- A tour of Salem Oregon One of the things I have been working hard on this year is redoing my videos on my website. I decided to go a totally different direction and my first one is done. Jeff and Ashley with Silverman Studios did my first video and I’m excited to share it with you all. So, here ...
- That rocks Boring.Ugly. Crime Ridden…on and on and on, people drone about their opinions of Salem Oregon. Is this ugly to you? I participate on an online forum and someone was asking about Portland, Salem and Corvallis. He was really interested in Salem and wanted to know how walkable it was. I felt like the lone ranger in talking ...
- Pick an animal…any disheveled animal… “I think Oregonians were subterranean dwellers in another life.” The confused look on my face must have given it away, as she continued on… “Well, you all live in that gray, rainy and gloomy state all year. I mean I hear that you guys are so used to the rain you don’t even carry umbrellas! That’s just ...
- It’s all vile to me Carob. Whole Wheat. Carrot Juice. No McDonald’s. Staples in my diet as a child. I wasn’t allowed to eat at McDonald’s as a kid. I was convinced it was some bastion of great tasting food because all my friends ate there often and thought their food was great. I’d whine and cry about not being able to ...
- The list… I have to say I debated about publishing this list. What list? The best schools in Salem-Keizer defined strictly by the test data of the recent report card that came out. One of the most difficult things about being a real estate agent is everyone wants to know what is THE BEST school, as if there really ...
- Ugly Duckling to Swan: French Press “Well this sure is a crap-hole,” I said. “Gee hon, what do you really think? It’s not that bad,” chided my husband jokingly, as he opened the door to go inside. “Hmmpf,” was all the retort I could muster that day. It was early in the morning and I really needed some coffee before my wit had ...
- Let’s keep it that way. Anyone following me on twitter or facebook knows that I just picked 40 pounds of strawberries with my family. Oregon strawberries are amazingly sweet and we freeze them for smoothies and top french toast with them, which are great for kids for breakfast. I make a fresh strawberry pie as part of the deal for ...
- Ugly Ducking to swan: La Capitale Brasserie In 1864, this photo was taken of the Cook Hotel located on the corner of High and State Streets…the SE corner of it, in fact. The hotel changed owners a couple of times and was the Monroe Hotel before the Bligh’s purchased the building and land, razed it, and built Bligh’s Capital Theater. Bligh’s Capital Theater ...
- Homeschooling options in Salem Oregon When I was a kid, only extremists seemed to home school their children. In the Midwest where I grew up, it wasn’t mainstream from what I remember. Upon moving to Oregon 20 years ago I realized there was an entire culture of home school educators that I knew nothing about. Homeschooling is fairly common ...
- 1/2, 1/4?…okay 5,000 sq feet… “I’d like a house on a 1/2 an acre,” says the buyer on the phone. I have had this conversation with several people that want to relocate out to this area. I often find myself explaining that in Oregon, all cities are required to have an urban growth boundary per state law. ...
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