Keene, NH...New England At Its Best

4 Cross Road, Fitzwilliam, NH ~ Adorable Antique Cape on 1.2 Acres...$99,900

Kim Brown, Keene, NH...New England at its Best! (Keller Williams Tattersall) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:17:55 -0500

Charming Antique Cottage in Fitzwilliam, NH

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$99,900 Single Family Home Main Features 3 Bedrooms
1 Bathroom
Interior: 1,224 sqft
Lot: 1.20 acre(s)
Location

4 Cross Road
Fitzwilliam, NH 03447
USA

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Open House 9/24/11 at 26 American Ave, Keene, NH 03431, 10:00am - 12:30pm

Kim Brown, Keene, NH...New England at its Best! (Keller Williams Tattersall) — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:37:47 -0400

My good friend and colleague here at Keller Williams Realty Tattersall, Mary Larsen, is hosting an Open House this Saturday, September 24, from 10:00am to 12:30pm at this beautifully renovated 4BR home set in a well-established neighborhood and within walking distance of the new Keene Middle School, Jonathan Daniels Elementary, and SAU 29 offices.

Located at 26 American Avenue at the corner of Liberty Lane, the breathtaking gardens and charming outdoor living spaces are but an extension of this warm and inviting home, featuring a beautifully updated kitchen, open concept living, and a peaceful main floor master bedroom retreat.

I think this may be one of the nicest homes in the entire neighborhood! Why not stop by and see for yourself? Mary would be delighted to introduce you to your new home!

And, if you can't make it tomorrow, feel free to give me or Mary a call to make an appointment. Some listings are simply a joy to show...and this beauty is no exception!

(PSST!!! Here's a sneak peak...I think you'll agree that this home's worth stopping by while you're in the neighborhood!)

26 American Avenue, Keene, NH 03431 Beautiful 4 Bedroom Home

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$208,750 Single Family Home Main Features 4 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
Interior: 1635 sqft
Lot: 0.29 acre(s)
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26 AMERICAN AVENUE
KEENE, NH 03431
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Keene Middle School will be hosting a Community Open House from 9:00am to Noon to allow residents the opportunity to experience the fabulous new facility we now offer our Keene kids. Just a couple of blocks away from 26 American Avenue. Tour the new school and then take a few moments to tour what may well be the perfect home for your family!

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Charming and Affordable Antique Cottage For Sale at 4 Cross Road Fitzwilliam NH 03447

Kim Brown, Keene, NH...New England at its Best! (Keller Williams Tattersall) — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 13:58:29 -0400

Charming Antique Cottage in Fitzwilliam, NH

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$115,000 Single Family Home Main Features 3 Bedrooms
1 Bathroom
Interior: 1224 sqft
Lot: 1.20 acre(s)
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4 Cross Road
Fitzwilliam, NH 03447
USA

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Affordable Country Living on 5 Acres...Gilsum, NH

Kim Brown, Keene, NH...New England at its Best! (Keller Williams Tattersall) — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 08:37:29 -0400

Home Sweet Home just minutes from Keene, NH

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$119,900 Single Family Home Main Features 3 Bedrooms
1 Bathroom
2 Partial Bathrooms
1 Unit
Interior: 1750 sqft
Lot: 5.10 acre(s)
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261 Route 10
Gilsum, NH
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A house. A life. A story.

Kim Brown, Keene, NH...New England at its Best! (Keller Williams Tattersall) — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:41:52 -0400

Every now and then I stumble upon something that I think is worth sharing with you. This is one of those times. My favorite line in this beautifully written post:

The heart of the home is something else all together..

Enjoy, and have a wonderful weekend wherever home is for you.

Via Charles Edwards (Century 21 EXCLAMATION):

Today I met a nice lady that lives up the street. She asked me if I knew the previous owners of her home. A young woman had come to a yard sale while visiting from California. Once a child here, parents now gone. Could she come in she wondered? I smiled. I had known them well. She was looking for a house, a life, a story.

It is an interesting job that we have. Assisting others in the chasing of their dreams. We do that. Liquidating the assets, moving up and out and over. They find us and we find them. We knit our goals together and fill in blanks that put in motion the 'how' of last chapters and new beginnings alike, and at once. They have their reasons, families in flux over growing, or shrinking, over birth and death and the changing definitions and dimensions of their journeys. A house, a life, a story.

