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Pumpkin Gingerbread Recipe – Merry Christmas!

Patty Manzi — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:47:00 +0000

Pumpkin Gingerbread Image via Wikipedia • 3 cups sugar • 1 cup vegetable oil • 4 eggs • 2/3 cup water • 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree • 2 tsp ground ginger • 1 tsp ground allspice • 1 tsp ground cinnamon • 1 tsp ground cloves • 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour • 2 [...]

How to Safely Trim a Christmas Tree.

Patty Manzi — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:43:00 +0000

Trim a Safe Tree 1. When purchasing an artificial tree, look for the label “Fire Resistant.” 2. When purchasing a live tree, check for freshness. A fresh tree is green, needles are hard to pull from branches and do not break when bent between your fingers. 3. When setting up a tree at home, place [...]

Kitchen Tips for an Energy-Wise Holiday!

Patty Manzi — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:35:00 +0000

Kitchen Tips for an Energy-Wise Holiday Oven Tips The turkey is traditionally stuffed early in the morning and roasted for hours. Since it’s a long, slow cook, there’s no need to preheat your oven, even when the recipe suggests it. This also holds true for a holiday ham. In fact, unless you’re baking breads or [...]

Cheaper to Buy than Rent?

Patty Manzi — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 22:59:00 +0000

There has been much publicity in the media, and no doubt from your local real estate agent, that the time has come that house payments may be less expensive than rent payments. While this is certainly true in some geographic areas, like right here in the Pleasanton & Tri-Valley areas, there is more to maintaining [...]

Fall Maintance is fast approaching.

Cameron Riegel — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:32:00 +0000

It is the beginning of fall and all property owners will be gearing up for the rainy season. What this means for many is getting those summer projects wrapped up. Painting the outside eves, clearing the gutters of leaves, and fertilizing the yard, shrubs and trees before winter season comes.
A home owner needs to keep in mind the importance of deferred maintenance and make sure those items that need attention now, like gutter cleaning, is not put off past the start of our rainy season. If the gutters are not cleaned out before the rain comes, they can fail to drain property resulting in overflowing onto the home causing damaged to the eves of the home causing wood rot which will need to be replaced costing the homeowner more money in the long run diminishing the value of his investment.
There are a number of companies available for an investor or home owner who will come out and clean your gutters for you and the cost is minimal compared to the damages that would be created should they not be cleaned.
If you are interested, please give a shout and we will be happy to give you 2 or 3 persons in which to contact for estimates.
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