Warts and Fall Colors and My Name in Maryland

Warts and Fall Colors and My Name in Maryland

This past weekend on our  ActiveRain Charity Walk we stopped at Windmill Farms in Chesapeake Beach just like we did a couple of months ago.

  I love these pumpkins...warts and all.          

             

   Which mums are your favorite color?                    

                              

 What do think of the Hay Horses?

                        

 

 This past weekend on our  ActiveRain Charity Walk we stopped at Windmill Farms in Chesapeake Beach.

Back in August they had the biggest cantaloupes I ever saw.                          

  But this time they had something with MY name!! 

 

 And I love Rome apples!   

                         

                       
 

     Warts and Fall Colors and My Name in Maryland

This is What I Call Service! Rome Apple Service

This is What I Call Service!
Rome Apple Service

If you have been following my posts, you know that recently I became the owner of the iPad 2 My Very First Apple Product...!  Once again a thank you is owed to my daughter Erica, who signed me up for a basic workshop at the Apple Store on Sunday. 



                                             

It had been a pretty busy week with the ActiveRain MeetUp in Baltimore , my birthday, a home inspection, a settlement and visiting with my friend C Tann  in Maryland.

                                                 

Erica thought this might not be the best class since it was an intro to Apple products and I only need info on the iPad. When I arrived, the store  seemed mobbed. They said no, this a normal Sunday. There are always this many people playing with the items.

                                  

 

I was wondering how many were here for the workshop? No room to sit and I figured there was a classroom in the back. Nope. My instructor Ben came out and introduced himself.

You know how big this workshop was? Me...just me! One on one! Ben let me play for an hour on my iPad. I felt like a little kid.  Now if I weren't so wonderfully busy with my listings, sales and settlements...I could spend a lot of time with this toy. I will make time to take another workshop soon. Maybe I could make a weekly habit and learn from someone like Ben. 

This is what I call service...Rome Apple Service!

Irene's New York Adventure

Irene's New York Adventure!

My friend Irene is going on a New York adventure. We've been friends for a long time, and many years ago I helped sell contemporary ranch home that I just loved; you could tell it was owned by an artist. http://www.homerome.com/HTML/Properties/berkeley.html.

After a bit of searching we found the perfect condo, the perfect size, and the perfect location. Again, after Irene finished with it, this home had the unique style and flair of a very special artist.

You see we met through our artwork - we once did a show together with her stone sculptures and my free form ceramics. On the coffee table are two of Irene's sculptures and my porcelain bowl.

What fun we had!

Time has passed and Irene has just moved to the Big Apple. We now have that special condo on the market: 111 Hamlet Hill Road #1007-Village of Cross Keys-Harper House Condominium.

I love seeing her work and mine together again!

It's a big change for Irene and leaving the place you have lived for years is never easy. But I am choosing to call it "Irene's Adventure." She will have time to make new friends, and will be near her daughter, son and favorite granddaughter, Jessica.

When I asked, "What will you miss the most leaving Baltimore?"... her answer without hesitation was "my friends."

But New York is only a train ride away and that train goes both ways. Her friends can visit New York and she can visit Baltimore. And just think of all the adventures for Irene that are there for the taking... the museums, the galleries, and the artists who make the city a lively place.

A few months ago, Irene and I had our own adventure spending a lovely afternoon together. We had lunch and visited the weekly Farmer's market that is right where she lives in the Village of Cross Keys. You can see by the photos the fun we were having with artistic gourds and broccoli bouquets. Here's one of "my" apples for the lady who is off to the Big Apple.

Here's one of "my" apples for the lady who is off to the Big Apple.

Let's all wish Irene lots of luck on her New York Adventure!