tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post4734251298147570178..comments2023-06-11T03:51:05.671-05:00Comments on Susan's Pendulum: Looking ProfessionalSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16152213210269075304noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-22117469234094411822012-05-02T21:29:52.337-05:002012-05-02T21:29:52.337-05:001. Yes, I understand that staging is important be...1. Yes, I understand that staging is important <i>because</i> that's the game that's being played out there, and if you don't play the game, you forfeit.<br /><br />2. Melody, I don't think I'd call what you did "staging." That sounds like cleaning and making things presentable. That's a lot different from going out and buying wall art, certain books, maybe even new furniture, and combining it with a certain sure-to-sell-the-house air freshener.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16307213773466556564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-90150202672084098502012-05-02T12:48:20.289-05:002012-05-02T12:48:20.289-05:00About home staging...My dad's house is on the ...About home staging...My dad's house is on the market. It was a filthy, cluttered wreck. When I say filthy, I mean mouse turds under the carpeting we removed, OK? So we decluttered, painted, recarpeted bedrooms, and had an offer within the week. It may stink that staging is so critical, but sometimes it's just plain necessary.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264128797713405291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-78810810632401346342012-05-01T06:45:01.241-05:002012-05-01T06:45:01.241-05:00That is a stunning quote. Reminds me of the openin...That is a stunning quote. Reminds me of the opening song in Jekyll and Hyde (which we saw this past weekend). I linked it on Facebook--it is called "Facade."Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04817680463922038375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-85832166451611074292012-04-30T20:02:54.035-05:002012-04-30T20:02:54.035-05:00A few minutes after posting this, we sat down to r...A few minutes after posting this, we sat down to read <i>Ivanhoe.</i> We're on chapter 36, and the quote that started today's chapter was this:<br /><br />Say not my art is fraud -- all live by seeming.<br />The beggar begs with it, and the gay courtier <br />Gains land and title, rank and rule, by seeming;<br />The clergy scorn it not, and the bold soldier<br />Will eke with it his service. All admit it,<br />All practise it; and he who is content<br />With showing what he is, shall have small credit<br />In church, or camp, or state --<br />So wags the world.<br /><br /><br /><br />Small credit, eh? I guess I'll have to live with it.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16307213773466556564noreply@blogger.com