The Writing Realtor

03/02/2023

Awesome video. For those of you not familiar with Fredericksburg, Goolrick's is an emblem of historic downtown, known for its iconic milkshakes and egg salad sandwiches. 🍨🥪😋

I love my city's rich history and the care that Jarrell Properties, Inc. is taking to preserve the building's luster while making the changes necessary to ensure the property is architecturally sound. Beautiful! 💖

‼️ And my jazz-loving-heart says YES PLEASE! to the prospect of a speakeasy in the basement!!! 😮🙌🤩🎊🎉

Check out Author Elaine DeBohun's novel, All the Yellow Posies, for vivid depictions of the atmosphere at Goolricks during the dawn of the roaring 20s 🎷

I love Fredericksburg so much!! 💖

03/02/2023

The new edition of the Fredericksburg Guidebook has arrived and with it, a taste of spring!! 🍀🌸🌻🌹🌷🥳

https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/67536436/fredericksburg-guidebook-spring-2023-edition

And❗️Featuring an article by yours truly on page 20!! 🥰🥳🤩🎉🎊

🙏Thank you so much to Julie Jennings for giving me this wonderful opportunity to use my gift of writing to celebrate the Fredericksburg region's community traditions and rich history.
It was an absolute pleasure to learn and write about Historic Garden Week in Virginia & Historic Garden Week in Fredericksburg, more specifically. 🙏 A heartfelt thank you to Erma Baker & Jeanette Cadwallender for your time, generosity, and enthusiasm - this article would not have happened if not for your support and graciousness. It has been so wonderful to get to know you both and to better appreciate the rich and varied contributions of the Rappahannock Garden Club to conservation, environmental education, and historic preservation.

02/26/2023

Fredericksburg's first Coldest Night of the Year 5k fundraiser walk was an incredible success! 💖🙏💯 Thank you to Micah Ecumenical Ministries for hosting and for coordinating a trail that highlighted the history and leadership of our local churches in addressing homelessness.

As a community, our goal was to raise $59,000 to support the 250 people who are documented as experiencing homelessness in the city. We raised nearly $163,000 ‼ with a turnout of nearly 650 walkers last night 😮🙏💖

I was especially grateful to participate in Anita Crossfield 's Pay It Forward FXBG team, which ranked third out of 66 local teams in overall contributions, raising over $11,000. 🙌🏆🥉

I felt so moved by the beauty and generosity of my community. It is a gift to be connected with so many who are devoted to serving and uplifting others. Special shoutout to Monica Gary Sr. for walking beside me and for the inspiring and profound conversation, you are so special. 💖

I truly love Fredericksburg and am so blessed to call it home 🏡

02/01/2023

In this February edition of Front Porch fredericksburg Magazine, I am thrilled to celebrate and highlight my dear friend Anita Crossfield, civic leader and owner of the iconic Italian Station in historic downtown.

The epitome of 💪🥇💖, Anita's loving, loyal, and devoted spirit has touched the lives of countless people in this beautiful city that holds the privilege of being her home. Fredericksburg and Anita Crossfield go together like cappuccino ☕ and cornetti 🥐. 😘💖

Check out the full article and read the Front Porch Magazine, Fredericksburg's source of good news since 1997, from cover to cover 🙌📚💖

https://issuu.com/frontporchfredericksburg/docs/fpffeb2023

01/27/2023

Ribbon cutting ceremony today!!! 🥳🙌💖

01/23/2023

I am honored to join Anita Crossfield's Team Pay It Forward to support Micah Ecumenical Ministries in its mission to serve families experiencing homelessness and food insecurity in the Fredericksburg community.

On Saturday, February 25th, Fred and I will be participating in the Coldest Night of the Year family friendly walk through the downtown Fredericksburg area. If you're available to join us, the more the merrier! And if you can kindly donate via the following link, Team Pay It Forward would most appreciate it! My personal goal is to raise $250, and I would love to exceed it!! 🙌🥰

The Coldest Night of the Year is a winterrific family-friendly walk to raise money for local charities serving people experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness. Team up, fundraise, walk, and gather for good... because it’s cold out there.

01/05/2023

Just when I thought I couldn't be more excited to purchase FSO tickets...this just made my day!! 🥳🙌 What a phenomenal pairing!! 🤩

Wyatt Michael has an incredible voice and such a friendly and down-to-earth demeanor. He honors his roots and his live performances of timeless jazz classics at Amys Cafe have been an absolutely joyful experience. The Fredericksburg Symphony Orchestra's Holiday Pops Concert was a highlight not just of my Christmas season, but of 2022 overall. Just spectacular!!

Cannot wait to see the beautiful result of all this amazing talent performing together, and now I've added an extra reminder on my calendar to notify me as soon as tickets go on sale to the public January 16th! 😅

I’m excited to announce that I’ll be performing a few numbers with The Fredericksburg Symphony Orchestra at Lifepoint Auditorium on February 17th! It’s been a dream of mine to sing with an orchestra, and I can’t wait! 😁🙌🏻🎵❤️🎤

01/03/2023

Come join yours truly 🥰 & the FXBG German Sister City Group for its first Stammtisch of 2023, tomorrow at 6 pm at J. Brian's! Guests and non-members welcome & encouraged!! 😊

Hope to see you there! 🍻🇩🇪🇺🇸