Blog

It was raining again one Sunday in August. So my family tried out the new Remington YMCA in Quarry Park. A few days later we got a family membership. We’ve been there almost every day since.  Here’s why…

The Pool Is Awesome

‘Daddy, can we go to the pool tomorrow?’ I’ve been asked this before bed, at breakfast and dinner, while we’re watching the Olympics, and as we’re leaving the pool. The kid’s pool is perfect for small children. Absolutely perfect. There’s a shallow pool with an epic play structure, water toys, and spraying water everywhere. There’s also a larger kids pool that’s WARM. They can splash and play in one pool, then put life jackets on and swim in the larger pool. All without freezing.

Before I was a REALTOR and saw thousands of homes, I really liked the theme song from Weeds. 

I thought it was like a poignant middle finger to the home building industry. A skeptic can say that our homes have become cookie cutter boxes covering a hillside, all filled with similar ticky-tacky from Ikea. But the song pre-supposes that there was a time when this wasn’t the case; when every home was a ‘character home.’ That’s just not true.

Countless times, when speaking to someone interested in buying a home, I’ve heard: ‘We want an older home. Something with character.’

I keep telling myself that summer isn’t over yet! 

Okay… maybe I’m holding on a little too tight and it’s time to face reality. But there’s is still at least one weekend left to fire up the grill and cook something delicious. 

Here are my top 5 things to grill up from the Calgary Farmer’s Market.

To make your life even easier, I’ve added an accompanying spice from the Silk Road Spice Merchant. Pick your meat, grab a spice, get some wine/beer (more on that later) then soak up what’s left of fall. Sounds like a good weekend to me.

The  Foat Partners have helped a lot of great people relocate to Calgary. In July they’ll be going to Stampede parties and, because Calgarians are a predictable lot, will be asked the same questions repeatedly. It didn’t take long for us to come up with a blueprint of exactly how most of your Stampede conversations will go with co-workers, new friends, and random friendlies.

We created this simple guide to prepare you for exactly what your Stampede conversations entail.

Here’s our first hack: don’t give yourself away as an outsider, it’s Cal-gree, not Cal-Gary. Two and a half syllables, not three. You’re welcome.

The first question you’ll always be asked is ‘What part of the city did you move into?’