From Northern Virginia to the Northern Neck

Thanks, Debbie Laity , for the suggestion to turn the request for a recipe into a blog post.  And without further ado, here it is.  It is so simple, it will make you laugh, but it is tasty after a cold, busy day.  Oh, please forgive the lack of graphics, I am on my iPad and do not have any approp...

I guess the idea of being prepared was instilled me when I was a Girl Scout, many years ago.  Or maybe it was the idea of always being prepared I learned growing up with parents who believed in preparing for all contingencies...regardless, I have always been an advocate for being prepared for dis...

A woman who lives in a community where I have had a few listings called me to complain about another agent who had listed a unit in her condo community.  This woman was extremely irate at the listing price, which she felt was much too low.  "That agent is going to kill our property values," she w...

Welcome to 170 Barrett Place in Alexandria's Cameron Station. Come take a look at this 4 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath Gatsby model with an updated eat in kitchen, beautiful living room with gas fireplace and built ins, large family room, patio and deck, two master suites and 2 bedrooms, which share a hall...

Quite often, I will get a call or an email asking for information on homes for sale in Cameron Station - and usually, the inquiry is from someone who lives not only outside the DC Metro area, but out of state.  Good news travels far and wide, apparently, about this very popular planned community ...

The following post was featured but is not  on the contest list, so am reblogging to make sure everyone sees it!  Start your year off with this great challenge.  It starts today so let's ring in the New Year by getting our blogs on!!     2015 BIG Blog Jumpstart ChallengeSuccess for YOU via YOUR B...

It's a new day, a holiday and a new year.  The possibilities are endless, yet I seem paralyzed by what to do next. I started unloading the dishwasher so the breakfast dishes can go in... I'm sitting here with my green smoothie - who knew something so healthy could be delicious, even with chard, k...

I kept waiting for snow because Christmas decorations look better that way, but my luck ran out and here it is New Year's Eve and it's time to get this done!   So, here are a few photos from this year's Christmas decorations. Last year we were lucky enough to have snow early in January, so I was ...

Happy New Year to Everyone Here in the Rain! Hope everyone has a happy, healthy and prosperous 2015!     I had been hoping for a quiet day today, but it is not to be. I received an application on a rental listing recently and got the results back late yesterday.  It was even later before the home...

  Wishing everyone here in the Rain     the spirit of Christmas, which is peace, the miracle of Christmas, which is hope, & the heart of Christmas, which is love...   I hope everyone here has a warm and wonderful holiday season, no matter where you are and what you do.    Best wishes for a happy...