Homebuilder Confidence Shows Positive Movement

It looks like the real estate market is finally coming out of the stupor of the last 4 years and is recovering. We sure have waited a long tome for this, yay! Todays glimmer of hope comes from an article on CNBC about the National  National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index was…

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Poetry Reading at Santa Cruz Art League

Poetry reading at the Santa Cruz Art League December 8, 2011 (50 minute video) A celebration of the first ever poetry class at the Santa Cruz Art League culminated with a live poetry reading filmed by Paul Caloca. I took this class because I like the musicality of words and playing with language.  The brevity…

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Leo: Eternal Flame of Feline Love

Yesterday, October 21, 2011, our Maine Coon cat Leo passed away. We are heart-broken with grief that our Boo Boo is gone. He was 13 years old. So many daily rituals of feeding, sleeping, grooming, lapping, proximitizing, playing are now over, leaving a void that his presence once filled. No more indentation on the bed…

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The Truth About a Real Estate Broker vs Agent

The truth about a Real Estate Broker vs Agent Broker vs agent, what are the differences?  Why should it matter to you?  There are some important distinctions between types of real estate agents. Real estate brokers duties include: hiring and overseeing the work of real estate agents or realtors.  Agents are technically salespersons.  A real…

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Capitola Art Festival Features Santa Cruz Wineries

Capitola Art Festival Features Santa Cruz Wineries Santa Cruz wineries provided fine sipping at the Capitola Art & Wine Festival the weekend of September 10-11, 2011.  This is one of the finer art festivals in Northern California.  Capitola is in one of the best artist communities in the Monterey Bay, with elegant Mediterranean style homes…

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