How fitting that this is the 25th edition of my newsletter, which I so enjoy writing, and the 25th is what many of us are focused on this...

As I write this, it is a lovely first day of fall, and the temperature is gloriously cool. It won't last. We know this. But at least this...

I hope your summer is going wonderfully-well! I'm just back from a super-quick 2 days in the Hill Country with my grade school friends,...

It cannot be avoided any longer: I must use this space to say a few words about this crazy real estate market. When I say "crazy," I mean...

See this picture above? It's from a TBG event from fall 2019--Puppy Pix in the Park. We had so much fun; tons of clients, family, and...

"There's no crying in baseball!" Who can forget this famous line from A League of Their Own? Well, you could say the same about real...

Habits & Traditions Something that gives meaning to my life--and I think to everyone's--are those little daily activities that become...

"Do something that scares you everyday." This is one of those sayings that I must say I really don't like. First of all, 2020 feels...

Old Fashioned Neighborhood Fun Chris and I live on a block with a ton of kids. Seriously, almost every house, other than ours, has 2-3...

Now I guess I'm going to get all corny on you and make this note about gratitude to fit this week of Thanksgiving! In fact, this edition...

Experiences, Not Things In recent years I have evolved to the position that experiences mean more to me than things. Now, make no...

If you know me well, you may wonder what happened to my little bright blue car (SMU blue, of course!), in which I'd be spotted regularly,...

In my family, we feature "lesser-holiday birthdays." Mine is coming up--April Fools' Day--and I've always loved having a birthday close...

Did you know that in The Blackman Group there are two of us with a passion for historic homes? My teammate Mary Markey and I share a love...