Oct
26
Spotted at the Marin Fountain in Berkeley
Snow in Berkeley in October? Looks like someone was playing a prank!
Oct
20
New Listing: 730 Stannage, Albany
Posted In: Alameda County, Albany, For Buyers, For Sellers, For the Home, Home Improvement, Home Maintenance, Listings, Uncategorized
We first met the seller of 730 Stannage back in early June of this year. Her dad had just passed away and she was looking for guidance as to what to do with the family house. Her family moved into the house nearly 60 years ago. It was home to many family parties, neighborhood “Solano Stroll” parties, eating guavas from the [...]
Oct
12
Who knew that heating ducts could be customized! Krista recently got a chance to visit Pixar Studio in Emeryville. (It was AWESOME!!) These heating ducts were suspended from the exposed rafters. Remind you of anything (anyone)? Time to change out your ducting? Perhaps this will give you some inspiration on how to liven things up a bit. (chuckle)
Sep
28
Local Hazardous Waste Drop-off Event
The Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste program will host a mobile one-day drop off event in Alameda on October 4 and in Albany on October 11 from 9:00-1:00. All Alameda County residents (NOT BUSINESSES) transporting wastes they generated in the course of living in and maintaining their place of residence can drop-off materials for free. You must register in advance.For [...]
Sep
17
Tall Tales + Local Ales
Tall Tales + Local Ales! The Berkeley Public Library Foundation will be hosting an after hours event on October 10th to support planned enhancements for the Downtown Central Library. Featuring: “DJ Dave” of Whole Foods Parking Lot fame Local brews from Calicraft, Crooked City Cider, Hoi Polloi + Triple Rock Local musicians and storytelling artists Attire: EVENING ECLECTIC – aka [...]
Sep
15
Chickens At Solano Stroll
Spotted @ Solano Stroll were chickens. And lots of them. In the window display at Bikes on Solano. And what were they doing there? Eating lox. And playing with R2D2. I kid you not. I took these photos to prove it.
Sep
07
Little Houses For Sale
Posted In: For the Heck of It, Fun for Kids
My daughter Melia is an amazing architect. She can build the most amazing structures out of anything. Any lego, found object, scrap of material, twig or empty cardboard box and she will create an amazing detailed space. Here are two recent examples that she will add to her portfolio, the first was for her Shopkins and the second for her [...]
Sep
01
Alternative Green Grass at its Finest
Posted In: Creative Reuse Ideas, For Buyers, For Sellers, For the Home, Green Living, Home Improvement
With the drought in full force homeowner’s everywhere are trying to figure out what to do with their grass. Water it and risk being fined or yelled at by your neighbors? Pull it out and plant drought-resistant plants? Let it die? If you like green grass and want to be environmentally conscious then here are some great options for keeping [...]
Aug
09
Open House Sunday
Open House Sunday Alert! We have 2 fabulous houses open today! 2242 Carleton in Berkeley and 1240 Scott St. in El Cerrito. Which will you go to?