From the monthly archives:

April 2008

Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way

by Dru Bloomfield on April 24, 2008

My father-in-law sent me an email with these photos. My husband, the engineer, and my son, the heavy equipment enthusiast, think they are as cool as I do. It really does go to show you that where there’s a will, there’s a way!

Firefighters Will Break Your Door Down to Save You

by Dru Bloomfield on April 23, 2008

One of the disclosures an owner makes when selling a house in Arizona is a five year insurance claims history.  This report is supplied by the seller’s insurance company in the form of a letter of history, or by the seller as a CLUE (Comprehensive Loss Underwriting Exchange) report. Yesterday, I received a letter from an [...]

McCormick Ranch Golf Course

by Dru Bloomfield on April 21, 2008

I live on McCormick Ranch Golf course and feel just a bit spoiled waking up to these beautiful views each morning. Here’s a Flickr photo set of the golf course, so you can see more of photos of the course. Also you can subscribe to this photo set, so you will be updated as I add [...]

A Stroke of Insight

by Dru Bloomfield on April 20, 2008

My mom shared this TED presentation with me – it came from someone in her prayer group. While it’s topically about Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor and her experience of having a massive stroke, there’s a much deeper message about the choices we have in life. My son was diagnosed with severe apraxia when he was [...]

Are You Making Some BIG Real Estate Mistakes?

by Dru Bloomfield on April 18, 2008

HGTV recently aired a special presentation on the 25 Biggest Real Estate Mistakes.  Their list has many suggestions, some that I find especially important to emphasize with both buyers and sellers. Some of the biggies for Scottsdale sellers include: #2 – Setting Too High of a Sale Price I’ve written about this in the past (Are you pricing your home [...]

Wildflowers at Pinnacle Peak Park

by Dru Bloomfield on April 18, 2008

I just posted a photo of Pinnacle Peak, and then I get this update on the wildflowers from the City of Scottsdale. Sounds like this would be a great weekend for a hike! WILDFLOWERS ARE A’BLOOMIN’ The wildflowers are blooming at Pinnacle Peak Park, 26802 N. 102nd Way. Staff have placed temporary signage along the [...]

A North Scottsdale Landmark – Pinnacle Peak

by Dru Bloomfield on April 16, 2008

Pinnacle Peak, located north and east of Happy Valley and Pima Roads. A view worth pulling over for, driving south from Carefree on Pima Road.