“Name That Shoulder Season!” If you live in San Diego or Palo Alto — never mind. But, if you live in the Upper Midwest (the Twin Cities qualifies), there’s a very palpable, interim season that occurs each year after Fall departs but before Winter arrives. Like . . . right now. Fall < ??? > Winter Unfortunately,...Read More
Define, “Winter” The bad news: Twin Cities meteorologists are forecasting plowable snow and temps in the single(!) digits next week — six weeks before Winter “officially” begins. The good news: it’s not Thanksgiving week, when millions of people are traveling.Read More
“Our First Appointment Isn’t Until Mid-December” I think it’s safe to say that there are two schools of thought when it comes to window washing this (dark) time of year: 1) it doesn’t really matter, because the days are so short; 2) because natural light is in such scare supply this time of year ....Read More
It’s Always Darkest Before the Dawn Daylight Savings You could make a case — and I would — that this is the darkest week of the year in the Twin Cities. That’s because, if you get up at 6:30 a.m. or so with a couple school age kids, it’s not light for another hour and a...Read More
Narrow Lapels, Dated MLS Photos & “Winter” Stamps If you wait long enough, eventually, everything seems to come back in style. That’s true in real estate marketing: after conspicuously sticking out the last 5 months or so, there are actually a couple VERY stale MLS listings — featuring winter shots — that will actually look...Read More
Why is There a Changing Room Inside the Front Door?? What does a cozy restaurant in a smallish space do to keep its patrons from being blasted by cold gusts every time someone opens the front door? In the case of Linden Hills eatery “Tilia,” you create a “vestibule inside the vestibule,” complete with a...Read More
