We are nearing the end of another year – 2023 is almost completed! Wow! It sure went by quickly. For some, this year has been filled with exhilarating experiences and joy. For others, it has been a year of challenges and perhaps even losses. No matter how you lived out…
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from our family to yours! We spend our spring and summer with our hands, and for some like me even our toes, in the warm rich soil. Planting, watering, and harvesting while enjoying that beautiful sunshine. So, what do we do in the colder…
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Sustainability is always at the forefront of our minds here at Ashland Electric Bikes. We do what we can to minimize our waste and recycle everything we can. We offer public drop-off for personal care items, like toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes, or disposable razors that we send off for recycle. We…
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Driving. What a wonderful experience. I’m going to ramble for just a second before I write anything of value here. I’ll never forget my first time legally driving a car. It was almost as good as my first driving experience. During the 90s in the Midwest, kids could get their…
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The road up and the road down are one and the same. ~Heraclitus The psychologist Carl Jung believed that if we are able to hold the tension of the opposites within ourselves, our consciousness becomes whole and healed. He wrote, “the ego keeps its integrity only if it does not…
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One of the absolute best things about having a career in real estate is that it is constantly changing. One of the hardest, most challenging things about a career in real estate… is that it is constantly changing! As we enter into the winter season, there are several things that…
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It doesn’t happen often but every once in a while a new program comes around that can really make a difference in the lives of potential homebuyers. loanDepot recently announced a program called accessZERO. The concept of the program is that there is an FHA loan as the first mortgage…
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When a client removes a tree for whatever reason, I often ask if they have a desire to plant a replacement tree in its place. The usual answer is “what kind of tree should I plant?” This is a difficult question for me as I probably have a somewhat jaded…
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Another testimonial from one of our amazing clients: “I never could have imagined that I would feel so desperate in my life. Over time, the grip of an iron fist in my chest and gut and that “terror-able” feeling of my blood running cold began slowly at first then over…
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The Amigo Club is continuing its ever-popular annual Guanajuato Nights dinner-fundraiser, following a three-year suspension during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s time to reintroduce Guanajuato Nights to the Ashland community that has actively supported sister city relationships with Guanajuato for more than 54 years,” Amigo Club President Betzabé…
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October brought some interesting weather patterns to the Rogue Valley area that made fall planting a bit easier. We had some very warm days with cool nights and a touch of rain sprinkled in, all of which made for ideal planting for fall color and vegetable starts. As we move…
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The Lithia Artisans Market of Ashland is thrilled to announce its 21st Annual Christmas Faire at the Historic Ashland Armory over Thanksgiving Weekend. Timed to run in conjunction with Ashland’s Festival of Lights, this longstanding tradition is a wonderful opportunity to support local folks by purchasing gifts directly from the…
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