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Ann Cummings

RE/MAX Coast to Coast
Past NH State REALTOR® Of The Year!
Phone: 888-349-5678 x 3839
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Real estate isn’t always just about serious stuff - you can find some fun and interesting things about the Seacoast areas of New Hampshire and Maine here, as well as the occasional humorous post about real estate.


Ya gotta have some fun in life - at least I do!  ;-)

Keep smiling and enjoy each day!!

Magic of Mistletoe

Have you ever wondered about mistletoe - where it comes from, how it came to have the romantic magic it does?


Mistletoe as a Parasite



Have you ever wondered about mistletoe - where it comes from, how it came to have the romantic magic it does? I saw a bunch of it for sale somewhere recently around Portsmouth, and I got to wondering how a plant like that evolved into something with the magical powers that mistletoe symbolizes.



Did you know that mistletoe is really a parasite? It is! It's a parasitic shrub that's usually found in fruit trees, maples and sometimes in oaks. And in North America, it's typically found in trees from New Jersey down to Florida.





Mistletoe has been associated with the holidays at this time of year going back for centuries, and has symbolized peace and love.

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Posted on December 17, 2007 17:43:10 by Ann Cummings
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Portsmouth's RE/MAX Coast to Coast Voted Best in Region!!

Every year in the greater Portsmouth NH area, there is a survey done for the Annual Best Businesses. This year's results were just released this week, and for the thrid year running, my office won the number 1 position of


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Every year in the greater Portsmouth NH area, there is a survey done for the Annual Best Businesses.  This survey is done by GKM National Independent Survey Co. 


The survey is done throughout the region for the small business communities of the Seacoast NH areas.
 


Best Real Estate Company - RE/MAX Coast to Coast


This year's results were just released this week, and for the third year running, my office won the number 1 position of "The Region's Best Real Estate Office"!  Three years in a row for us is just AWESOME!
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Posted on December 07, 2007 19:07:13 by Ann Cummings
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Portsmouth Homes Holiday Decorating Contest!!

Homeowners in Portsmouth NH - get ready for the Portsmouth Citywide Annual Holiday Decorating Contest!!

 


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Homeowners in Portsmouth NH - get ready for the Portsmouth Citywide Annual Holiday Decorating Contest!


Our annual Holiday Decorating Contest began several years ago, and it's a fun way to help celebrate this beautiful holiday season, and to show off our pride in our neighborhoods and in our wonderful seaside city.

 


Whatever your holiday celebration includes - Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year's - show your spirit and good will in your home's outside decorations!  The more, the merrier, and what fun it is to get together with family and/or friends and tour around town to see all the decorated homes.  You just can't help but smile, inside and out!
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We already have some beautifully decorated homes around town - if yours isn't done yet, hurry up so you can be part of this fun citywide contest!

Neighborhoods around the town will be participating in this contest, with each neighborhood submitting their 'top 3' picks from their respective neighborhoods by Saturday morning, the 15th.  These picks will then be given to the Citywide Neighborhood Committee for juding, which will take place on Monday, December 17th.

The final citywide winners will be announced on Wednesday, December 19th, by Portsmouth Mayor Steve Marchand and our incoming Mayor Tom Ferrini.  The announcements will be made via radio, Portsmouth Community Radio Channel 106.1, and in the Portsmouth Herald the next morning.

To see if your neighborhood is participating, check the list below:

  • Atlantic Heights
  • Broad Street
  • Cass Street
  • Christian Shore Area
  • Elwyn Park
  • Frank Jones Farm
  • Islington Street Area
  • Lafayette Road
  • Maple Haven
  • Ocean Road
  • Osprey Landing
  • Richards Avenue
  • Rogers Street
  • Sherburne Area
  • Tuckers Cove
  • Wibird Street Area
  • Woodlands

If your area isn't listed here, contact the Decorating Contest Committe at 205-4594.

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Posted on December 06, 2007 14:32:41 by Ann Cummings
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Bearfootin' - A GREAT Community Project

While vacationing in Western North Carolina, we came upon a really cool community project -

Maymount Bears


We were on vacation this summer in the mountains in western North Carolina.  My family has a cottage in the little town of Mountain Home, which is nestled between Asheville and Hendersonville.


While we were playing tourist in Hendersonville, we kept seeing all these diffferent bears around town - all decorated and in a variety of locations.  It turns out that we were lucky enough to catch the town of Hendersonville's "5th Annual CeleBEARation - Bearfootin' in Hendersonville".
Surveyor Bear
 





"Bearfootin' in Hendersonville" is known as one of the premier art exhibits in the western part of North Carolina.  I can tell you from seeing all these wonderfully decorated bears that they are each a work of art. 


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Posted on October 05, 2007 05:21:24 by Ann Cummings
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