Dorie's Canyon Creek Blog

Fontan della Barcaccia Fountain or better known as the “Fountain of the ugly boat” is not your average fresh water fountain. When in Rome recently I enjoyed stopping at the bottom of the Spanish Steps in the Piazza di Spagna to people watch! The fountain was commissioned by Pope Urban VIII and was completed in 1627 […]

Pending Sale 2700 Giacomo CV Cedar Park TX 78613 in Bella Vista Subdivision www.2700giacomo.com Congrats to another buyer who is on their way to owning a home in Bella Vista Subdivision. The buyer’s agent made sure they were pre-approved and ready to make a firm offer when they found a property they really liked. They […]

Looking for authentic Italian food that has been made with passion and then served with class? I have something special to recommend to you for this week-ends eating out experience! Look no further than the heart of downtown Austin on E. 2nd St for one of the newest Italian restaurants in town.   OSTERIA PRONTO               […]

I read an interesting article by Rhett Power on 5 body language tips you need to master when communicating. Unless you are living under a rock you recently witnessed a host of communication styles in the CNN Republican debates in Simi Valley recently held at the Ronald Reagan Library. Did you know from case studies […]

What a fantastic week-end! The weather was warm and sunny with blue skies! Friday night we watched our granddaughter’s HS volleyball game and went out to dinner. Saturday negotiated the 2 offers on my new listing produced and showed property to buyers (ended the day watching UT play – What a game!). Sunday I showed them a new […]

As we left the port of Dubrovnik on our recent Eastern Mediterranean cruise on our way to Kator we sat out on our balcony before dinner watching the sunset. I’ve often used the description in ad copy for listings “Sunsets to remember” and now understand the true meaning! The perfect almost end of a beautiful […]

There is a buzz around Austin about a New-American style restaurant in South Austin!! Word is they serve small plates that are chef-crafted and highlight farm to table ingredients which are very popular in our city. Even my oldest granddaughter raved about this new spot when she went to dinner during her internship with Retailme.com this summer with […]

On our recent Eastern Mediterranean cruise another wonderful port stop was Athens, Greece. We have been many times and walked the slick marble steps to the Acropolis, visited the Parthenon, Temple of Hephaestus and enjoyed shopping in the Plaka. It’s been smoggy with insufferable traffic when we’ve been before so what a pleasant surprise to […]

JUST LISTED with golf course & hill country views in Cedar Park   www.2700giacomo.com   2700 Giacomo Cove Cedar Park, TX 78613 is located in the upscale, master planned community of Bella Vista with a hill country setting.  Bella Vista has quick and easy access to major highways, is minutes from the Arboretum and the […]

Good friends agreed to watch our house and pool while we were gone on vacation the end of the summer.  Often upon our return we find a new piece of yard art tucked somewhere around the outside of our house … like a calling card!  We always know who left it … thanks Bill and Fran … […]