The Alameda Market

It certainly has been a rough week in the entertainment industry starting with Ed McMann, Farrah Fawcett and hopefully ending with the iconic Michael Jackson. May they all rest in peace! It has been another busy week for Nancy and I. The three residential income properties are listed now and on w...

What a great time I had at this years camping trip to Lake Camanche. A few years ago I was invited by a friend to attend an annual camping trip called the Grand Poobah which is organized by a family from Auburn, Ca. It always has a theme and this years was called the "Trailer Park Poobah" other t...

I'll first start by apologizing for the tardiness and briefness of today's posting. We're having a lot of showings on the listing at 1115 Via Alamosa after a good weekend of open houses. I don't think it is going to be around too much longer but we will see. Yesterday I received a call from an at...

Past contestants have sculpted replicas of the Posey Tube, a Mayan temple and even Godzilla. Still others have opted for traditional castles with towering turrets, crenelated walls and saltwater moats. What can be entered during the 43rd annual Sand Castle and Sand Sculpture Contest today is lim...

It's been a busy week and that's good, even though interest rates didn't just rise in the last week, it was like they took the express elevator. While 4.6% is good 5.3% isn't bad either and that's just about where they're hovering today. I bought my home in 1980 for under $120,000, it rose and de...

I bought my Bluetooth device many months before the law went into effect saying I could not hold my cell phone to my ear while driving. It's been pretty easy to get use too although I don't always take calls while driving unless I'm expecting information regarding what I'm on my way to do. But I ...

It sure seems the bank we are dealing with don't care how quickly they get their properties off of their books. Our escrow on Windsor has been dragging on for a week now. Initially we were supposed to close escrow and hand the keys to the buyers this Friday. Well, that isn't happening as much as ...

It's was a busy week for Nancy and me. We have been wrapping up the work on the new townhome listing. The painting is done except for some touch up that will be needed after the hardwood floors are refinished which begins Tuesday. The rose garden is looking great. We are planning on it being open...

Are you getting tired of that old wallpaper that's been on your computer screen? I found this site years ago called Molecular Expressions. They have photographed almost everything known to man at the molecular level. The photos make for great wallpapers. How about a diamond, a moon rock, a pearl ...

 We hope everyone had an enjoyable and relaxing Memorial Day weekend. We did around our house for sure, and that explains why this post is a day late. Our weekend began with a little more preparation of the listing coming up. While Nancy worked in the garden, I was at the computer Freecycling mor...