Merry Christmas!

I just wanted to take the time to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or Festivus, please remember what this holiday time is all about, family, giving, caring and sharing. Not just this time of year but all year round. If you are reading this, chances are you are […]

Around Scottsdale: Camelback Park

This past week the City of Scottsdale dedicated one of its newest additions to the parks system, Camelback Park.  This beautiful 37 acre park is located between Camelback and Chaparral Roads and east of Hayden Road in Scottsdale.  Some residents remember that location was home to the Villa Monterey Golf Course that went out of […]

Something Cool

I just wanted to share a quick story with you. Two weeks ago my wife and I went to the Desert Botanical Gardens Chihuly Glass Exhibit, which was blogged about on this site last week, and I took some pretty good pictures.  Shortly after I got the pictures uploaded to my Flickr page I received […]

Around Scottsdale: The DBG and Chihuly at night.

The Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix are a spectacular site almost year round and most often seen in the daytime.  Now the Gardens are open in the evening on certain dates until December 23, 2008 and the Chihuly glass exhibit is lit beautifully and provides a wonderful accent to the Gardens.  In addition to the […]

Tech Tidbit: Free Photoshop Alternatives

As a Professional REALTOR® I spend a lot of time editing and retouching photos. Therefore, one would naturally assume that I use Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Photoshop Elements but one would be incorrect in assuming that.  Don’t get me wrong both products are outstanding at what they do, but they are very robust and very […]