Finding adventure when it gets colder is a challenge for me each year. We are fortunate as Marylanders to live in a place that offers so much ✨ Support local, support female owned and support good, quality time with the people you love.
@thepotterycove in Catonsville needs to be added to your list this Winter, no matter who you are. We spent a few hours there and in that time saw other young families, a couple on a date, a teenager and her mom- yes you read that right- a TEENAGER and her mom were hanging out together painting 😭 It brought back so many memories for me as a kid painting with my Mom and Grandmother. And yes, we painted a baby Yoda piggy bank 😂
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*Pro-tip, grab a brownie from Atwater’s to enjoy while you paint and then walk over to paint and enjoy a great playlist while you’re at it 🤗
#supportlocal #supportsmall #marylandlocal #wheninmaryland #livemaryland #marylandliving #visitmaryland #marylandbusiness #shemeansbusiness #marylandbiz #mdcommunity #mdinfocus #mdbloggers #dmvnetwork #dmvbusiness #supportfemaleowned @catonsvillechamber #21228 #lifeisgreatin21228 ...
You know what is perfect for any Fall afternoon? Taking down the Pastry-Archy with the @duclawbrewing AND @natashasbrittle collaboration 🪄 It doesn't get better than a local beer while supporting female owned business.
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This Almond Brittle Imperial Stout is a locally made brew enhanced by Baltimore's very own @natashasbrittle ✨ I love a dark beer and I love a good flavor combo, oftentimes, beers with a dessert flavor leave a sick aftertaste or they are 'too sweet'; if you also find that to be true, this beer is for you. It’s a perfect balance 🧘🏻♀️
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Honorable mentions to the two Sours in their current lineup (On the opposite end of the spectrum, I am a big time fan of sours) Cloud Mango & Sour Me Strawberry French Toast. So, be like me, the true MVP of Thanksgiving sharing my new favorite brew. We always have Sweet Baby Jesus in our fridge at home 🏡
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#marylandlocal #baltimorebeer #baltimorelocal #food #foodblog #supportlocalbusiness #communityovercompetition #maryland #supportsmall #baltimorefood #supportfemaleowned #duclawbrewing ...
Super tired, driving home from an earrrrly morning appointment…& I missed my turn 😤 So, I pulled into the large lot off of Main Street in EC to shlep back home now 5 minutes later than planned... But wait, what is this place around the corner? I let my curiosity take me. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This happy little accident allowed me to finally visit @littlemarketcafe in Ellicott City. I got caffeinated and snapped out of my funk instantly by the colorful sights and roaring sound of the river. This place had been on my list for a long time and I never made the effort; I drove past this spot a million times. Well, the accidents in life sometime force you to entertain that curiosity after-all. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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So visit that spot that you pass all the time AND support your neighborhood coffee shop. It is ok to miss your turn.
#supportlocal #explorelocal #wanderlocal #localwander #localwanderlust #baltimoreblog #marylandliving #livebaltimore #marylandhomes #supportlocalcoffee #historicellicottcity #ecstrong ...
I'm sure you are still craving @ironroosterallday from yesterday's post... so here is a home that is currently for sale and walkable to your poptart + bloody mary! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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💸$1.29M ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Nina Galvez, Realtor⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Keller Williams Flagship⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
☎️ 757-589-2453⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
📧 NinaGalvez@kw.com⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Listing Courtesy of Ms. Julann Donnelly Caprika Realty, (866) 274-9884 #househunting #home #findinghome #mdrealestate #maryland #lovemyjob #hgtv #househunters #supportlocal #femaleowned #marylandhomes #creativeeconomy #thebmorecreatives #baltimorehomes #annapolishomes #interiordesign #kitchenreno #homerenovation #marylandrenovation ...
One time, I ate at Iron Rooster twice in a week 👌 this is something I highly recommend. Also, if you don’t order a poptart while there, you might be a heartless robot. That’s right I said it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Downtown Annapolis is better because of you @ironroosterallday don’t you ever change ...
