Summer Safety Tips for Dogs (and their owners!)

Summer is here in Portsmouth NH, and so are the warmer days.  Warmer days are great
for humans, but can be a stressful time for our fur-covered friends.  In fact, it
has been said that winter is a dog’s summer.

 
                    


As a
homeowner in Portsmouth NH, there
are some things you should remember for your dog at home this summer:

• Make sure your dog has plenty of fresh, cool water to drink
  at any point in the day.
• If your
  dog is out in the yard for most of the day, be sure to provide lots of shade
  from the sun, shelter from any sudden storms and a couple sources of water (in
  case one bowl gets knocked over.Save your daily walks for early in the morning or later in the evening.
  Dogs do not need to romping around in the mid-day heat.

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Portsmouth New Hampshire’s Real Estate Market Update

The charts below show you how our real estate market in Portsmouth NH is doing in relation to
the same time frame from 2007.

There are currently 76
residential homes on the market in Portsmouth
NH and there have been 52 homes sold so far this year as
compared to 74 homes sold during the same
time last year. That is a decrease of 22 homes sold over the same time from last year.

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First I want to thank Ann Cummings for letting me be a guest
author in her Portsmouth, New Hampshire Real Estate Blog - it’s
an honor and hope to bring a different perspective to everyone reading.

I am always interested in researching what architecturally relevant
buildings there are in different places around the US.
When asked to guest blog I found none other than the Phillips Exeter Library
designed by one of my favorite architects Louis Kahn …and it’s in Exeter, New
Hampshire! (Ok….maybe not in Portsmouth, and don’t know how far, but
definitely worth the drive).

**photo courtesy of
Exeter.edu.com**

For you locals, this may not be a big deal and not think
much of it. Well…..let me first tell you
that you are extremely lucky. Louis Kahn
was one of the architectural
master minds of all times.

“Kahn’s architecture
is notable for its simple, platonic forms and compositions. Through the use of
brick and poured-in place concrete masonry, he developed a contemporary and
monumental architecture that maintained a sympathy for the site. While rooted
in the International Style, Kahn’s architecture was an amalgam of his Beaux
Arts education and a personal aesthetic impulse to develop his own
architectural forms.”

Although you many still not think much of it, all I ask is
that you visit the library with a different eye now that you have read
this. To the untrained eye, the Phillips Exeter Library may look like a
boxy brick building…..but look closely.
From the entrance, to the transitions, to how the windows frame the
view, to the use of wood and concrete, the geometric shapes and the use of
natural light. You have a monument in
your back yard, now I have to make a special trip to visit Ann.

Now ask me how you can apply this knowledge to New Hampshire Real Estate? Simple…..if
you are relocating to New Hampshire know that there is
historical and very relevant architecture there and you should not expect cookie cutter homes. If you are selling a New Hampshire home, know that people pay
attention to details and make sure you stage, prepare and also point out
important architectural features that may set you apart from other sellers.

          Portsmouth New Hampshire - Stop and Shop Then Go Party!!

This Saturday in Portsmouth NH, you get the opportunity to do a little
shopping on your way into one of Portsmouth’s largest, and longest-running
celebrations.  Saturday June 14th - mark your calendars!  All day long
- what a day full of fun you’ll have!


 
  
Who
doesn’t love a great multi-family yard sale??  Check this one out
at:

520
Sagamore Avenue in Portsmouth NH - 8:00am to 12 noon

Loads of fun
stuff:  15 year Playboy Magazine collection, antique wooden trunks, artwork,
 collectibles, great variety of books, household goods, electric stove, loads of
baskets, and more…… 



Stop by on your way into the
fabulous Portsmouth celebration of Market Square Day!

What is Market Square Day?  Well, it’s a great
celebration of the heart of what Portsmouth is all about - fun,
good times, friends, and great spirit.  It’s day to enjoy great food, fun music
of all kinds, shopping, seeing old friends and making new ones, all in the very
heart of our great Port City of Portsmouth. 

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