May 2008
Monthly Archive
Tuesday 27 May 2008
Termites in Tucson Not Terminal
Everyone says about Tucson and termites: “If you don’t have them you will get them.” They are that prevalent in our environment. They are subterranean and as the saying about vampires goes “They can’t stand the light of day” neither can these termites so they build themselves little tunnels to stay out of the sunlight.
Sunday 25 May 2008
Living Memorials on Memorial Day
An interesting thing about history. Anything in history that happens before we are aware enough to experience it is all lumped together.
Friday 23 May 2008
Winter Weather Returns to Tucson this weekend
Winter weather? Well winter weather here means anything between 50 and 80 degrees. But, it is unseasonably cold this weekend. We woke up in the low 50’s and it is only 66 degrees outside as I write this. If I wanted to sensationalize the weather the way the media does the […]
Tuesday 20 May 2008
A Coat for a Cup and Moccasins or a Home
What we need and what we want are different, but you often can’t tell that from today’s society. Have you heard the saying “The more you have the more you want.”? It is true. I hear and read about the credit crunch, the housing crunch, and the lack of affordable housing.
Monday 19 May 2008
If You Build it They will Come
Of course new housing starts are down. It appears they will be that way for some time to come. Just because the “Arizona Daily Star” reports there are 2 bright spots soften otherwise grim economic picture doesn’t mean it is all over and construction is going back to what it was in the past few years. Far from it, it looks like we could never see it again like it was and that is a very good thing.
Sunday 18 May 2008
Tucson Oleanders White And Red
Oleanders are a popular choice for landscaping in Tucson. It can be a bush, a hedge even a tree of sorts. It blooms long through the summer and is hearty against the heat. It tends to be a bit dirty and trashy but even the leaves it drops with flower petals have a beauty of their own.
Saturday 17 May 2008
Tucson Trees Get Haircuts
The monsoon season is around the corner and the trees are getting a spring trim. The Palm trees as well as many others get trimmed, some on a regular basis. This great looking trim can be found in Tucson’s Reid Park. Along with some other well shorn friends.
The barber comes to the tree, there’s […]
Friday 16 May 2008
Tucson Reid Park Air Show
I had a little time yesterday between appointments so I headed over to Tucson’s Reid Park.
Thursday 15 May 2008
Tucson Pending Contracts April 08
It has been a while since we took a look at Tucson’s Pending Contracts. The last page of the Tucson MLS Statistic Report released each month contains a summary sheet which is very useful for getting a quick snapshot of where the Tucson Real Estate Market is headed in the near future.
Here is a […]
Wednesday 14 May 2008
The Tucson Racquet Club
The Tucson Racquet Club and Fitness center is located at the North end of Country Club. The Racquet & Fitness Club has been a Tucson family tradition since 1967 and it is open 24 hours a day.
