Best Deal in Town It doesn't get much better than this. Built by a Gold Miner in 1896 and moved to its current location in 1957, this stunning Victorian masterpiece is all you could want and more. Offered at only $499,000 for almost 6000 square feet, this luxurious home is within walking dista
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12/01/2016
15 ways writing a book is like pregnancy It has been a while since I wrote a book. Life gets in the way, and I decided at the beginning of the year that I wanted to start writing again. After many months of the process, MAISY'S MIRROR is finally available!!When the aftereffects of publishing hit
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10/17/2016
Thank you so much to all of you who have reached out to find out how I've been doing and see why I've fallen off the ActiveRain wagon. When a new book really starts to take hold in my psyche, I tend to lose track of the world around me. I work hard at keeping my daytime focus on real estate, alt
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09/15/2016
Realtor Experience Invaluable in the Home Buying and Selling ProcessA neighbor recently asked, "Do we really need to use a Realtor when purchasing a home? We can find houses online and look for ourselves."In most states, the agent who has a house listed (the Listing Agent) works for the Seller. T
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08/05/2016
There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds. G. K. ChestertonI have been somewhat M.I.A. lately. Business has been wonderfully busy, and I am in the midst of writing my eighth novel, so I don't spend a lot of time blogging or commenting when my heart is otherwise occupied. But
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07/24/2016
Robert Vegas Bob Swetz has a group on ActiveRain that is almost eight years old. Clouds at ActiveRain is a place to post your photos of . . . you guessed it, clouds. He wants people to be aware of his group.I live in the magnificent state of Colorado. When the winds blow over the Rocky Mountains,
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07/15/2016
It is certainly not infallible, but years ago I started using this little trick, and it's alerted me to many dozens of people who have copied and pasted my posts to their sites and identified themselves as the author. This is not a post about plagiarism, it is merely an explanation (since many of
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06/17/2016
ActiveRain is a wonderful combination of the experienced and unseasoned, young and old, cutting edge and old school, introverts and extroverts, people who are actively involved and 'lurkers' who sit on the sidelines and absorb. It is a place to learn new ways of doing business, of finding new pos
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06/15/2016
If you're from Colorado Springs, one of the anticipated annual events is the Air Force Academy Graduation. People pull to the side of the road by the thousands to watch the Thunderbirds, officially known as the Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, honor the graduating seniors with their flyovers
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06/03/2016
I loved my father. A decorated Veteran of World War II and Manager of the Veteran's Administration, he was a quiet and compassionate man. When I think of him, I remember how he smelled, his tender hugs, how handsome he was, his gentle smile. My mother said he was never the same after he came back
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05/30/2016