10 quick tips for updating your kitchen or bathroom
Kitchens and baths are the two areas of a house that can have the most impact on resale value. Why? These rooms are used often and typically cost the most to update. How do you stage your...Read More »
PENNSYLVANIA SELLING SUCCESS STORY:
One month to a move
When Elaine and Herb Craft chose to move to Ann’s Choice, many factors played into their decision: size, location, management, and amenities. Among those amenities were friends already living at Ann’s Choice. Their former neighbor had moved...Read More »
26 January 2010
Not expecting their house to sell in a recession, Nancy and Jim Bulera enlisted the help of Erickson Realty & Moving Services, and they couldn’t be happier with the results—their house sold in just 32 days.
Since August...
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26 January 2010
Love is definitely in the air at Maris Grove and Ann’s Choice.
There’s one funny thing about love—it tends to spread, and, like a smile, it’s contagious.
Starting as neighbors
Mej Bernard and Joe Blake were each happily married to...
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Preserving history through movement
Three years ago, Lee Feinschil started the International Folk Dance Group so her Ann’s Choice neighbors could experience what she had so gracefully performed throughout the years. Born in Germany, Feinschil attended dancing school as a little girl along with her siblings, and that’s where her interest bloomed. Since then, she has tried every type of...Read More »
Ann’s Choice named ‘Best of Bucks 2009’ by readers of Bucks County Courier Times
Ann’s Choice was selected by readers of the Bucks County Courier Times as “Best of Bucks 2009” in the retirement community category. The announcement was released in a special section of the newspaper in November. “I would like to thank the readers of the Bucks County Courier Times for their selection of Ann’s Choice as the...Read More »
The busy season is here
There’s something going on in the economy that’s breathing a sigh of relief into the minds of people everywhere. People are buying and, yes, selling houses. What’s even more spectacular is the success the real estate market is seeing during the winter months. Why winter? “There is no bad time to put your house on the market,”...Read More »
Who says it’s time to retire?
Working after retirement allows people to explore their true passions because, let’s face it, a passion doesn’t always translate to a profession. But during retirement, anything goes, and that’s just one of the beauties of this stage in life. You can do work for the love of it, for the love of people, and you...Read More »
‘Operation Stocking’
Some call it Operation Stocking; others think it’s a spin on “stocking stuffing”; Fannie Kessler says it’s all about reaching outside of the self and doing something good for someone else. Now in its sixth year, the Delaware-based Stockings for Soldiers project has an army of help. In 2008 it had 500 volunteers nationwide, sent 5,600...Read More »
Renaissance tales
Rhett is a full-time employee of Renaissance Gardens, the extended-care neighborhood at Ann’s Choice. He clocks in and out every day. He gets most weekends off. And occasionally, he takes mini-vacations. But unlike other staff at Renaissance Gardens, Rhett doesn’t receive traditional wages. Instead, he is paid with pats and pets, treats and carrots, and...Read More »
Home for the holidays
Joe and Connie O’Grady were accustomed to hosting Thanksgiving at their previous house, an affair that originally started with a few people gathering around the table and grew to the point where they had to move furniture around to accommodate the expanding family. About 40 people would attend, and everyone brought a dish. “When we...Read More »
Selling all the trimmings
The holiday season is packed with busyness. People are shopping and making family plans; people are cooking and wrapping; people aren’t selling their houses…or are they? “People need to move every month of the year,” says Colleen Rosica, personal moving consultant for Ann’s Choice, a retirement community in Bucks County, Pa. She assures all potential sellers...Read More »
