Snow/Ice/Wind Storm of January 2012
January 28, 2012 by Gabrielle · Leave a Comment
I was a bit (well, a lot) skeptical about whether we’d end up with a storm of the magnitude the weather folks were predicting early last week. We were to get 12-18” of snow. Uh huh … right! In my area of south King County, we’d had a number of just wet little snow blizzards [...]
The Winter Storm Watch Continues
January 17, 2012 by Gabrielle · Leave a Comment
My husband, the amateur weatherman, has been obsessively following the build-up to the “Megastorm” of decades, currently predicted for our greater Seattle region. We’ve been watching for days, experiencing a bit of snow here, and a bit of snow there. At our home in east Auburn, so far we’ve accumulated a couple of inches, which [...]
Real Estate is About to Come to a Screeching Halt in Auburn, WA!!!
January 12, 2012 by Gabrielle · Leave a Comment
Truly! Snow is coming! The world will come to an end in Auburn in three days! At least so say the weather stations. The greater Puget Sound metropolitan area is a unique place when it snows. We’re hilly around here and our typical warm ocean breezes prevent us from getting much in the way of [...]
Another Truly Amazing and Unique House!
December 23, 2011 by Gabrielle · Leave a Comment
Everyone now and then a house just captures imagination. Such is definitely the case for this unique house located in Wales, UK. This “hobbit” house was built completely by the owner, for an amazing sum of less than $5,000. It reminds me of the fairy tale houses of childhood stories. Just imagine how much fun [...]
Think Housing Prices Are Too High?
December 16, 2011 by Gabrielle · Leave a Comment
I have a client that loves to send me little jokes and ditties every now and then. He’s just slightly older than I am and loves to pontificate about how prices are outrageous and how he can’t imagine how people can afford to live any more. In some respects, of course, he’s absolutely right. But [...]
Time to Publicly be “Thankful”
November 18, 2011 by Gabrielle · 1 Comment
Thanksgiving is almost here .. almost! Just a few days away. In our family, that means the kids come to our home with grandchildren in tow (“I’m” the grandma now), with special treats tucked in baskets, games to play and visiting to be done. We’ll spend 2-3 days chasing the little ones around while they [...]
10 Ways to Use That Extra “Fall Back” Hour on Sunday
November 4, 2011 by Gabrielle · 1 Comment
Yes, daylight savings time ends on Sunday at 2am. You’ll see plenty of posts reminding you to set your clock back one hour before you go to bed on Saturday night … that’s the no-brainer part. But with a little tongue-in-cheek creativity, I thought you might find it helpful to examine just what sorts of [...]
Congratulations Eric & Melanie!
September 1, 2011 by Gabrielle · Leave a Comment
First time homebuyers Melanie and Eric are thrilled with their new house! Congratulations to you both; may you have many many years of happiness here. Now crack open that champagne and celebrate! Thank you for allowing me to be of assistance in your home search and purchase. I was truly honored! And to two of [...]
Farmer’s Markets are “Springing” Up All Over!
June 16, 2011 by Gabrielle · Leave a Comment
It’s Spring, which means Farmer’s Markets are “Springing” Up All Over! I love shopping at local Farmer’s Markets. Just mingling amongst all the fresh produce, the local crafts, and flowers is inspiring. I always come away with the zeal to go home and weed. Or something equally as dirty. Not to mention, of course, my [...]
Keeping Transactions on Course is a Bit Like Herding Chickens
June 9, 2011 by Gabrielle · Leave a Comment
Fireworks on the 3rd of July!
June 7, 2011 by Gabrielle · 2 Comments
I love fireworks. Actually, I love BIG firework displays. The ones that the young’uns persist in lighting off in the neighborhood designed to just be big bangs are annoying. Well, don’t laugh, but I really like those snake’y things — those little black things that you light that crawl all over the ground. But give [...]
Merry Christmas 2010!
December 25, 2010 by Gabrielle · Leave a Comment
I thought it might be nice to share our Christmas newsletter this way, as it’s sometimes fun to share a bit of family life as well as just business events. — Merry Christmas and may you also have a blessed New Year — full of happiness, surrounded by loved ones, and prosperity too, of [...]
Sending Best Wishes to Dana Babb and Paws-Abilities!
December 3, 2010 by Gabrielle · Leave a Comment
Over the years, we’ve taken our dogs to what I consider to be the premier dog training facility in our area: Paws-Abilities. I’ve referred literally dozens of clients to Dana Babb, the owner, whenever doggy training of any sort was needed – behavior issues, puppy manners, agility classes, companion classes, and so on. Some folks [...]
Time to Downsize?
November 16, 2010 by Gabrielle · 1 Comment
I must admit that this time of the year … when family is due for Thanksgiving and the Christmas holidays are looming too … I give a wee bit of thought to the idea of downsizing. Just small enough so that I don’t have to spend a day scrubbing the place down. All those rooms! [...]
Don’t Forget — Auburn Autumn Wedding Show, October 3-4
September 30, 2010 by Gabrielle · Leave a Comment
Yeah, I know I blogged about this before, but this is just such a great event that I don’t want you to forget. After all, how many wedding shows are in the Fall? Besides, Wedding Shows are fun, sparkly events that get brides-to-be all excited and happy and grooms-to-be tend to come along and shrug [...]