To buy or sell call Charles, or Bob, or Diane. To make sense of such coming and going, well that's another call and a story only time will tell.

Think. How do you feel about the first house you lived in? Mine was at 25 Knight St Westbrook, Maine. Last house on the left of dead end street woven into the beauty that is southern Maine unnoticed by most. Yet,I know now that for a young boy no street is a dead end and that a kid in a house is never just a kid in a house. My dreams were born in that house and the dreams of my siblings. My mother gave me my first burr haircut on the sun porch of the house. Is it the same for you? Do you laugh inside at the words ringing hollow? 'The kitchen is the heart of the home' and the like. As if heart could be defined by physical measures. The heart of the home is something else all together..

We list, we sell, we close. Repeat. List, sell, close, all the while we help to write the story that only time will tell.

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Wordless Wednesday...

Kim Brown, Keene, NH...New England at its Best! (Keller Williams Tattersall) — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:58:58 -0400

Even chickens know that the place to get all the latest gossip is around the watercooler...

Since I don't speak "chicken", I have no idea what or who they're talking about. Which is probably for the best...Who wants to be known as a gossipy old hen?

Have a fun and relaxing Labor Day Weekend, everyone!

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Food For Thought: Selling Keene NH Real Estate or Imported Italian Pasta, asking more doesn't mean it's worth more

Kim Brown, Keene, NH...New England at its Best! (Keller Williams Tattersall) — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:42:26 -0400

I love the discount corner at my local grocery store. Yours probably has one, too...usually hidden at the back of the store, you can find some shelves tucked into an out-of-the-way corner stocked with all kinds of things that have been discontinued, have damaged packaging or simply weren't selling, and they're typically marked way below their suggested retail price in order to get them sold.

On my last trip I scored big time! One-pound packages of imported pasta from Italy: 50 cents each. (MSRP: $4 each)

Here at Chez Brown we go through a lot of pasta. It's quick and easy, and, good mother that I am, I've made sure that everyone in the family is an accomplished water boiler. At 50 cents/pound, I couldn't resist. I bought 10 of them.

Would I have paid the manufacturer's suggested retail price of $4/pound? Not bloody likely.

I bought them because they were very attractively priced, the packaging (in this case) was in perfect condition, and the pasta suited my needs.

My supermarket in Keene, NH offers lots of different brands of pasta, the vast majority of them competitively priced, and when it failed to sell, the fancy-shmancy Pasta Italiano was banished to the dark and dingy discount corner.

Clearly, somebody believed that consumers would pay a premium for their pasta. Had it been the only brand of pasta available, or offered some special feature or rare ingredient, they probably would have been right. In this case it was essentially flour and eggs wrapped in bilingual packaging. Pasta is pasta in either language.

How many people are going to pay a premium for what, at the end of the day, is the same basic product that they can buy for significantly less?

As long as the pasta eventually moves through the check-out line and out the door, I suspect the supermarket considers it a win, although I doubt they'll be placing any more orders for that particular product. I wonder how the manufacturer feels about that? Definitely food for thought...

Buon Appetito!

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Would you buy or sell a home with this agent?

Kim Brown, Keene, NH...New England at its Best! (Keller Williams Tattersall) — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:06:00 -0400

After reading a post by Lisa Hill, Does Your "Professional" Photo Look Like A Facebook Picture? I really started thinking about it.

I see all manner of profile pictures in my social media travels...logos, avatars, casual shots, glamour shots...you name it...and as I read the post, I began to wonder whether or not my profile picture (which also happens to be my personal Facebook profile picture) might be considered unprofessional.

I have a business page on Facebook, complete with my "professional" head-shot. The very same shot that I use on my business cards and on our business website. And I hate it. Oh, it's not necessarily a bad picture...actually, it's pretty good. My age has apparently diminished, and the zit that had, predictably, chosen that morning to put in an undeniable appearance...HA! What zit?