Yesterday was the perfect day to celebrate the HEART of Baltimoreans. This piece has been a long time in the making and the final resting place at the entrance to UMMC couldn’t be more fitting. This heart contains thousands of individual hearts made with love, sort of like Baltimore. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Volunteers, artists, first responders, survivors, kids and everyone in between- this heart is for everyone and your heart should be too. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Thank you to @artwithaheart_ for gifting this to our city ❤️
PC 📸 : @storia.studio ...
Looking back at last day of Summer, the last day of my little girl being home with me. It was absolutely perfect ☀️ We got some treats from @oldmillcafe_ec and found two rocks next to each other by the river. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Daughter: ‘Mama I think this place was meant for us’⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Me: ‘oh yea?’ (nearly in tears thinking I’m about to be told something loving)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Daughter: ‘that rock is as big as your tushie and it’s next to a baby rock that’s as big as my tushie! We totally need to sit here’⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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So… that’s what we did. We sat on the perfectly sized tushie rocks and watched the ducks, enjoyed our donuts, lost a sandal in the Patapsco, made a friend with someone hiking through and enjoyed every 👏 single 👏 second. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I will always remember the last day of Summer that Old Ellicott City kindly gave us and I know my girl feels the same. ...
Fact: I try to wear polka dots at every first client meeting. I'm insanely superstitious and it has served me well so far- who can relate?
I digress...A few days late but NO dollars short- QUARTER 3 Housing Market Round Up is freshly linked in BIO 👆Subscribers to my blog already got their copy in advance because they fancy 👑 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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My 2021 Stats YTD:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
-21 Buyer Units ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
-9 Listings Units⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
-Negotiated $34,000 in credit to my buyers⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
-NINE Counties Served⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
-$12 Million Total Volume ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Looking at those massive numbers I am overwhelmed with gratitude ❤️ My business runs on a few things: creative energy, coffee and YOUR referrals. Thank you for thinking of me when someone says they want to sell their house or when you yourself want to Wander Home 🏡 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Cheers to the last 90 (ish) days of the year! Instead of 'counting down' let's 'make them count'
#marylandbusiness #smallbusiness #mdrealestate #supportlocalbusiness #supportfemaleowned #livebaltimore #liveannapolis #annapolisliving #marylandhomes #marylandliving @livebaltimore @baltmag @visitannapolis
📸 PC: @cassidy_mr ...
My clients bought my dream home today and I couldn’t be happier for them 😭 ahhh! I mean it, this house is one of my favorites. It wasn’t just the charm or the large lot or the updated + open kitchen….it is the community that makes this such a special place to call ‘home’.
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I sold my very first house in Catonsville, back in 2016. I was green and I didn’t know what I had. Unexpectedly, I had multiple offers in my hands within hours (this was back when interest rates were in the 5’s and it was a buyers market, hard to imagine I know). This is a town where people LOVE where they live. Just google ‘community events Catonsville this weekend’ and you’ll have seven to choose from on a slow week.
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Markets, restaurants, arts, music, Frederick road Friday’s even a ‘sip-n-salsa’ every first Friday night (Idk what it is but I’m in); the fact of the matter is, if you live on the parade route, you put it in your listing remarks, that is the prime real estate.
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Today is a wonderful day to find your new home in Catonsville 🏡 ...
May your loved ones look at you with the same level of admiration as my son does to an Atwater’s Burger 🤤 oh, you’ve never had an Atwater’s Burger? I suggest you fix that this weekend and when you’re finished ➡️ meander around the corner to the @catonsvillecoopmarket ☀️There is a trick-or-treat vendor highlight festival AND the co-op is celebrating their TENTH anniversary this weekend. #lifeisgreatin21228 ...
