There is a favorite Nat King Cole love song “When I Fall in Love” in which the lyrics include “In this restless world we live in, love is ended before its begun”. After rattling around in my brain every time I listen to my Nat King Cole favorites, I have come to the conclusion that […]
by maya (Original photos of the bathrooms) On the Mid-Peninsula many of the homes are over seventy years old. Some homes have been remodeled but many still have their original layout. For many buyers, taking on the task of remodeling or more importantly reconfiguring an area in the house is difficult to do. Drawing up plans, getting […]
After listening to the City of Menlo Park’s Townhall Meeting last Thursday evening led by our Mayor, Cecilia Taylor, and our Chief of Police, Dave Bertini, my husband and I were impressed that our beautiful City is in capable hands. If you weren’t able to phone-in on Thursday, below is the link to this interactive […]
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Clean air, the lack of frustration at being stuck in traffic, and more productivity working from home are comments my partner Jason and I have heard many mention since Shelter-In-Place. We found this article interesting, https://www.wired.com/story/silicon-valley-rethinks-home-office-twitter-slack/?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits. Now, how about a new house with more room for a home office? Give us a call and we’ll […]
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As we approach 7 weeks (March 19th) of Shelter-In-Place, SIP, the real estate market continues to flourish. For example in our local market, Menlo Park since SIP has 20 homes sold, (sale pending or closed), 25 in Palo Alto, and 3 in Portola Valley. New listings since SIP include 24 in Menlo Park, 23 in […]
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Amidst the dreadful impact of this virus especially to our health care and support workers, victims and their families, there are a few silver linings to Sheltering-in-Place. Most notably in Menlo Park is air quality where, if I am reading the Bay Area Air Quality chart correctly is excellent, https://www.baaqmd.gov/about-air-quality/current-air-quality/air-monitoring-data/#/aqi?id=59&date=2020-04-16&view=hourly. No wonder so many of […]
by maya Thanks to Dr. Linda Barman for putting together this public service announcement from Stanford Hospital Doctors and featuring Dr. Thanh Khong, Dr. Ruwan Rajapakse and Dr. Britney Barley. Also for a little bit of fun after the seriousness of the PSA, enjoy how the Italians in this clip are coping with Coronavirus. Jason and I […]
by maya “There are more things, Lucilius, that frighten us than injure us, and we suffer more in imagination than in reality.” This quote from the first century AD Roman philosopher Seneca are wise words for us who are rightly feeling fearful right now. However, as long as we follow the guidelines of “sheltering in” and just […]
by maya A wonderful event last night celebrating our daughter’s graduation. As an alum of La Entrada and Las Lomitas myself and now along with my daughter (officially at 7 p.m.!), we are so proud of the quality of education Las Lomitas School District kids receive. Hats off to the great teachers, staff and especially our retiring […]