Hope you have enjoyed my blog series, Rocking the Ages.  I conclude this month with some final thoughts.  For those of you thinking about selling your house in 2015 -- you might want to consider the type of buyer, who might be interested and reviewing that age cohort.  I'm always amazed at how consistently, different age groups are as they approach house hunting.

You might have noticed that I have eliminated the photographs of high end sales -- if you're interested in seeing pictures of the house, check them out on realtor.com.  

In This Issue...

 
To see pictures and detailed information go to 111 Ridge Lane, Lake Forest

Whether you're an empty nester moving from a house into a condo, or a renter trading in a two-bedroom for a studio, you'll have to say sayonara to some of your stuff. Stressed out by the prospect? Don't be... 

  

You can grow herbs indoors this winter and add that just-picked taste to your meals, even when snow is drifting up against the kitchen window. You don't even need special lights-herbs fare just fine in a bright window. Here are the best herbs for growing on windowsills and the smart techniques you need to keep them happy and healthy until you can plant outside again.

10 Best Herbs for Indoors

 

As Christmas approaches, I am thinking about past Christmases.   My mother always made the season so memorable and festive.  Every year a jolly St Nick doll would be put on the piano, a little elf blowing a horn would be hung from the hall chandelier and the kitchen would smell great with cookies being baked.  We always had the annual ritual of waiting at the top of the stairs on Christmas morning until my folks were awake, dressed and had come downstairs.   Just to add to the suspense of it all (or was it to torture us?), my mother had to put on her makeup, make their bed and linger taking her time to get downstairs.  

However, my favorite memory is the Christmas Eve service at church with the high school senior girls dressed in angel gowns walking down the aisle in stocking feet and lighting the candles.  As they came into the darkly lit sanctuary, the choir would be singing Angels We Have Heard on High.   The church would become brighter as each candle was lit.   I remember being so awed by the magic of it all... and how proud I felt when I was a senior, and could light the candles!   I'm not sure they do that anymore... not enough seniors interested apparently... too bad... it was amazing. Ah, so many wonderful Christmas memories...

But Christmas for me is not about the presents and the parties.  It's about the magic and the beauty of it all;  it's about family and love.   

Here's hoping you and yours have a magical holiday season and a joyous new year!

Broker Associate, 

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"For those of you, who have been following my blog in the recent weeks, you have seen the series of articles ("Rocking the Ages") about marketing to different generations.  

I took the title for this series from the research project, Rocking the Ages: The Yankelovich Report of Generational Marketing..."

- CNN Money

 

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- Wall Street Journal

 

- MarketWatch

        

Sweet Memories of   Marshall Field's