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A blog about community events in the Olympia/Lacey/Tumwater area in WA including the real estate market in those communities.

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2010 

This weekend in Olympia WA there is so much going on that it's gonna be hard to find time for chores!  (Oh darn!) Friday night (October 1st) is the annual Arts Walk night in downtown Olympia, featuring original artwork of all kinds exhibited in participating stores.  The downtown atmosphere is li...
09/30/2010
09/29/2010
I am as fascinated by the names of streets as I am with the houses on those streets - and sometimes wonder if the street name influences people's choices about living in a house on that street.  What do you think?  In Thurston County you could choose to live on Dream St or Bliss Beach Rd.  Or wou...
09/28/2010
Yes, on any given day you may find play doh in our City Realty office conference room - dinosaurs are particularly popular, though not always recognizable!  Perhaps because we are a small office with 6 preschool age kids collectively among our own group we have quite a few toys available to ente...
09/27/2010
Yes, we are moving rapidly into fall, but Olympia Farmers Market is still going strong with bountiful harvests of veggies and fruit. Autumn and apples are always connected in my mind, and the abundant choices make it pretty necessary to buy a couple of each - just to see which ones are the favori...
09/26/2010
Wondering whether if you list your house for sale in the Olympia, WA area it will be a "hit" with buyers and/or their agents? I really love one feature of the new Matrix software system that our NWMLS in Washington state uses - it actually does tell the listing agent if the listing is a "hit" or ...
09/24/2010
09/22/2010
Thurston County, WA does have sunny days (truly we do - the sun is shining right now!!), but a whole lot of cloudy ones, too.  So, many people might not realize that solar power in Thurston County WA is actually a viable option even here!  If you want some proof of that, come check out the free s...
09/21/2010
What's in your medicine cabinet?  If you are like many of us, there are some old, partially used medications gathering dust.  We often recommend that sellers make sure they don't have easily accessible prescription medications in their homes for sale - but it is really a hazard for all of us.  Re...
09/20/2010
GRuB in Olympia WA, is a nonprofit organization that is designed in a way that is sheer genius, with multiple benefits rippling out over our community.  GRuB stands for Garden Raised Urban Bounty.  I love their slogan: "Nourishing strong communities by empowering people & growing good food."  And...
09/19/2010
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