The photographer was skilled, and before my eyes rendered the digital images "print worthy". Included in the mix were several poses, including what I refer to as my own personal glamour shot. Love that picture..it's the image I wish I saw first thing in the morning (bet hubby wouldn't put up a fuss, either) but it's just that...an image...and one that I couldn't possibly replicate. Honey, there ain't enough spackle in the world, and handing out filtered lenses to all and sundry hardly seems practical, you know?

When I first joined AR, I actually used my glam shot...why not? Nobody knew me, so what difference would it make, right?

Then I started to get to know people out there in the Rain...and they got to know me. I began to feel as though the picture was a sham:

at worst, a misrepresentation; at best, a serving suggestion.

One afternoon a couple of years ago I decided I needed to find a more honest photo. One that looked like me. One that looked like I might look if I were actually in the same room listening to them...and since I tend toward snarkasm, a bit of skepticism wasn't completely out of line. So, one day, whilst seated at my desk, I whipped out the ol' Motorola Flip-phone.

I centered myself in the tiny fisheye mirror on the back and, with a digital <click>, the deed was done.

But now I'm thinking...should I be even more honest? I'm professional, but I want to be real. I'm a tad weary of hearing "gosh, you don't look like your picture". Um, I thought it looked like me...but since everyone else sees me more than I do, I suppose I should take their opinion to heart.

There are some other pictures of me floating around...like the picture of me when my youngest graduated from high school...that looks like me, right?

But then again, this was taken of me that same night...and, sadly, it looks like me, too.

I can't be the only person in the entire social media realm "faced" with this quandary!

Perhaps I should just go with this caricature a friend did for me:

Would you buy or sell a home with this agent?

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July 2010 Market Report for Cheshire County, NH

Kim Brown, Keene, NH...New England at its Best! (Keller Williams Tattersall) — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:22:58 -0400

JULY 2010 MARKET REPORT FOR CHESHIRE COUNTY, NH

The July Real Estate Stats are in!

Below you will find Real Estate Market statistics for July 2010, for Cheshire County, NH, broken down into four categories: Residential, Condo, Manufactured (mobile homes) and All Properties.

Sellers will be encouraged to see that the average days on market for Residential properties from January through July 2010 are reduced by 13 days compared to the same time period of 2009, and the average days on market for condominiums has dropped a whopping 57 days during the same time period. That's a reduction of 9.03% and 22.8%, respectively.

Although the median sales price for residential listings dipped by 3.85%, the median sales price for condominiums increased by 23.05%, Year-to-Date.

If you would like further clarification on any of these figures, please give me a call or shoot me an email. I'd be happy to go over them, as they pertain to buying or selling your property in Cheshire County, NH.

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Life in Westmoreland, NH...How a Clever Flatlander came to be living in the hills of Southwestern New Hampshire

Kim Brown, Keene, NH...New England at its Best! (Keller Williams Tattersall) — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:13:09 -0400

Life in Westmoreland, NH ...How a Clever Flatlander came to be living in the hills of Southwestern New Hampshire.

When my husband learned he was being transferred from Flatland Sudbury, MA to work in Charlestown, NH, we were thrilled! We'd always hoped to escape suburbia in order to embrace a more rural lifestyle, and when the opportunity presented itself, we jumped at it. After some preliminary research, we were pretty sure that we wanted to be near Keene, NH, although we preferred something just outside the city.

We decided to take the first available weekend to head north to check things out. Bear in mind that this was over a decade ago...long before GPS...so we decided to wing it and go wherever the roads led us.

Crazy as it sounds, we kept finding ourselves in this very small town outside of Keene, NH. No matter where we began, the small farming community of Westmoreland was where we ended up. It took us nearly two days to realize that the roads that lead into this country town are like spokes on a wheel, (albeit a bent wheel with wonky spokes) and, once we did, we acknowledged that Fate was likely tiring of repeatedly pointing us in the direction of our destiny. So, we decided to stick around and explore this town of approximately 36 square miles...with no map and virtually non-existent cell service; nothing but a clueless curiosity sense of adventure and a sneaking suspicion that this just might be where we belonged.

