Summer's on the wane
Autum of our lives below
Opportunities missing
Could they visit, if only once more

Rue the way I spent my time
Embellishing the victories small
So much wasted was a crime
The end begins to call

My sorrow consumes me
In the remaining quiet of my life
Fully regretful though I now may be
Perhaps the end will make it right

I spy the Cemetery at night
It's quiet judgement stands...

I have become attached to my raccoons..Early yesterday morning when I came to the kitchen and turned the light on, there sat two big raccoons with a very young one between them..They just stared at me and followed every move I made..One actually stood up and seemed to beg.

Hubby and neighbor are concerned about the damage they can cause to peoples gardens and that someone may decide to kill them..My neighbor is an animal lover and actually sells "critter caskets" in his...

I am a Soldier in the Army and I will be deploying to Iraq in February. I bought a 2001 Stanley Martin built townhome from the original owner, in Belmont Bay (Woodbridge, VA) the summer of 2006. Since I moved in, rainwater has been leaking into the house causing thousands of dollars in water intrusion damage, mold, and mildew. Only after I discovered the leak did I learn that the home had been leaking since it was built and the previous owner knew it, but did not disclose it to me. In fact, the...

[This is the first installment in a series of blogs about a West Texas city I really care about: Lubbock.]
I've spent some time sharing on the Texas threads some tidbits, dreams, ideas, and observations on the city of Lubbock, Texas. For a number of years, I've had a special affinity for that place much in the same way that I've had a strong affinity for the Houston area. But Lubbock is a special place no matter how you slice it. There's just something that I feel the city...

As I mentioned in my Wake County Real Estate Market Conditions - September 2008 (LOCALISM FEATURED) the once red hot Triangle Real Estate Market has cooled. Keep in mind I said cooled, not crashed. Homes are still selling - just not at the rate they were in their hay-day in 2006.

As we move from a sellers market to a buyers market sellers are realizing that it is much more difficult to sell...