Between Denver and Boulder

Last Saturday, I had to run in to Target for a baby shower gift - you know, the Target right next to the French bakery, La Patisserie Francaise, at 80th and Wadsworth? It just happens to be right across the street from my Pomona Lakes neighborhood. Anyway, as I stepped out of my car the most wond...

According to Inside Real Estate News, “foreclosure filings in Colorado’s 12 largest counties fell by 40 percent in April, compared with April 2010 according to a state report released today.” In fact, the report said it’s been seven months of falling foreclosure numbers, “and three of those month...

Gardens don't always look great right from the start.   Every year, we have to wait.              Still, like these clematis buds, we know they hold the promise of beauty to come.       They're not gorgeous right now, but in just a few days ...                     Wow!     Time to sit in the glid...

(Oops - this great home is gone!!  I'd love to help you find another one that will suit your needs. Please call or email me, joetta.fort@gmail.com or 720-353-8031)   If you're ready to move, and you want a townhouse that's ...   super-clean completely updated uber-well maintained with a garage a ...

Just wanted to share a few gardening posts I've written lately, focused on gardening in the beauty-filled area between Denver and Boulder.   If you're a gardener too, I hope you take a few minutes to enjoy, especially if you plan to buy a house in Denver's northwestern suburbs! What's in Bloom No...

Summer brings a lot of great things to the high country, one of them is free outdoor concerts. And they're even better when you don't have to drive an hour to see them. Westminster Promenade hosts the Kool 105 'All Summer Long' series. All bands play at the gazebo. Come have a good time! Here's t...

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *   I write posts on real estate issues and local events in the Denver metro area, especially those *communities between Denver and Boulder, as a public service. My hope is to give people an idea of the 'flavor' of our community, in case they're new or...

If you have a mid-century home (built in the 1940s to 1960s) located in one of the friendly and unique towns between Denver and Boulder, and you want to furnish it true to its era - you're in luck! modmood and Retro Consignment are ready for you - packed with coffe tables, ash trays, dressers, so...

  I was previewing a Wheat Ridge house for a client last week, and boy was it a wreck.  (BTW - that's Wheat Ridge, Colorado, a town between Denver and Boulder.)   Not too bad on the inside, actually. Had rounded doorways and the recessed ceiling popular in the 1940s.   But the outside had been co...

The garden 'stairs' I installed a few years ago worked OK for a while, but they had started to look pretty bedraggled. At the same time, I decided to eliminate my pond, because I had a young grandson and another on the way, and didn't want to risk any accidents. So ... the digging began, I hired ...