Life and Real Estate in the Greater Hartford Area

Selling Your Home in the Winter?  Play Up These Features Have you been thinking about putting your home on the market this winter?  Maybe you have to sell now; maybe you want to beat the spring rush.  If you live in the colder climates, you know that winter is a challenging time to sell a house. ...

Update to Tree and Brush Removal in Manchester CT The other day I wrote a post about what to do with all the branches and twigs from our freak October snow storm.   Today I was out cleaning up the yard when a town truck came by to check on our street (which is still without power) and to let peop...

Rescheduled ~ Antiques Appraisal Night   The freak October storm wreaked havoc on everyday life, but it also forced the rescheduling of our fundraiser for The Sunshine Kids, Antiques Appraisal Night.   Originally scheduled for November 3, 2011, it has been rescheduled for November 17, 2011, from ...

What To Do with Trees and Branches from the October Storm in Manchester CT   If you live in Manchester CT, there are three things you can do with the trees and branches that resulted from the freak storm on October 29, 2011.  Bundle tree branches and brush in no more than 4-foot lengths, less tha...

Save Yourself NOW for the Next Power Outage   My sister, whose husband is an electrician, has been inundated with emergency phone calls from people who are without electricity, as is most of the state.  Her general politeness has given way to anger because the calls are coming from people who bou...

The Clean-Up Begins     After last weekend’s snowstorm, we have quite a bit of clean-up to do.  So I started calling around to tree removal contractors to see if I could get on their list.      I knew they would be busy, so I was a little surprised to find that the first tree removal contractor I...

  Today I have the luxury of sitting in the comfort of the lobby of the Hampton Inn in Manchester CT while the rest of the world is dark around me.  No, I don't have a room but they are letting me charge my phone and use the wireless network.  The small things we are grateful for!   I am current...

I don't ever remember Halloween being cancelled, but this year it will be in many parts of Connecticut. We had a major snow storm on October. 29, 2011 that left 800,000 people without power. It was more devastating than Hurricane Irene. The weight of the snow on leaves that hadn't yet fallen from...

We got smacked yesterday with one of the worst snowstorms ever. The. leaves had not yet fallen off the trees so the heavy snow weighed down the trees and brought huge limbs crashing to the ground. Power lines are down everywhere, and we expect toi be without power for days, if not longer. For tho...

Leaf Collection Schedule in Manchester CT   Although we had our first snowfall yesterday, it's not time to think about winter yet!  We still have leaves to rake up!  Many of mine are still on the tree, so I am glad that leaf collection won't begin for a few more days.  Manchester divides its leaf...