Beautiful Ballard

 I love living in Ballard. One recent day, It was foggy and misty in Loyal Heights, so I took a little trip to the docks at Fisherman's Terminal in Ballard to see what was up, and it was sunny.

Aging in place

This is an older article, but still timely. Many people, as stated in a newer article in AARP (85%) of "older" people want to remain in their homes. This kind of remodeling can make that possible.

Thanksgiving-Selling my mommy's house part 5

Thanksgiving came to my family (siblings mostly) in the form of a thank you text message and happy buyers for my mommy's house. We couldn't be more pleased that this nice couple bought the home, and plan to live there with their multigenerational family. Here is a shot of the happy homeowners.

Selling my mommy's house part 4

So now we had to clear out the home, clean it, paint some rooms, repair a few items, have the gutters cleaned and the windows washed, and...then stage it. I think most people know what staging is now, where a designer comes in and places furniture, artwork and accessories in a home to show it's best features. I'll connect you HERE to the photos of the home after staging. Oh, by the way the investor told me he would pay $185,000 for the house. I don't recommend answering those letters and calls that come to the executor right after a person has passed. I recommend hiring a professional to give you advice.

Selling my mommy's house part three

 We now need to clear out all of the belongings in Mom's house to get it ready for sale.
















An investor called me to make an appointment to see the house.
Against my better judgement, I said yes.

Selling my mommy's house part two

 The city of Tukwila hired a contractor to replace the storm drain alongside mom's house. It took three weeks. Here are some rainy day shots of the day they took the big hemlock tree down. Iplanted that one when I was in the 6th grade after a trip to Camp Waskowitz. Back then, they stopped the schoolbuses alongside I-90 LET THE KIDS OUT, and we used our lunch milk containers to dig up seedling trees (with a spoon, I recollect) and we got to bring them home to plant them. That neighborhood has quite a few trees of the same era. This one had to go, though.

Sketches

Got a new scanner! Now I can upload some
crazy little sketches I've been saving.

Someday I'll have a sketch show.