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 Blue House Cafe Mediterrean Restaurant is Always Where I Send My Clients! I send ALL of my real estate clients to The Blue House Cafe in Vernonia Oregon, a picturesque half hour's drive from Fishhawk Lake. Sample menus are in my vehicle to share with them. I've NEVER experienced having a disappo...
11/16/2017
 The year is 1974. My first semester at West Virginia University in Morgantown WV. Not a culinary destination to be sure. And as a new first-year college student, we were all required to stay in a dormitory for our entire first year. Meals were included in the fees and being a typically poor coll...
11/14/2017
Welcome to the ongoing series called Tuesday Travelogue. We are in our 142nd week!Each week, some ActiveRain bloggers are spotlighted to take us somewhere we may not have been on some kind of virtual travel (and it doesn't cost a dime!). Here is the purpose:   to enjoy the ride""take a trip witho...
11/14/2017
   In the last couple of years, the word simplify has become the watchword for how my husband and I are approaching our lives. Part of that was to make the decision to sell our luxury home and leave the large mortgage payment behind, becoming debt-free. No more “keeping up with the Joneses”, we n...
11/13/2017
  One of the best gifts my family gave me rather naturally, was to have a sense-of-humor. My parents laughed A LOT and easily, and when you are a kid who says and does odd things, you better be able to laugh at yourself or you’ll never survive adolescence, let alone adulthood (and politics)! Ever...
11/12/2017
 Ten Questions Buyers Ask A Series Part 10This is the last in the series of common questions that my buyers ask about Fishhawk Lake Real Estate™ Birkenfeld OregonQ:How far is the beach from Fishhawk Lake?A: There are a number of coastal towns about an hour from Fishhawk Lake, that offer great var...
11/11/2017
Your buyers have stories to tell…stop and LISTEN. When a potential buyer contacts you, do you stop and ask questions or do you launch into your spiel?? Every single person has a unique story to tell, one that is compelling if you give him/her the chance to share it.If you can put your own need to...
11/06/2017
Welcome to the ongoing series called Tuesday Travelogue. We are in our 141st week!Each week, some ActiveRain bloggers are spotlighted to take us somewhere we may not have been on some kind of virtual travel (and it doesn't cost a dime!). Here is the purpose:   to enjoy the ride""take a trip witho...
10/31/2017
  This was taken years ago as an experiment for Halloween, back in 2014. I’m not a fan of my own selfies. Much rather be behind the camera! But…I did have great fun creating this and am a big fan of trees (my Pinterest board)! Even if being obscured by one. NO problem. Happy Halloween, everyone! ...
10/30/2017
2017 Photography Contest-My Strange Fascination The art of creating a spider web, much like a snowflake, is individual and a stunning work of nature in its ability to “bring it” without any human intervention. No maps or directions needed for an individual spider to make the most intricate of geo...
10/29/2017