Take a walk around New London and you're apt to see the "Pumpkin People" sprouting up all over the town! We're all having a little fun and friendly competition. The Town's Rec. Department will be judging the new pumpkins in town on October 25. The contest is open to all residents, businesses and organizations. Click here for more information. Have fun making your people! Meet our new family - another satisfied buyer who bought from "The Best Team in Town"!
Teamwork from the Team that works – Coldwell Banker Milestone Real Estate.
If not, look at the ones at Spring Ledge Farm in New London, NH. They are absolutely beautiful and huge! They offer white, red, burgundy, Jingle Bells and pink poinsettias, as well as Winter Rose cut flower poinsettias. Spring Ledge Farm has grown their own poinsettias for 16 seasons now. The poinsettia industry has trended toward mass-production, with large growers in Canada and the mid-Atlantic flooding the markets. As they cut costs over the entire crop, the quality of these mass-market plants suffers. To grow a high-quality poinsettia, with strong branches and healthy, colorful bracts, they space their plants correctly, starting them off with beneficial root microbes and carefully adjusting the growing temperatures as the season progresses. The poinsettias are grown alongside their cyclamen, which is started from seed the previous January and amaryllis and paperwhites which they force in the Fall. With their own supply of plants growing in their large greenhouse, they can easily keep the farmstand stocked with fresh color for your holiday needs. Check out this video which illustrates how they grow their own poinsettias. Click here for the YouTube video, (best viewed with "large viewer option").
- St. Patrick’s Day is observed on March 17 because that is the feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. It is believed that he died on March 17 in the year 461 AD. It is also a worldwide celebration of Irish culture and history. St. Patrick’s Day is a national holiday in Ireland, and a provincial holiday in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
- In Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day, people traditionally wear a small bunch of shamrocks on their jackets or caps. Children wear orange, white and green badges, and women and girls wear green ribbons in their hair.
- Many cities have a St. Patrick’s Day parade. Dublin, the capital of Ireland, has a huge St. Patrick’s Day festival from March 15-19, that features a parade, family carnivals, treasure hunt, dance, theatre and more. In North America, parades are often held on the Sunday before March 17. Some paint the yellow street lines green for the day! In Chicago, the Chicago River is dyed green with a special dye that only lasts a few hours. There has been a St. Patrick’s Day parade in Boston, Massachusetts since 1737. Montreal is home to Canada’s longest running St. Patrick’s Day parade, which began in 1824.
But it takes more than the “luck of the Irish” to sell a house in this market… With Spring approaching quickly, buyer activity will be increasing. The best thing that Sellers can do during this “clean-up” time is to think about their property from a buyer’s perspective. If a prospective buyer drives by your house, what will his/her first impression be? The goal is to outshine the competition, to make your property stand out right from the first time a buyer sees it. With that in mind, consider some small things that you can do to increase the curb appeal of your house. Here are a few suggestions: 1. Clean all your windows so they sparkle (at least the ones which are seen from the street). 2. Put a fresh coat of paint on the entry doors and check for flaking paint at entry points. 3. Rake lawns and sweep sidewalks and driveways. 4. When the time comes, be sure to keep up with the lawn mowing and yard maintenance. 5. Be sure the yard isn’t cluttered and, if you have dogs, patrol for “land mines” left over from the snowy winter. 6. Trim bushes and clean out gardens. 7. Clean porch and outdoor furniture. The goal is to make the buyers stop to contemplate…instead of driving on by!
Wooden toy soldiers have assembled and come to celebrate the holidays this year in New London! Area businesses purchased the templates and creative residents and artists dressed them up! Have fun strolling around the town to see Elvis and the pizza man; the fireman and construction worker. Our two handsome soldiers were hand painted by our sales associate, Sara Ellis.
Enjoy the Holidays!