Looking back eleven years later, I have to laugh at our initial trepidation as we traveled through hills and valleys, up dirt roads that seemed to have no end, and our fear that we'd end up, literally, in the middle of nowhere, hopelessly lost and never to be seen again. Being Clever Flatlanders, we decided that the best way to determine whether we were still within the reach of civilization was to keep an eye on the power lines and poles. As we bumped our way down rural stretches of unpaved road, we made sure that our "lifelines" were within view. If we reached "the end of the line," we turned around and backtracked. 'Cuz that's what Clever Flatlanders do.

With the car windows wide open, we marvelled at the countryside. One minute we'd be driving through a shady tunnel of gigantic maple trees, the next we'd be overlooking rolling fields and hills laid out before us. Charming old farmhouses dotted the landscape, the only movement a gentle breeze flirting with the grasses and wildflowers and the lazy meanderings of cows and sheep as they grazed in the distance.

Another unexpected turn graced us with a picture perfect view of the Connecticut River: a wide and sparkling ribbon marking the boundary between New Hampshire and Vermont. Not only was it absolutely beautiful, it was reassuring, for Clever Flatlanders know that if you follow a river downstream, eventually it leads to the sea (or, in our case, the Atlantic,) and we knew how to get back to Flatland Sudbury from the coast.

Supposed geographic certainties aside, we were completely taken in by the scenery, and the incredible feeling of tranquility quelled any residual fears we had of being lost forever. In fact, it had just the opposite effect. Without even uttering the words, we knew: we were home.

Unbeknownst to me, this was only the beginning of The Flatlander Follies...

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Seven Home Staging Steps That Will Sell Your New Hampshire Home

Kim Brown, Keene, NH...New England at its Best! (Keller Williams Tattersall) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:38:31 -0400

In my life BRE (before real estate!) my mother and I had an Interior Redesign/Staging business, and I know what a difference these simple, low-cost improvements can make in the appearance of a home. In any market, it's important to put your best foot forward...in a challenging market, it's imperative!

Sharon Tara, a fabulous staging pro who works on the NH Seacoast, has compiled a list of critical steps sellers need to take to prepare their home for sale. Her before and after photos tell the story!

Sellers, and soon-to-be-sellers, take note...

Via Sharon Tara New Hampshire Home Stager (Sharon Tara Transformations):

Seven Home Staging Steps That Will Sell Your New Hampshire Home

Home staging is preparing a house for sale. It is not decorating, it is marketing...strategic marketing.   If you want to sell your New Hampshire home in the shortest time possible, a home staging consult, prior to listing, will give you all the information you need to guarantee that your product is ready for market.

Here are seven home staging steps that could mean the difference between SOLD and EXPIRED:

1. Update Light Fixtures

This is an area where a little money spent can make a huge difference and add tremendous perceived value to your house. You can add thousands of dollars of value by only spending a few hundred dollars.

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2. Identify Red Flags

A red flag is something that gives potential buyers the impression that there is an existing problem, was a problem in the past, or could be a problem in the future. Common examples include water stains, storage or space issues, light switches to nowhere, protruding wiring, evidence of pets, and lack of light.

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3. Pre-Pack Your Stuff

If you want buyers to consider making your house their new home, you need to remove all evidence of you and your family. The mistake most sellers make is either not removing enough or removing too much, leaving the house cold and vacant.

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4. Define Space and Function

Only 10% of buyers can actually visualize a room any other way than how you show it to them.   Don't expect potential buyers to try and figure out how to better arrange the furniture.  It is very important, when preparing a house for sale, to clearly define the space and function of each room.

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5. Maintenance Means Money

Your house is only worth what buyers are willing to pay for it. The more a buyer believes the house has been well maintained, the more valuable they perceive it to be.  Buyers should be greeted with a spotless, move-in ready home, which gives the appearance of being well maintained and cared for.

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6. Don't Underestimate The Bathroom

The most personal room in your house is the bathroom, and it is the last place buyers want to be reminded that you live there.  Buyers know that other people are living in the house and obviously use the bathrooms, but emotionally, they don't want to think about it.

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7. Transform With Paint

The biggest bang for your buck is using paint to improve your home's appearance. Paint will make a room cleaner, fresher, brighter, and more stylish. It gives buyers the impression that the house has been well maintained and cared for.

Paint can be used to help minimize negative features and to help showcase positive features. It can be used to create a flow throughout the house and to create a lasting positive impression.

