Yesterday afternoon's view from my deck chair at Casa Serkes. The dogwood flowers are practically day-glow in intensity.It was quite a week - put the superb home at 532 Vincente on the market, wrote several offers for Cambridge and Maplewood (from the mysterious East Coast) Continue Reading
Casa Serkes Front Garden... a year agoPoudini is standing guard, just above the stepCarol loves to garden. She was born in Newcastle-On-Tyne and I think it's in her British blood. And though she's now a US Citizen (a 3 hanky event) the gardening instinct still is Continue Reading
Carol recently wrote:We’ve been in business since the 80s and at this time of year, it’s always pretty much the same….. slow with short brokers’ tours for us on Thursdays because there isn’t much that’s new on the market for us to see and report on. It’s frustrating for us Continue Reading
There's a lunar eclipse coming soon... though it was rainy today!I took this beautiful copper red moon eclipse when I lived in a beautiful home on Buena Vista Way in the Berkeley Hills. The eclipse was sometime between 1975 and 1977, and as best I can recall (actually, Continue Reading
I love the Berkeley Albany YMCA in Downtown Berkeley, and go 3 or 4 times a week. The people are friendly, the place is clean and tidy, and I come home relaxed.I couldn't help but smile when I saw this editorial comment on a bulletin board.And home, Dini (short for Continue Reading
One of the many reasons I love Berkeley... the amazing sights!I was on the phone to my good friend Brenda Jones from Bennington Vermont. We have a mastermind call every Monday Morning... when all of a sudden I said "There's a dog crossing the Shattuck with a baguette in Continue Reading