Tri-Cities, Washington, real estate and homes - thoughts and conversation.
Posted in Washington on Aug 10th, 2008
When I worked at Eddie Bauer, there was a period of time when we would ask people if they’d like to add a dollar to plant a tree. Here in eastern Washington, we had a lot of people decline when they discovered the tree would be planted in one of a few designated areas in [...]
Posted in Washington on Jun 2nd, 2008
I talked to someone today whose husband told her that our entire area was full of foreclosures and that they needed to wait just about a year to buy, and then they could pick up any place they wanted for next to nothing.
Well, he’s totally wrong, and I remembered writing about how Washington state in [...]
Posted in Washington on May 21st, 2008
Seriously. Sixteen cases have been confirmed in Grant County as of last Sunday, the 18th. Tonight I was able to make it home to watch the finale of American Idol (yay! the right David won!) because my meeting with a builder had been canceled. And why? The builder has the measles.
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Posted in Tri-Cities, WA, Washington, West Richland Real Estate on Feb 27th, 2008
You can’t grow either without water, and in this land surrounded by three rivers, water isn’t always readily available where you want it, when you want it. And you’ll certainly pay to get it.
In Sunday’s Tri-City Herald, they printed an interesting story about the LID (Local Improvement District) coming to Red Mountain, which is where the great [...]
Posted in Tri-Cities, WA, Washington on Jan 16th, 2008
I went with my 10-year-old son to the Mariner’s Caravan event at CBC last night. Pitchers Eric O’Flaherty and Mark Lowe answered questions and autographed everything handed to them. The Mariner Moose was there, too, in all his furry glory.
Eric, who was born in Walla Walla, can remember going to events like this when he was [...]