THE BLOG

Never say never, right? We closed on Buckets&Spades Sept 5 thinking that was it. But the fabulous Stacey Wright with Scenic Sotheby’s Realtors on 30A said, “Not so fast, Fancy!” Look what she found! And with views of the Gulf.🌊 And just as the Colorado property was complete and ready to rent ANOTHER property came online in Arrowhead Village with some things we were going to have to add-on to the property we purchased in April. Fortunately it is remodeled and ready for prime-time so the talented and always up for a challenge, Ric Souto, with Slifer Real Estate is...

  I must confess that nothing gets my juices flowing like a new project. And for anyone who is counting (Carly Darling, the new answer for total properties is now 20!) 🙃 Currently our fabulous property managers are making changes and improvements to this recently acquired three bedroom condo that is mere steps away from the Arrowhead Ski Lift. It will sleep 8 with two bedrooms being upstairs. One room has two sets of twin bunkbeds. The other upstairs room has  a king-size sleeper sofa. The downstairs primary room has a king-sized bed. Also close by are a pool and...

I am most blessed and grateful to have gotten a 70 pound refrigerator off of my back this past year. So for my 72nd birthday I commissioned a portrait of me by my dear friend and photographer CindyCroffordPhotography.com, for as I told her, “I will never be any younger nor will I look any better - it is time.” Once Cindy goes behind the lens she will make you think you simply must consider a career in modeling. Hahaha😂! Thank you, Father, for permitting me to once again feel like being a part of life. Our family rang in 2023...

Bachelor Ridge: Property #8 in Colorado It is very hard to believe we made our first purchase in the Rockies in 1996 in Breckenridge. Twenty-five years of looking, finding, buying and selling. What can I say… I love it.   We purchased Bachelor Ridge in August 2020 and had no plans to sell this soon. But Covid. This is Rodney finishing up the remodel of the kitchen by creating a copper hood above the cooktop- -with paint. He is amazing and and this was our third project to work on together. No one does it better. He is an Artisan...

There is just something about wrapping up a year that calls for celebration and reflection. Hard to believe we are closing a decade...2020 is at the door. Last night we hosted a small group for the purpose of saying goodbye to a board member...not leaving, merely stepping down. There’s nothing quite like hosting a party to get one’s task list whipped into shape. We took up residence here On the 21st floor two years ago this January. But we have been high-rise dwellers at The Huntingdon for over ten years. In the beginning it felt awkward ,not that we are...