One of my favourite clients invited me out to her cottage just west of Thornbury one sunny afternoon. We ate freshly picked cherries from Goldsmiths up the road. I dug my toes in the sand. The water was as clear as a crystal. Some days my job is really tough.
Having just celebrated my half-century birthday, I gather I’m now entitled to a) wearing purple and red together and b) to be a bit cranky and even more opinionated than usual. I have a rant piled up and so, in the spirit of b), I just need to tell you what drives me nuts! The [...]
It’s been so busy here in the Collingwood-Blue Mountain area of late. Several times a day, something comes to mind I’d love to share with you but there just don’t seem to be quite enough hours in the day. This spring has been amazing with outstanding weather and lots of things going on in the [...]
My favourite photographic contributor is at it again. E.H. Scott up on the mountain sent these two photos he took on March 27th. The first was taken at 20:53 in the middle of Earth Hour and, the second at 21:45, after Earth Hour had finished. You can clearly see that after Earth Hour, the glow [...]
Spring 2010 marks the opening of The Shipyards’ amphitheatre and biking/walking trails. The terraced amphitheatre incorporates locally quarried limestone into it’s design and is built into a landscaped berm. It will be utilized for summer events, such as music festivals and concerts featuring our trademark spectacular sunsets. Plans are to open the theatre, along with [...]
Ready for a little chuckle? This guy redefines “pushy real estate agent.” (I promise this won’t happen when we go looking!)
Well, maybe that is a big first step. But it is true indeed that one persons junk is another persons’ treasure. A few years ago, we had a yard sale and among other things, there was an old iron bed headboard. The lady who bought it told me she was going to give it a [...]
I was reading a column in the local paper written by Canadas most decorated citizen, Richard Rohmer. He does a wonderful job of summarizing why Collingwood is THE finest community perhaps in all of Ontario. Please read it, it gives a great snapshot of what’s happening in our fair town. Anyway, I then got thinking about [...]
Through another blog site that I participate in, I’ve had the good fortune of getting to know a number of other REALTORS® from across the country. One of those is Kathy Clulow from RE/MAX Scugog Realty in Uxbridge, Ontario. Kathy and her hubby, Barrie vacation in the Collingwood – Blue Mountain area each year and recently [...]
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