Healdsburg, CA

I have spent many years selling and refurbishing vintage homes in Historic neighborhoods, such as San Francisco, Healdsburg and Santa Rosa and on the East coast. In Northern Virginia, I was on the committee to establish Historic Designation for Fairlington Villages, built by the government to house all the G.I.'s returning from World War II. These townhouses and condominiums were the largest conversion in the United States and home to many congressman since it is a short commute to Capital Hill.

Presently, I live in Sonoma County, the Northern California wine region and as we all know, preparing homes to sell usually begins with the basics...and my first stop is Healdsburg Plaza Paints.I can praise all the staff but one person that stands out is Mark. Mark understands the depth of color, its impact and provides reliable advice because he takes the time to LISTEN. He has spent many hours with me going over paint chips, paint combinations and historical colors, light exposure and all kinds of subtleties that most people don't think about.

Paint is one of the cheapeast "quick fixes" when inititating the marketing of your home. It not only provides warmth, distinction between walls and moldings but it cleans and refreshes a home for a new buyer.

Well the funny part of this story is that ALL (females that is) who have ever sent our partners to the paint store to pick up a bucket of paint KNOW that we would never do so with out having the paint already mixed and ready to go! Apparently Plaza Paint feels the SAME WAY! I saw this sign, strategically placed behind the counter, and thought I would share it with you if you ever need any support if you are in a similar situation. Plaza Paints in Healdsburg visit their website at www.plazapaints.com

Kathleen Bonham - Sonoma Vintage Home Specialist

SonomaCountryAndVintage.com

SonomaBreakingNews.com

It is that time of year again for the firefighters bucket brigade blood drive. If you have not donated blood in the past 8 weeks please join us at the Healdsburg Fire Department from 2:30 today, Tues, Jan 19^th. This is a friendly competition among most of Sonoma Counties fire departments. They will be serving the famous fire fighters chili and corn bread. It is a great place to see old friends and maybe save a life. For more information please contact the Blood Bank of the Redwoods707-545-1222 or www.bbr.org

Thank you! www.realestateofhealdsburg.com

That title may sound quite seductive and it is for me. Just south east of Healdsburg at the end of Grant Ave (past Giorgio's) on a hill over looking Healdsburg are a pair of Redwood Trees. Locally known as the Adam and Eve trees. We used to hike up there with our church group. At the time there was a lady, Nell that didn't mind if you hiked her property. The trees are dead center in this picture and the photo was taken from the balcony of my home the other morning. My friend Tom Curtis used to say that they were the only trees that were used by local aircraft as a landmark. If you ever go up there you will be surprised how beat up they are from lightening strikes. My Godmother had her ashes scattered there and that is my wish also. So next time you are at Giorgio's look east at the top of the hill and say hi to Adam and Eve!

Best wishes,

Bob

www.realestateofhealdsburg.com

18th Annual Winter Wineland 2010 - Healdsburg Ca - Wine Tasting and Events - Sonoma County Wine Country Lifestyle

The 18th Annual Winter Wineland is just around the corner!

Last year, my wife and I and several of our friends had so much fun visiting the wineries at the Annual Winter Wineland event that we decided to start a tradition of inviting more friends to join us on the tour. So, I'm posting this invitation to anyone who's interested in joining our group this year for a day of food, fun and friends. Oh, and wine! The event doesn't have a specific starting place in Sonoma County, but the ticket office is located in Healdsburg, CA.

The tickets cost $40 and are good for both days! That's a ton of wine tasting for only 40 bucks! The dates and time are January 16 & 17, 2010 from 11:00-4:00 on Saturday and Sunday. You can still buy tickets online until January 11th at www.wineroad.com or call 1-888-251-0560. If you want to see what wineries are participating in the Annual Winter Wineland event, you can download the list of wineries here. If that link doesn't work, just copy and paste this one: http://www.wineroad.com/ww2010program.pdf

In my search for information about this event, I found an educational post by William Allen of simplehedonisms.com that lays out some of his tips for maximizing your wine tasting experience at these types of events. His article can be found here: Don't Miss! The Wine Road's 11th Annual Wine & Food Affair. (tips inside)

If you're going to the Winter Wineland event but can't join our group, let me know you saw this post if you run into us on the tour. I"m always curious to see if anyone is reading my posts. Last year we ended up going one day and recovering the next day because we had way too many sips of wine! As William points out, it's best to bring a spit cup so you can maximize the amount of wine tastings without getting overly intoxicated. I'm going to take his advice on this one! Well, it's time to set our plans in order, so I will see you there if I see you at all! It's a big event with a ton more wineries participating this year, so our chances for crossing paths may be slim. Hmm. Maybe, if I use Twitter I could keep you posted of my whereabouts. On second thought, I'm going to be to busy sipping to type straight! LOL!

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18th Annual Winter Wineland 2010 - Healdsburg Ca - Wine Tasting and Events - Sonoma County Wine Country Lifestyle