Life and Real Estate in the Greater Hartford Area

Today was a cloudy dreary day, but we needed the rain so I didn't mind. Around mid-afternoon, the sun came out and the day warmed up. The grass looked greener than ever, and the plants seemed to grow considerably.    I decided to check out my garden for signs of spring, and sure enough, there wer...

  One of my favorite local events is Mug Day at Birch Mountain Pottery. This year it will be on Saturday, May 5, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.   Owner Susan Gerr has been busy making her beautiful mugs and is sure to have the perfect mug for you. I already own many, but each is unique. I thi...

  The largest food drive in the country is being held on May 12, 2012 when the National Association of Letter Carriers will be collecting food across the country for donation to local food banks through its Stamp Out Hunger food drive.   This is the 20th year that Stamp Out Hunger has been held!...

East Hartford CT Market Report for March 2012     Closed sales in East Hartford in March 2012 were up significantly over March 2011.  This March, there were 39 closed sales, compared to 27 closed sales in March 2011.   Median and average prices were down significantly from the same period last ye...

If you are a baby boomer, you probably have mountains of memories in the form of old photographs. If you are like me, you not only printed every picture you ever took, but you also got doubles of them because they were free! After all, you never knew who might want a set of your vacation photos. ...

South Windsor CT Market Report for March 2012 The South Windsor CT real estate market showed improvement in the number of closed sales over the same period last year and over the previous month. In March 2012, there were 13 closed sales, compared to just 8 the previous March and 9 in February 201...

Manchester CT Market Report for March 2012 Closed sales in Manchester CT were up in March 2012 over January 2012 and February 2012 as well as over the same month last year. There were 32 closed sales in March 2012 compared with 26 closed sales in March 2011; 32 closed sales is also a significant ...

  Today is Earth Day! I remember the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, thinking it was a great way to let all of our inner tree-huggers do something good for the environment.   There are many ways to celebrate Earth Day, but why give it just one day? Here are a few of my favorite suggestions fo...

Shred Day ~ April 14, 2012 ~ Courtesy of Rockville Bank Are you tired of putting your papers through your itty-bitty shredder? Then box them up and come to Rockville Bank in South Windsor, CT for Shred Day on April 14, 2012!   Each household can bring up to two boxes (10x12x16) of papers to Rockv...

In the Baby Boomer Series, I address the issues facing people who are in the throes of making decisions about their later years. A recent post described two women, now in their later years, who made very different decisions.  One of those decisions is where you want to spend your retirement year...