This photo makes me so happy and it represents a recalibration I feel that I am personally going through. Regardless of how unprofessional, blurry or dorky it may be, it is unabashedly me 🕴🏻⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I went on a trip out of state last week. Being in an unfamiliar place, I easily went into full explorer mode and it felt so good! I didn't realize, until that moment, that my adventure goggles in Maryland might have fallen off at some point (or fogged up at the very least). I enjoy the perspective of viewing the familiar (monotonous, boring, human) as something extraordinary. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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So dashing in a little bit of the past, a dollop of the future and a handful of the present; I'm e x p a n ding this spirit of adventure ☀️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Exhibit A: this insane front yard. It made me jump for joy …like I used to. ...
Wait, you don't have plans for this Friday? You tried to purchase tickets to the Farm to Table series @wildberryfarmmarket but they sold out???
Bummer. If only there was a local friend of yours with TWO TICKETS TO GIVEAWAY....🤔
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Yes, that is right. I am giving away the last two tickets to the Fall Farm to Table Series 👩🌾 🍽 🍅 💜
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Tag your BFF, your boo-thang or your Mom - whomever you want to join you for dinner under the stars this Friday evening 10/22 🎃 This dinner will be prepared by a local chef with ingredients sourced right from the farm. It literally doesn't get more Maryland than this evening 🪄
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Giveaway closes Wednesday 5pm....READY, GO!
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*limited to TWO tickets only. Tickets can be transferred to another person but cannot be exchange for cash or other goods. Must be 18 yrs or older to participate and you are responsible for your own travel to and from the farm.
📸 pc: @meganevansphoto ...
Q3 2021: Housing Market Round Up
annapolis, Baltimore, Buying/Selling, catonsville, Community, Crownsville, Edgewater, Ellicott City, Frederick, Glen Burnie, Lauraville, Listing, Millersville, Odenton, Real Estate Market NewsOh hey friend, you’re new here and didn’t read my Q2 round up with more information than you’ll ever need? HERE IT IS Or maybe you want to wander down memory ......
Fall Bucket List
annapolis, Baltimore, Community, Crownsville, Food, Westminster, festival, marylandFor me, Fall is much less about Pumpkin Spice Lattes and more about the experience of the seasonal novelties we only get right here in Maryland. After living a short ......
Q2: 2021 Housing Market Round Up
Buying/Selling, Real Estate Market News, marylandrealestateDISCLAIMER: mentally insert (IMO, ‘in my opinion’) at the end of each paragraph because these are MY interpretations of the data. My experience is going to vary from other agents ......
Federal Hill
BaltimoreA community of 1800’s era brick row homes, Federal Hill sits on a peninsula surrounded by her friends: Riverside, Otterbein and the little sister down the Street, Locust Point. I ......
Second Chance Inc.
UncategorizedWowza, this blog has been a long time coming. I couldn’t possibly be more excited to share this glorious space with you. It is a local wander within a wander ......
Q1: 2021 Housing Market Round Up
Buying/Selling, Real Estate Market NewsThe burning question: what in the world is going on with Maryland Real Estate right now? My last housing ’round up’ was Q2 2020…I’ve been silent on the data with ......
Wandered to:
You know what is perfect for any Fall afternoon? Taking down the Pastry-Archy with the @duclawbrewing AND @natashasbrittle collaboration 🪄 It doesn't get better than a local beer while supporting female owned business.
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This Almond Brittle Imperial Stout is a locally made brew enhanced by Baltimore's very own @natashasbrittle ✨ I love a dark beer and I love a good flavor combo, oftentimes, beers with a dessert flavor leave a sick aftertaste or they are 'too sweet'; if you also find that to be true, this beer is for you. It’s a perfect balance 🧘🏻♀️
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Honorable mentions to the two Sours in their current lineup (On the opposite end of the spectrum, I am a big time fan of sours) Cloud Mango & Sour Me Strawberry French Toast. So, be like me, the true MVP of Thanksgiving sharing my new favorite brew. We always have Sweet Baby Jesus in our fridge at home 🏡
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#marylandlocal #baltimorebeer #baltimorelocal #food #foodblog #supportlocalbusiness #communityovercompetition #maryland #supportsmall #baltimorefood #supportfemaleowned #duclawbrewing ...
