About Allyn's Lakeland Village

Have you ever gone into a new listing to photgraph the home, and are met with challenges right from the start?

My camera had something on the lense= a blury picture.

Rain drops were showing up randomly outside = reshoot the front of the home again.

Lighting issues = frustration and questions of what is next!

Moving heavy personal items for a clean photo= Advil

Moving lots of small personal items= got the picture, uhoh missed the keys on the counter. Now where did I find this? Where do I put this back at? Was it over here?

Battery dies!!!!!= I am going back tomorrow.

I have a few pictures to use now. What is a picture that you as an agent, could not live without when you want to interest a Buyer?

I wanted to share a picture with all of you- that I took yesterday. I love it because it is a real glimpse into the people you know, and love on Active Rain. Not only are they wonderful to work with, always going the extra mile for a client, they are also so good to one another.

This picture depicts Diana Miller joining Active Rain. Richard Bell, and Valerie Spalding are walking her through the process.(even telling her what to add to her profile- Oh, tell them this, point out that, don't forget...) You can see how much they care about her, and how excited they are to have her Join the Active Rain family.

We are all looking forward to Diana's blogs, and her rich description of living in Mason County. With all that we have going on around here-from kayaking Hood Canal, to Hiking the Olympics, waterfront homes, and stately view homes, to cabins and raw land, Diana describes it beautifully in our advertising. I am looking forward to seeing our community through her eyes on Localism and Active Rain.

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I want to thank each and everyone of you who have served and sacrificed for our Nation. Without you and all our fellow service members we would not have the privilege of living in the Greatest Country in the World.

My Fellow Veterans, Be Proud of your service and be sure to show the Flag Today.

I pray that my fellow veterans are in good health and are able to enjoy this Veteran Days.

I Thank and honor all of you.

Staff Sgt Richard Bell

Vietnam Veteran, 25th Infantry Division, 1968 - 1969

Please welcome Diana Miller to Active Rain. Diana works in my office, and she is a real joy. Always positive and very funny. I look forward to coming into the office when her car is there. I even stop in sometimes just because I see her car there.

Diana is an avid quilter. She even takes quilting vacations. I hope you get a chance to see a few of her special ones here on Active Rain. She personalizes them with photos on the fabric itself. They are wonderful. I think one of my favorite things about Diana is her humor. I have had a bad day here and there, but by the time I leave the office I have been laughing again.

Please welcome Diana Miller to Active Rain, and share with her a few of your favorite groups that you have found here.

I was almost done with blogs for the evening.I love reading them, and that always inspires me to write a few. As I started to put everything away for the evening, I noticed that my husband is now calling my office the "blogging room". I think it is a veiled attempt to point out my abnormal blogging needs, but I choose to see it as a compliment.Kind of like the "Situation Room" on the news. So the office is no more. I now have a blogging room. Do any of your spouses drop hints about too much blogging? Or have special names for it?