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Soup’s on! Birdsong CSS Soup Club delivers fresh, local, chef-created soup each week

When the frigid days of winter arrived my thoughts turned to soul-warming homemade soup. But soups  take a lot of time and effort to make… time I don't have that...
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Some 2013 Home Trends

Here are some design trends that design pros and manufacturers say are emerging more prominently this year, some of which are being driven by baby boomers as they downsize and...
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Is it time to refinance or should I wait?

Some of my clients are wondering if they should refinance or wait.  The main reason is their home value.  This is a big question when it comes to refinances.  If...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Roasted Cauliflower with Parmesan

"Hear: the doors we open for each other all day, saying: hello, shalom, buon giorno, howdy, namaste, or buenos dias in the language my mother taught me – in every...
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Poorly Insulated Eaves at Old Houses

Old houses never had enough insulation at the eaves because they weren't constructed to allow for enough insulation here. Thankfully, there's a decent workaround for this on old homes.
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The best time to buy

It comes as no surprise to anyone who has been paying attention to the housing market that this is a great time to buy in the macro sense… Interest rates...
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Where do you go to get a Camel Burger in Minneapolis?

I confess that until yesterday I didn’t know you could get a camel burger anywhere in Minneapolis! We went to Midtown Global Market to pick up some homemade Birdsong Soup for the week and decided to have lunch while...
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2012 – A Year In Review with My Favorite Redesign Project!

  2012 – My Favorite Redesign Project. Home Staging & Redesign Minneapolis MN At the end of each year I like to look back and think about the projects I...
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5 Reasons to Sell in 2013

Many potential sellers have been holding back, waiting for the market to improve… and it has been improving. Has it improved enough to make sense to sell this year? Here...
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What’s a qualified mortgage?

This week the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released their new guidelines that all lenders will have to follow.  The "ability to repay" and "qualified mortgage" rules will go into effect...
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