Monica Hill,'s Blog

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...

You may have already caught this viral video. If not, you are in for a treat! Dynamic dad tutors 8-year-old on finance This is great information to pass along to our children and our clients. Enjoy and have a fabulous Sunday! 

Open House this Sunday, June 28, from 1-3pm 325 Hampton Road, Wilmington DE 19803Here's your chance to live in the desirable North Wilmington neighborhood of Sharpley! It's a great neighborhood and then add this wonderful home and you'll be sitting pretty.  This 2-story features a fantastic owner...

It’s that time of year again… when the posts about the return of the 17-year cicadas start appearing everywhere on social media. Funny thing is, I remember hearing the cicadas at night in the summer every year. Their clicking-turned-buzzing was part of the magical hum of the nights of my childhoo...

Much of the country is home alone, sheltering in place. Regardless of your own personal feelings about this, we have clients who are scared or frustrated or possibly depressed due to it. Now is the perfect opportunity to show them the true nature of REALTORS:  we care. We’re about relationships. ...

As a lifelong seamstress, when the need for facemasks surfaced, I pulled out my stash of cotton and elastic, researched a design that allows for the insertion of a filter, and started sewing. Cotton masks with inserts for filters and some headbands with buttons were then sent to my daughters, one...