Sometimes the light is just right. If you follow my blog, you are no doubt aware that we feel particularly lucky to live in a semi-rural environment outside of Charlottesville. The Garrison's farm along Bleak House Road provides us with no end of photographic opportunities. We enjoy breathtakin
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06/17/2011
Selling your home in the Charlottesville, Virginia area can be a positive experience. Seriously. It needn't be like pulling teeth! I won't promise that selling your Charlottesville area home will be a piece of cake. But a great agent has the right skills and the right tools. You can rest easy, k
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06/17/2011
Ednam Village is an exclusive community of just over 30 homes, attached and detached. The lots are small-ish and pretty, some bordering the Birdwood Golf Course. A simple but elegant brick entrance, a winding drive, and manicured lawns set the stage for this special neighborhood. Many of the h
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06/16/2011
Fixed Rate mortgages are at their lowest level for 2011 as reported in the current Freddie Mac weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey. Many qualified buyers missed the opportunity last fall in October and November to refinance at record low rates. This may give homeowners one more chance to refina
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06/15/2011
I love visiting zoos, because I love experiencing animals. Unfortunately, zoos have cages and sometimes animals seem to be receiving a life sentence. There's a zoo part of the Virginia Safari Park, but the main attraction is the Safari part... I haven't laughed that hard in a long time! The Vir
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06/14/2011
I am really really tired of the shenanigans happening with NAR. Whistle stop tours and wasted lobbying dollars, and I feel as if "my association" is just scrambling to try to make it look like they are doing something. I'm, completely appalled by the following information and wonder why this
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06/14/2011
On Tuesday, I'll be talking about the Zero to 60 Charlottesville location that allowed me to catch these photos this weekend. My sister and brother have each recently celebrated significant birthdays, and since neither were interested in drawing attention to those facts, Stephen and I decided to
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06/12/2011
Honestly, I was excited years ago about the arrival of the first Whole Foods in Charlottesville; I've always enjoyed the shopping experience at Whole Foods. The new one has been a long time coming, and it finally opened this week. Rather than the retro-fitted space of the origi
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06/11/2011
I remember once getting a phone call from a couple who were moving to Charlottesville from somewhere in Michigan. They called me about one of my listings, and apparently my listing was one of a dozen or so properties that they were calling on. Imagine calling twelve different listing agents. S
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06/10/2011
Public utilities are certainly not a "given" in the Charlottesville area. Some of the things new residents love about the Charlottesville area are the beauty of the countryside and the ability to own a couple of acres affordably... the kinds of things a more rural environment offers. To have th
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06/10/2011