Super tired, driving home from an earrrrly morning appointment…& I missed my turn 😤 So, I pulled into the large lot off of Main Street in EC to shlep back home now 5 minutes later than planned... But wait, what is this place around the corner? I let my curiosity take me. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This happy little accident allowed me to finally visit @littlemarketcafe in Ellicott City. I got caffeinated and snapped out of my funk instantly by the colorful sights and roaring sound of the river. This place had been on my list for a long time and I never made the effort; I drove past this spot a million times. Well, the accidents in life sometime force you to entertain that curiosity after-all. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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So visit that spot that you pass all the time AND support your neighborhood coffee shop. It is ok to miss your turn.
#supportlocal #explorelocal #wanderlocal #localwander #localwanderlust #baltimoreblog #marylandliving #livebaltimore #marylandhomes #supportlocalcoffee #historicellicottcity #ecstrong ...
I'm sure you are still craving @ironroosterallday from yesterday's post... so here is a home that is currently for sale and walkable to your poptart + bloody mary! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Here are the details you're after⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
💸$1.29M ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🛌 4⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🛁 3⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
📐 2595⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🔨 1904⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Nina Galvez, Realtor⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Keller Williams Flagship⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
☎️ 757-589-2453⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🌀Broker/Office 410-729-7700⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Listing Courtesy of Ms. Julann Donnelly Caprika Realty, (866) 274-9884 #househunting #home #findinghome #mdrealestate #maryland #lovemyjob #hgtv #househunters #supportlocal #femaleowned #marylandhomes #creativeeconomy #thebmorecreatives #baltimorehomes #annapolishomes #interiordesign #kitchenreno #homerenovation #marylandrenovation ...
One time, I ate at Iron Rooster twice in a week 👌 this is something I highly recommend. Also, if you don’t order a poptart while there, you might be a heartless robot. That’s right I said it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Downtown Annapolis is better because of you @ironroosterallday don’t you ever change ...
Yesterday was the perfect day to celebrate the HEART of Baltimoreans. This piece has been a long time in the making and the final resting place at the entrance to UMMC couldn’t be more fitting. This heart contains thousands of individual hearts made with love, sort of like Baltimore. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Volunteers, artists, first responders, survivors, kids and everyone in between- this heart is for everyone and your heart should be too. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Thank you to @artwithaheart_ for gifting this to our city ❤️
PC 📸 : @storia.studio ...
Looking back at last day of Summer, the last day of my little girl being home with me. It was absolutely perfect ☀️ We got some treats from @oldmillcafe_ec and found two rocks next to each other by the river. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Daughter: ‘Mama I think this place was meant for us’⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Me: ‘oh yea?’ (nearly in tears thinking I’m about to be told something loving)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Daughter: ‘that rock is as big as your tushie and it’s next to a baby rock that’s as big as my tushie! We totally need to sit here’⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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So… that’s what we did. We sat on the perfectly sized tushie rocks and watched the ducks, enjoyed our donuts, lost a sandal in the Patapsco, made a friend with someone hiking through and enjoyed every 👏 single 👏 second. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I will always remember the last day of Summer that Old Ellicott City kindly gave us and I know my girl feels the same. ...
Fact: I try to wear polka dots at every first client meeting. I'm insanely superstitious and it has served me well so far- who can relate?
I digress...A few days late but NO dollars short- QUARTER 3 Housing Market Round Up is freshly linked in BIO 👆Subscribers to my blog already got their copy in advance because they fancy 👑 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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My 2021 Stats YTD:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
-21 Buyer Units ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
-9 Listings Units⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
-Negotiated $34,000 in credit to my buyers⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
-NINE Counties Served⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
-$12 Million Total Volume ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Looking at those massive numbers I am overwhelmed with gratitude ❤️ My business runs on a few things: creative energy, coffee and YOUR referrals. Thank you for thinking of me when someone says they want to sell their house or when you yourself want to Wander Home 🏡 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Cheers to the last 90 (ish) days of the year! Instead of 'counting down' let's 'make them count'
#marylandbusiness #smallbusiness #mdrealestate #supportlocalbusiness #supportfemaleowned #livebaltimore #liveannapolis #annapolisliving #marylandhomes #marylandliving @livebaltimore @baltmag @visitannapolis
📸 PC: @cassidy_mr ...