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Consult with a professional home stager prior to listing your home for the best results!

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Lakefront Cottage on Chipman Lake, Tinmouth, VT For Sale ... memories of good times with family and friends

Kim Brown, Keene, NH...New England at its Best! (Keller Williams Tattersall) — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:37:17 -0400

Lakefront Cottage on Chipman Lake, Tinmouth, VT For Sale...memories of good times with family and friends.

I'm a New Hampshire real estate agent. Although I can actually see Vermont from my house in Westmoreland, NH, I'm not licensed in VT. I do, however, have wonderful memories of family time spent at this summer cottage on Tinmouth Pond (aka Chipman Lake) in Tinmouth, VT, co-owned by my mother-in-law and her friend, and just a few miles outside of Rutland and about 90 minutes from Keene, NH.

So many improvements have been made to this fabulous getaway over the years that it's hard to remember how it looked when they first took possession of this lakefront vacation home. The memories we made there, however, are never to be forgotten...

Swimming, fishing, kayaking, canoeing, tubing, and cruising around the lake in a pedal-powered paddle boat (try saying that three times fast!) are some of our favorite activities.

A cat-nap in the shady hammock always made my "to do" list. And every 4th of July weekend we enjoyed fantastic fireworks over the water.

I'm convinced that watching the colors roll across the sky at sunset from the swing at water's edge has magical powers...stress just melts away as you gaze at the peaceful surroundings reflected in the water.

With plenty of grassy area there's plenty of room for a game of croquet or badminton.

And meals on the deck overlooking the water always seem to taste better than those prepared at home.

Our evenings were spent around the campfire, sharing tales of our day-to-day lives and poking fun at those we love the most (that's how we Browns roll ;) ). The sound of our laughter would drift across the water and seemed to add to the sparkle of moon and stars overhead.

Of course, every now and then we'd head into Rutland to do some shopping.

There's not much in the way of traffic, but getting there can be a moo-ving experience...

New memories are yet to be made by the next family lucky enough to take ownership of this wonderful Vermont lakefront property.

And,yes... I'm pretty sure the magical swing conveys.

***Asking JUST $210,000 and Listed by Denise Byers, ReMax Winning Advantage, Rutland, Vermont***

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Plymouth State University,..New ice arena, Green tech comes to the ice.

Kim Brown, Keene, NH...New England at its Best! (Keller Williams Tattersall) — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:32:29 -0400

As a long-time hockeymom, I've seen countless ice arenas, and spent time and money in a lot of different New England towns. For years our Keene NH area hockey players and figure skaters have longed for a beautiful, modern facility in which to skate. Seems to me that Plymouth State University has accomplished what we have been dreaming of.

I believe with all my heart that a facility such as this one would be a huge benefit to our local economy. How do I know? Because for well over a decade, my husband and I spent most every weekend traveling with our sons to various hockey venues and spent lots and lots of money on hotels, shopping and dining while we were there.

With so few state-of-the-art facilities in our neck of the woods, an ice arena like Plymouth State's would be a tremendous attraction. What do you say, City of Keene? If you build it, they will come (and support our local economy in the process!)

So, my Cheshire County Ice Fanatics...what do you think? Isn't it a beauty? Here's hoping we can see something similar in our neck of the woods sooner rather than later!

Via Steve Loynd, Alpine Lakes Real Estate Inc., Loon Mt, NH.:

A state of the art ice arena takes it's rightful place on the Plymouth campus.

Plymouth State University…Panthers are going green.

The Hanaway Ice arena Opened mid-July, the University and the town will benefit from this sports center. The 16 million dollars spent on the facility delivered a state of the art geothermal operating system. The arena runs on the most energy efficient integrated heating and cooling systems currently devised and available today.

How can over 20 miles of pipe produce a superior heating and cooling system? The Geothermal system provides heat, cooling and hot water, while eliminating the need for fossil fuels. The ambient temperature of well water is pumped through a refrigeration cycle removing the heat to heat the building and hot water…pumping glycol (a nontoxic liquid better suited than ammonia used in other areas) is the key to the ground source heat exchange. Once you get below the frost line about 6-8 feet down the soil temperature remains relatively constant throughout the year and allows consistent heat and cooling from the water drawn up in the 260 wells located under the parking lots.

