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Franklin Cider Mill, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Cathy Tishhouse Royal Oak Real Estate: Real Estate Agent in Royal Oak, MI

girl with appleOn my way to a home I have listed in Bloomfield Twp. Michigan very near the Franklin Cider Mill, I decided to stop for a visit.  It was the perfect day for cider and doughnuts.  For as long as I have been in the area, I had never stopped at this historic site that was originally built in 1837 as a mill to grind grain.  Definitely a quaint setting with the flowing brook as you cross over the bridge - but it is the doughnuts that had me coming back just a couple of days later.  I took this video, packed up my tri-pod and then bought cider and doughnuts to go.  I was hardly in the car when I greedily ate two.  They were amazing -- fresh out of the fryer and still warm!  In fact they were so good that I stopped back on Saturday for a few more.  I did get delicious cider as well, but it was the doughnuts that I returned for!!

The weekend was packed - I was glad I came first during the week so that I could appreciate all of what the cider mill has to offer.  On Saturday, I couldn't find a parking place - so you can imagine the crowd - everyone standing around with their cider, cups and paper bag of doughnuts - many utilizing the hood of their cars for a table.  You will not be able to leave without eating a few doughnuts first.  There were so many people with doughnut in hand and mouths full testifying to the validity of my first experience (any why I came back and waitied for a parking place).  Videos capture more of the experience than pictures - but there is no way to capture the smell of hot doughnuts and the taste of that first hot one - you will have to go and check it out.

All apples used for making cider (or just for selling) are all hand picked fresh 100% organic apples.  They carry many different types of products at the cider mill in addition to Apple Cider and Cider Donuts.  Also available are Apples, Pies, Scones, Breads, Cakes, Hickory Farms Meats and Cheeses, Jams, Spreads, Butters, Honeys, Vegetables, and Candies.  

They open the first Saturday before Labor Day and go until the Sunday after Thanksgiving.  Their hours are:  Weekdays - 7am to 6pm and Weekends - 8am to 6pm.  The Franklin Cider Mill is located at 7450 Franklin Road, Franklin. MI, 48025 at the corner of 14 Mile and Franklin Road, just west of Telegraph.

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Eco friendly candle holders

Virginia Tatseos     : Home Stager in Bloomfield Township, MI

Yesterday while waiting for the rain storms to dispate I played on AR, AGAIN

http://activerain.com/blogsview/644623/Eco-Living-Style-On

Julia game me some ideas that I would share.

My yard has rocks, stones, pebbles and gravel. LOTS

I thought that I would play with Eco friendly candle holders.

stone candles  bloomfield stager

royal oak stager uses eco candles

I think this is going to be a great project with my grand daughter. X-mas gifts for teachers?

Operation Clean Sweep Bloomfield Township Earth Day - Photos

Virginia Tatseos     : Home Stager in Bloomfield Township, MI

Clean Sweep weekend continues this weekend to co-inside with Earth Day.

The snow hides so many things and when it thaws the cities can look pretty bad.

Over 500 residents sign up to clean up after the winter. The township gives the volunteers bags for the trash and yard wastes. Subdivisions clean up their front entries and get them ready for the spring flowers that are trying to poke thru the ground.

The day is perfect for it. The sun was shining with little hints that we might be getting a little rain in the afternoon.

project clean sweep

picking up sticks

township truck

These photos were taken at the entrance of the Hickory Gove Sub. in Bloomfield Township.

The township worker was delivering yard waste bags to the drop off points for those who needed more.

Bloomfield Township throws out the trash- Earth Day - Photos

Virginia Tatseos     : Home Stager in Bloomfield Township, MI

Helping to protect our environment, Bloomfield Township has offered residents an additional service. Today April 19,2008 with proof of residency, the township hosted a site for droping off Electronics, paper shredding and Medication Disposal.

The event coincides with Earth Day and Clean Sweep activities.

At last count over 450 cars drove thru the line dropping off their items

cars line up to drop off their trashCars were lined up from early morning to drop off their items

trucks for disposalThe system is great. Pull up and items are taken from the vehicles

shreddingShredding vehicle

has met suits

sorting process

takes items from the trunksVolunteers help take items out of the vehicles and sort them

medicine drop offOld medicines that many of us would throw in the trash or back into the water system.

There was also a container for diabetic items.

The volunteeer pharmacist said one of the bottles was about 50 years old. Darn it -- I would have sold it on ebay.

boxes of computers and monitorsThese boxes are the old eletronic equipment.

It's wonderful

Staging Services are Ala Carte in Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County Michigan

Virginia Tatseos     : Home Stager in Bloomfield Township, MI

The first thing a seller or agent asks is how much is this going to cost. This is before seeing the property. Well good golly I haven't seen the house. Don't know how much work needs to be done or how much furniture is in the house.

Let me look into my crystal ball.

crystal ball

I'm not a "discount" Stager

I offer services that are pick and choose - It's called Ala Carte

Stage Show Sell services, many times, pay for themselves. When I work with attorneys, estates or homeowners with too much stuff, I help them get rid of the 'stuff' and the proceeds pay for my services.

With Homeowners the services pay for themselves by getting the property sold faster and for more money.

Stage Show Sell menu of services incl.

ala carte menu

Consultation, walk through with the client

Cleaning out and organizing

Estate Sale

Pick and choose what goes out the door now and what stays to stage

What colors to paint

What rooms to paint

Make necessary repairs

Orchestrate Orchestratethe painting, cleaning and estate sale if the client does not want to do this himself.

Staging the property

These services can be all inclusive or Ala Carte. Pick and Choose what services are in the budget or time frame.

How Much Does It Costs? That depends on the Ala Carte Services that you choose.

My goal is to help the homeowners gets their property sold!!!!!!!!!!! FAST

How costly is it for the sellers to pay mortgages, taxes, insurance and utilities? Why pay for these for months when a Stage Show Sell can get it sold faster.

The areas Stage Show Sell cover are Oakland County, Macomb County and parts of Wayne County.

Stop counting pennies and count the dollars that you will save with a quick sale.

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