Pat Kennedy - Home in the Capital

lMost of my neighbors are pretty subdued when it comes to Christmas decorations.  You'll see outdoor lights on front porches and azalea bushes.  There will be wreaths on front doors. But there is one house down the street from me where the owner is exuberant when it comes to welcoming Santa into ...

Tonight after I sign off of ActiveRain, I will perform my major annual staying in touch ritual. Now, throughout the year, I try to stay in touch with what I think of as "Schmooze Calls" made to clients because there is something I want to tell them or because I just want to call to check in and p...

Just do what Jeff Dowler does, and you will never have to pay one red cent to anyone trying to sell you leads!  I'll bet Jeff becomes a Realtor for Life to all of his clients. Keeping in Touch from Carlsbad   Larry Johnston invited us to participate in a contest this December, Keeping in Touch (C...

 This is a photo from one of the fun moments of my flute playing career.  34 years ago, my friend, Penny Fischer, got a call.  Could she put together a flute choir to play at the White House Christmas party for the members of the Cabinet, the senior staff, and their families. And I was one of the...

There is a hint here that I probably wasn't looking up to check out the fireplace damper.  I'm thinking stockings are hung and still empty, And I am - oh my God!  I'm waiting for Santa to come down the chimney and emerge, all sooty, into our living room!  I was about three when my father took thi...

Right now I am multi-tasking.  I'm writing this on Saturday night, because early on Christmas morning, I'm heading for Christmas dinner at my sister's and have to take off early.  And as I write this, I'm watching my favorite Christmas movie, "It's a Wonderful Life".  It's a real estate movie and...

On most Christmas Eves, I have written a post on ActiveRain about one of my favorite childhood memories of my father and of Christmases Past.  It's about an Ogden Nash poem that my father taught his children to love, and at least in the case of my brother, Jack, and I, to commit to memory.  The p...

Saving isn't always easy, and here are some great ideas from Lise Howe to make you or your clients at least temporarily frugal! Saving for a downpayment on a new home? Focus on your spending! Even if you are incredibly disciplined, frugal, and budget-conscious, it is still hard to reach a big sav...

This is Willie the Labradoodle's after picture, taken after yesterday's Spa Day.  He had a ManiPedi, a shampoo and cut, probably a massage and a chance to meet some other really cute dogs.  And when I picked him up, there was enough Labradoodle fur on the floor to knit a sweater!We both like the ...

The agents at Evers and Company probably do our part to increase the average age of the average Realtor here in the United States - which is someplace in the high-50s.  And there we were, a small group of village elders (with a combined three centuries of experience in real estate), sitting aroun...