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Four Bedroom Home with Den in Sky Ranch in Dove Mountain, Marana AZ

Talk about Move-In ready! This home is immaculate! On the market less than 2 weeks, don't lose your opportunity to see this sunny and inviting executive home in beautiful Skyranch. Skyranch features energy efficient homes backed by 80 acres of natural preserve - guaranteeing privacy and serenity in your own beautiful home.

This open floor plan with gourmet kitchen really welcomes you home!

Plantation shutters, fireplace, 20'' diagonal ceramic flooring,granite counters w/striking backsplash--the upgrades on this Picacho Peak floor plan make this home simply stunning.

All stainless appliances, 42'' cherry cabinetry, 6-panel interior doors, oversized pantry, recessed lighting...these are just some of the upgrades for you to enjoy.

This four bedroom home with 2.5 baths also has a den and formal dining room.

Executive height vanities, garden tub, and ceiling fans in every bedroom make it special. ENERGY STAR appliances,thermostat,Low E2 vinyl windows,14 SEER HVAC,water efficient plumbing fixtures combine to make this home efficient, smart, and money saving.

Extended patio, with backyard open to private,natural desert preserve. Enjoy both the Tucson mountains and Tortolita mountain views from your back yard. Serene setting, yet minutes from shopping, Dove Mountain, Golf, Ritz Carlton.

Call or text for an appointment to view today this lovely 4 bedroom home for sale in Marana, Skyranch, or stop in at one of February's many open houses!!

02/21/201212:00 PM – 03:00 PM

02/20/201211:00 AM – 02:00 PM

02/19/201201:00 PM – 04:00 PM

02/17/201211:00 AM – 03:00 PM

02/16/201211:00 AM – 03:00 PM

02/13/201211:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Directions: Tangerine/Thornydale: W on Tangerine, S on Camino De Manana, E on Big Sky Ranch through gates to end of street, S on Adobe Village Place to address.

Community Spotlight - Handyman/Painter Available in Marana and Tucson

I had the pleasure to meet Sam Moncivaiz at the Continental Ranch Winterfest end of January. New to Tucson, he's eager to find work and make his home in Tucson, AZ. He brings to the area over 20 years of experience, providing quality work with plenty of references available!

Sam specializes in interior and exterior house painting, garage and patio coatings, and also repairs flat roofs and applies coatings.

If you need work completed with tile, drywall installation or repair, installs and other handyman-type correction, Sam is your man!

I like the fact that he was out helping the Marana Community Food bank on a Saturday morning.

Give Sam Moncivaiz a call today for a no-obligation, free estimate on the work you're planning to have done in Tucson or Marana.

He can be reached at 520-400-2619 or you can email him at smoncivaiz@gmail.com.

Tucson sunrises - are beautiful! I happen to be an early riser and can be found out running often as early as 4am but sometimes I get a late start and it nears 5:30 before I make it out and I wish the sun was out that early too - especially during cold winter days!

During Tucson summers - the sun can start to show itself as early as 5:15am. Often, the changes in the time the sun rises and sets seems to happen overnight.

But for the early risers - we tend to start to notice a change in daylight right about this time of year and we know - pretty soon - the days will be longer.

This is my early morning cell phone photo leaving the running track just as the sun was coming up over the mountains - it turn the sky a brilliant color of blue and purple. This was just after 6:30 am as I was leaving the track and by 7:30 the sun was already beaming across the sky!

And below is a small chart of the various sunrise and sunset times over the course of 6 months here in Tucson - just in case you want to be up and out to see the beauty!

Sunrise Sunset Length Dawn Dusk Length

Today 07:11 18:05 10:54 06:46 18:30 11:44

In 1 week 07:05 18:11 11:06 06:40 18:36 11:56

2 weeks 06:57 18:17 11:20 06:33 18:42 12:09

1 month 06:38 18:29 11:51 06:14 18:54 12:40

2 months 06:00 18:50 12:50 05:35 19:15 13:40

3 months 05:29 19:11 13:42 05:03 19:38 14:35

6 months 05:45 19:12 13:27 05:19 19:38 14:19

Plastic Bags - Put Them Where They Belong!

Plastic Bags - I HATE them! I try to avoid using them as much as possible by keeping my homemade cloth bags in my car trunk - but inevitably, I end up bringing a few home now and then. I use them to discard kitty litter waste.

Tucson is taking a stand against plastic bag litter along with the Southern Arizona Green Chamber of Commerce, the Arizona Food Marketing Alliance, the City of Tucson, Tucson Association of Realtors, Tucson Clean and Beautiful, Tucson Recycling Coatlion, and Tucson Environmental Services. You can make your own stand as well!

I'm sure you're familiar with the words...Reduce...Reuse...Recycle. But what do they really mean?

Reduce - DON"T USE THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE! There are paper bags, bring your own reusable bags, buy the store reusable bags, or carry a few items out in your purse or hands!

Reuse - As I mentioned, kitty litter...dog walks... Do an online search and come up with creative ways to use those plastic bags in your own homes and gardens: Need to stop in the middle of painting? Wrap the brush in plastic to keep it moist. Store attic and garage items in plastic to keep them dry, dust-free, and clean. Stuff them into stored shoe toes and purses to help maintain their shape, or use them for packing materials in your mailings.

Recycle - Take them back to the stores you got them from. In Tucson, Marana, Oro Valley and Vail, here's some options for recycling your plastic bags: AJ's, Albertson's, Basha's, Food City, Fry's, Safeway, Sprouts, Sunflower, WalMart...and I'm pretty sure I've seen the bins at Kohl's. Return your bags clean and empty of refuse. You may recycle grocery and shopping bags, dry cleaning bags, bread bags and even shrink wrap!

You CAN make a green difference in the community in which you live. Reduce...Reuse...Recycle your plastic bag trash..starting today.

Plastic Bags - Put Them Where They Belong!

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Out looking at property today - I noticed large patches of these type cactus - they look soft, and fluffy, or even "snow capped" - very appealing!

The reason they are called "Teddy Bear" cactus - and some of them even looks like teddy bear arms reaching out as if to say Hug Me"!

But these type cactus are also known as the "jumping cactus" because if you get too close, it really feels like hundreds of the tiny sharp, barb like spines will latch onto your fingers, hands or any other body part and they are quite painful and can take hours and hours to tweeze the thorns out!

So admire and enjoy dessert life from a distance!