My clients bought my dream home today and I couldn’t be happier for them 😭 ahhh! I mean it, this house is one of my favorites. It wasn’t just the charm or the large lot or the updated + open kitchen….it is the community that makes this such a special place to call ‘home’.
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I sold my very first house in Catonsville, back in 2016. I was green and I didn’t know what I had. Unexpectedly, I had multiple offers in my hands within hours (this was back when interest rates were in the 5’s and it was a buyers market, hard to imagine I know). This is a town where people LOVE where they live. Just google ‘community events Catonsville this weekend’ and you’ll have seven to choose from on a slow week.
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Markets, restaurants, arts, music, Frederick road Friday’s even a ‘sip-n-salsa’ every first Friday night (Idk what it is but I’m in); the fact of the matter is, if you live on the parade route, you put it in your listing remarks, that is the prime real estate.
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Today is a wonderful day to find your new home in Catonsville 🏡 ...
May your loved ones look at you with the same level of admiration as my son does to an Atwater’s Burger 🤤 oh, you’ve never had an Atwater’s Burger? I suggest you fix that this weekend and when you’re finished ➡️ meander around the corner to the @catonsvillecoopmarket ☀️There is a trick-or-treat vendor highlight festival AND the co-op is celebrating their TENTH anniversary this weekend. #lifeisgreatin21228 ...
This photo makes me so happy and it represents a recalibration I feel that I am personally going through. Regardless of how unprofessional, blurry or dorky it may be, it is unabashedly me 🕴🏻⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I went on a trip out of state last week. Being in an unfamiliar place, I easily went into full explorer mode and it felt so good! I didn't realize, until that moment, that my adventure goggles in Maryland might have fallen off at some point (or fogged up at the very least). I enjoy the perspective of viewing the familiar (monotonous, boring, human) as something extraordinary. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Life truly is an adventure. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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So dashing in a little bit of the past, a dollop of the future and a handful of the present; I'm e x p a n ding this spirit of adventure ☀️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Exhibit A: this insane front yard. It made me jump for joy …like I used to. ...
Wait, you don't have plans for this Friday? You tried to purchase tickets to the Farm to Table series @wildberryfarmmarket but they sold out???
Bummer. If only there was a local friend of yours with TWO TICKETS TO GIVEAWAY....🤔
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Yes, that is right. I am giving away the last two tickets to the Fall Farm to Table Series 👩🌾 🍽 🍅 💜
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Tag your BFF, your boo-thang or your Mom - whomever you want to join you for dinner under the stars this Friday evening 10/22 🎃 This dinner will be prepared by a local chef with ingredients sourced right from the farm. It literally doesn't get more Maryland than this evening 🪄
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Giveaway closes Wednesday 5pm....READY, GO!
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*limited to TWO tickets only. Tickets can be transferred to another person but cannot be exchange for cash or other goods. Must be 18 yrs or older to participate and you are responsible for your own travel to and from the farm.
📸 pc: @meganevansphoto ...
Let me know when you see it 💀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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It’s October, officially spook season. Downtown Annapolis comes to life in a different way this time of year 👻 ...
@dulceology is cool girl approved, just ask this sassafras 💘
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Helping a buyer in Federal Hill, I casually mentioned, ‘you know that pink shop on the corner? You’ve probably walked past it a thousand times. Next time go in, it’ll be great I swear”
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Well, I took le bebe girl there on a Thursday because she lost a tooth and wanted to celebrate (I guess the $10 from the tooth fairy wasnt enough 💸). I inhaled my key lime pie, she enjoyed all of the Alfajores
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Come Friday afternoon, that same buyer I had been helping was signing the closing paperwork and they turned the tables on ME! They also went to @dulceology on that same Thursday… to get ME a gift , 30 minutes after I left with my daughter.
