I put into it by brilliantly displaying the f
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05/23/2011
726 E Bent Branch Place In A Word, EXQUISITE PROPERTY DETAILS $975,000 LISTING INFORMATION MLS: 45431Bedrooms: 2Full Baths: 3Half Baths: 1Sq ft: 3993Lot Size: 1.53Style: CustomGarage: 3 Car+Heat Source: GasTaxes: $5518.00 PROPERTY DESCRIPTION For more information about this EXCEPTIONAL property,
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05/16/2011
Out of tragedy, joy triumphs and from chaos springs a most unlikely pairing of a century old tortoise and a baby hippo. They met shortly after the tsunami waves struck the Kenyan coast on December 26, 2004 and have been inseparable ever since. The hippopotamus's (nicknamed Owen) traumatic tale
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05/15/2011
You’ve put your Green Valley, Arizona house on the market and inside are walls drenched in your favorite paint colors. According to Debbie Zimmer, color expert at the Paint Quality Institute in Philadelphia, “paint color is so powerful that if can influence not just our state of mind but even o
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05/14/2011
