Great article on MSN this morning about the things we see when showing homes!  Click here to read the full article…

so it must be true, right?  Visit my website for info on the Indianapolis Real Estate market!

As Housing Market Strengthens, Prices Rise at Lower End

The housing market continues to gather strength, according to new data released Tuesday, and in a particularly encouraging sign, the price gains appear to be spreading to the lower end of the market in many cities…click here to read the rest of the article…

A trip to visit the family in Madison, Indiana this weekend was a bit adventurous and a bit nostalgic.  First…congrats to my niece Ashley for her team win on the soccer field Saturday.  Spent the afternoon visiting my Grandmother at the nursing home…she will be 98 in November!  I really enjoyed the visit although her mind isn’t good, she did know who I was.  After the visit and a trip to DQ with my folks (we used to do that all the time as a treat when I was a kid!), Dad was taking the motorcycle to check on my grandparents farm so I decided to ride along…been a while since I’ve been on the back of a bike and it was so exhilarating!

As I wandered around the house, memories assailed me and I found myself in tears, much to my surprise!  My grandfather passed away 6 years ago and until December last year, my grandmother continued to live on the farm, nothing has been removed from the house, it still feels like they are both there.  So many memories of my childhood, I spent a lot of time, especially in the summer months, with them, as the oldest of 4, it was my place to be the only one.  I learned how to cook in the kitchen, peeled peaches and apples for pies to freeze so that we could enjoy them during the winter, picked corn from the garden to freeze and learned to can, although I can’t remember much of that now…only the story of the exploding canned beets coating the kitchen, right after we had done the “summer clean”…which meant we had to do it all over again.

I loved spending the summer months there, even though they didn’t have air conditioning…we spent a lot of evenings on the porch, because they are so close to the Ohio River, we could hear the music from bars in Carrollton, KY and during the Aurora Borealis wow!  Enough meandering down memory lane, the tears may start again…,

I attended The Jackie Look – film & conversation at IMA on September 13 and WOW!  Great crowd, the TOBY was nearly full and a large contingent of them were dressed in their best pillbox hats and pearls…a sight to behold – fantastic!  The IMA routinely hosts special – FREE – events , I encourage everyone to check these out and support the wonderful events offered in our great city!

Also admire the style of Diana, Princess of Wales?  Take a short trip to Louisville and visit The Fraizer Museum and visit:

Diana: A Celebration

September 15, 2012 through January 13, 2013

Rarely is an exhibition as remarkable as the life behind it.

Experience the life and humanitarian work of one of the most remarkable women of the 20th Century, Diana, Princess of Wales. Direct from England, experience nine galleries with over 150 objects, including Diana’s royal wedding gown, 28 designer dresses, family heirlooms, personal mementoes, diamond tiaras, priceless jewels and rare home movies.

I am definitely going to this!

Selling or buying?  Home prices continue to post the strongest growth in 6 years!  Thinking of buying, now is the time, interest rates are low and prices are going up!  Thinking of selling?  Let’s take a look at your numbers!  Check out this article for all the details…http://www.inman.com/news/2012/09/4/home-prices-post-strongest-growth-in-6-years

the traffic on North bound I-69!  They have a billboard saying why fight traffic when you could make a quick trip down I-74 to the Indiana Grand Casino (or is it “racino”?).  Look out Hoosier Park….

All cars and trucks are equiped with headlights?  Today’s weather is rainy, gloomy, overcast…pick your adjective…and on my drive from Beech Grove to Fishers to the Keller Williams Indy Metro NE office I saw no fewer than 30 cars and trucks NOT USING THEIR HEADLIGHTS!  All newer cars come with at least daytime runnng lights THAT AUTOMATICALLY TURN OFF when the engine is shut off…so what is your excuse for not using them and preventing an accident?