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Long story short: it is an iconic Federal Hill storefront but it’s even better and more delicious on the inside. I was happy I got to share it with my girl, my clients and they shared it right back with me ❣️💗❣️💗❣️Family owned, local business with classic Puerto Rican fare ❤️ ...
THE LOCAL WANDER IS FOUR! So...naturally I'm doing a giveaway, but with a twist --see details below-- Happy Wander Day ❣️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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If you told me four years ago that this day would be here...I might not believe you. It looks different than expected, is better than expected and gosh darn, I have had more fun than expected. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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To those of you who read my ramblings, watch my soapbox stories, take my recommendations or allow me to help you find your community: thank you endlessly. This corner of the 'gram has, and always will be, my creative outlet 🧚🏻♀️ The Local Wander is way of connecting my business and my community with my imagination. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🚨 This giveaway is a bit different, bear with me. There will be TWO winners ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Each winner will receive $100 to a local business of their choosing + I will donate $100 to a non-profit of the winner's choosing ....
Super Simple (and sort of self-serving bc I love your recommendations and am thrilled to connect with local non-profits)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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In the comments tag...⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
1. your favorite local business (national chains do not count) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
2. a local non-profit that needs love⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
3. tag your IG bestie
*so much love in one comment 🥰* ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Wam-bam-thank-you-ma'am that is it. You can share to stories if you'd like, you'll get an extra count. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Basic Rules:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
18+ yrs or older only⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Must be a local DMV business⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Can not be redeemed for cash⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Keep it classy ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
No limit on entries, share away!
Winner will be announced Friday October 1, 6pm via my stories!!!!
PC: 📸 @cassidy_mr
#communityovercompetition #businessanniversary #marylandbusiness #supportlocal #mdbusiness #marylandnonprofit #thebmorecreatives #creativeentrepreneur #wanderhomes #wanderhome #localwander #lovebaltimore #livebaltimore #liveannapolis #loveannapolis ...
IT'S OFFICIALLY FALL YA'LL 🧡 With that, I am sharing my personal bucket list of local Fall adventures right here on the blog (👆click link in BIO)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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There are some annual family favorites on the list alongside a new adventure or two. If you have a special Fall tradition, comment with it so we can all share in the love. Mine involves: 🍷 🍎 🧘🏻♀️ ⛰ 🍽 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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My wish is that you have an enjoyable season filled with activities that bring a smile to your face. I encourage you to simply get out there and experience what your local community can offer you. Your Fall may look different than mine, like the colors on the trees, but I hope this blog -at minimum- will inspire you to make a bucket list of your very own.
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People to follow from my Fall Bucket List:
@baughers_orchard
@smvwine
@wildberryfarmmarket
@harpersferrynps
#marylandfall #mdfamilyfriendly #falltradition #dmvnetwork #supportlocal #supportsmall #communityovercompetition #visitwestminster #visitannapolis #visitbaltimore #thebmorecreatives ...
Who is your dream client Nina? I was recently asked. It’s a simple but a damn good question that made me dig deep but also smile. It made me think about the amazing people I’ve been able to help and what made them so special. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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My dream client doesn’t look a certain way, have a specific family setup, budget, location, house style of preference, timeline or even share the same hobbies as me. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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My dream client is led by curiosity and values local community as priority number one. That is what we share and hold dear. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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My dream client views the journey of home ownership through the lens of an explorer. There may be squeals of excitement or butterflies as we cross thresholds. My dream client finds the magic moments in the mediocre; whether that is imagining what life might be like in a space, or who they may become in the space or better what they could create there.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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If any of this resonates with you: maybe, just maybe, I’m your girl. It might not be now, it might not even be for you; but, bookmark this post and share with someone who will value The Local Wander experience 🏡 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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