Update on our Third Cat:  Jill As some of you know our household consists of Dougy, Jack & Jill, our three Cats.  Dougy came from the Lange Foundation and Jack knocked on our Patio Door and insisted that we let him in. Jill was the latest addition from the Lange Foundation as well. Needless to say we went thru some Cat relationship dynamics.  Those...

What are your thoughts about Incentives to the Buyer’s Agent vs Incentives to the Buyer? I have seen over the years Sellers and Seller’s Agents offering various incentives. Bonus to Buyer’s Agent, Bonus to Buyer in form of closing costs, additional or higher commissions to Buyer’s agent if full price or closing by a certain date. My belief has been that if you price...

Tinker, Taylor,Soldier,spy by John le Carre the Book Review In fairness to disclosure, I have almost every John le Carre’s books. This one, I read when it came out and the impetus was to re-read it, since the movie is coming out soon and I had virtually no recollection of the story. Well I am glad I re-read it. This book is the first...

Bouillabaisse-Marseille-France-Legendary Fish-Stew-Soup When you think of Marseille what comes to your mind? Mischief, Sailors, Debauchery, Vice, Vulgarity and of course Bouillabaisse, Marseilles is one, if not the oldest city in France. The history of this seaport city goes back to the days of Julius Caesar and Pompey. Marseilles has weathered time and has become outside of Paris a   Cultural Center. This is not the...

On the afternoon of October 23, 1956, that is fifty five years ago a peaceful demonstration started in Budapest, Hungary that grew to about 200,000 plus people and they wanted freedom from oppression, they wanted democracy and most of all they wanted national independence from the Communist Soviet Regime. The government in return with the help of the Soviet armed force began to suppress...