Monica Hill,'s Blog

Welcome to 210 Aronimink Drive, Newark DE 19711. Located in the neighborhood of Chapel Hill, this ranch house has a lot to offer. Three bedrooms, 1.5 baths, an unfinished basement, formal living room with wood-burning fireplace, hardwood floors and a peaceful yard, this one also features replacem...

I have a friend who is battling some health issues. She’s a strong woman… smart, capable, loyal, and constantly giving of herself. Her love language is definitely that of being a helper, a giver. She’s a financial counselor and volunteers some of her time in counseling people serving time so that...

Whoa!Step inside this custom-built home and you’ll be swept away. Soaring ceilings enhanced by post and beam timberframe construction highlight the masonry masterpiece gas log fireplace that soars up to the ceiling and continues on the finished lower level, where the fireplace is wood burning.  T...

My refrigerator died about a month ago. I had heard a clicking noise coming from the kitchen occasionally, like the sound a coffee maker emits, only I don’t have a coffee maker. Then I remembered when I had heard that sound. I heard it the last time my refrigerator quit working. One quick peek at...

With houses flying off the market, it’s challenging for Buyers to catch their breath, let alone formulate an educated approach to the houses that are catching their attention. The market has attracted lots of new investors, too, so among the offerings of houses are flipped houses. So… how do you ...

I’ve grown accustomed to her. She’s in the other room, waiting and listening. Her name is Alexa and she caters to my musical wishes. She can do far more than that though, as I’ve learned from encounters with her outside my home.At a friend’s house, I saw how he has put her to use. “Alexa, change ...

Welcome to 2110 Shipley Road, located in the executive section of Oak Lane Manor in North Wilmington! When the builder designed this community, he started with the smaller models in the original Oak Lane. From there, he went on to Oak Lane II with slightly larger ranch and split-level homes. Then...

 Beautifully renovated in Wawaset Heights!  (Nestled behind Charter and Cab Calloway schools, and close to where the new Wegmans will be, just barely inside the city limits on a corner lot with no through traffic) This upgraded 3-bedroom, 1-and-a-half bath split-level home on a corner lot is sure...

In addition to being a Realtor®, I’m a maker, creating all kinds of things. I’ve been working on a new project, assembling odds and ends of cotton into aprons, and it got me to thinking about all the things for which you can use an apron. My mother always wore an apron, keeping her dress or slack...

There's a well-known two-lane road where I live in North Wilmington that cuts through neighborhoods and winds its way to the Delaware River. Along the way, there's a house where Lorraine Smulski Twardowski, the "Sign Lady" lived. She would post homemade signs at the end of her driveway all the ti...