I am excited about the University Hockey teams and for seeing games in comfort. When I was a student at Plymouth we drove up to the Holderness schools covered rink that was basically an outdoor roofed structure. I remember watching games when it was 10 below zero where you were standing. Naturally the building will serve multipurpose. It will be used for teaching, a community center and provide meeting facilities for the school, various town functions, teen nights and figure skating events. With seating for 850 visitors there will be ample room for sports and recreational skating events.

The building is quite stunning and offers a gateway to the Plymouth State University campus…as parents, students and visitors exit Interstate 93 they see this great accomplishment staring back at them. This will be a great economic boost to the town and of course allow the school to recruit some of the counties best Hockey players. A proverbial win – win for the town of Plymouth and the campus of Plymouth State University. See more about the facility on the web site www.plymouth.edu .



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Luxury Country Home in the City of Keene NH

Kim Brown, Keene, NH...New England at its Best! (Keller Williams Tattersall) — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:45:14 -0400

Luxury Country Home in the City of Keene, NH.

Don't try to dazzle me with lots of shiny trinkets and endless examples of conspicuous consumption. Seduce me with thoughtful design and approachable, comfortable elegance. Entice me with a lush and rolling countryside setting. I'm so smitten by our newest listing, I'm afraid my own house is going to start getting suspicious.

If you've been searching for a year-round NH getaway, look no further! Overlooking the pastures that are home to Stonewall Farm's own dairy cows, and surrounded by the hills of the Monadnock Region of NH, this luxury property blends the classic good looks of times gone by with thoughtful updates that meet the needs of today's family.

Just minutes from Downtown Keene, shopping, schools and I-91, you can easily forget that you live in a city when your surroundings reflect such a peaceful, country idyll.

Featuring a beautifully updated kitchen, 6 fireplaces, and architectural details found only in the most discriminating homes, this exceptional property easily accommodates the family in style and comfort, while allowing you to embrace the lifestyle you've worked so hard to achieve.

A three-level barn and separate three-car garage provide shelter for horses and horsepower. The beautiful in-ground pool and outdoor kitchen are the perfect backdrop for your warm weather entertaining.

Convenient to lakes, ski areas, and just a few hours from Boston, New York City, Hartford and Montreal, you will be perfectly placed to attend to business in person or telecommute from one of two beautifully appointed in-home offices.

Whether entertaining a crowd or enjoying some well-deserved downtime with your family, this gracious home and beautiful setting delivers the quality of life you seek. It welcomes you...ever-so-softly, it's saying...You've arrived.

Visit www.KeeneCountryHome.com to view additional photos and links of interest.

VITAL STATISTICS: 15 Stearns Road, Keene, NH 03431

Price: $775,000

4 Bedrooms, 7 Baths (including his & her 1/2 baths in pool house!)

Lot Size: 5 acres Approx. Total Finished Living Area: 7494 sq. ft

Year Built: 1940

MLS #2835916

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Dogs That Detect Bed Bugs...Is There Anything Our Four-Legged Friends Can't Do?

Kim Brown, Keene, NH...New England at its Best! (Keller Williams Tattersall) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:47:00 -0500

Most of us are familiar with this common bedtime rhyme:

Good night...sleep tight! Don't let the bed bugs bite!

Apparently, a bed bug infestation can happen anywhere...in luxury hotels, apartment buildings, college dorms or homes. Housekeeping, or lack of it, has little to do with a bed bug's chosen place of residence. They're not picky, as long as there are humans or other warm-blooded animals to provide them with their sustenance. These uninvited guests bite their host, feed on their blood, and leave their hapless victim itchy as all get-out.

According to a recent article in The New York Times, this resurgence (or perhaps it's just renewed awareness?) of the pests has not only brought additional business to exterminators, but has also led to a new business niche for (wo)man's best friend: Dogs That Detect Bed Bugs.

How long before we start adding companies like New York City's The Bed Bug Inspectors to our list of service providers we recommend to our real estate clients?

Fortunately, I haven't heard of any major infestations here in the Keene, NH area. But still, just writing this has made me itchy, so I'm hitting the shower...

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