http://vijyasellsseattle.com/blog Your one-stop source for real estate services covering all of Seattle and all of the Eastside communities such as Bellevue, Redmond and Kirkland - Vijya and Associates Sun, 18 Apr 2010 17:28:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Our April Newsletter quizzed you on the following question: Who invented Daylight Savings Time and why? The Answer is: George Vernon Hudson, so that the afternoon would have more daylight. Daylight Savings Time (DST) was first proposed in 1895 by the New Zealand entomologist George Vernon Hudson, who valued after-work daylight hours for ... http://vijyasellsseattle.com/blog/?p=334 The pint-sized Carleton Avenue Grocery, on the corner of Corson and Warsaw streets in Georgetown, is one of my favorite local secrets, and a saving grace for the neighborhood's typically under-serviced residents. Owners LaDele Sines and Allan Phillips have stocked their store with a mix of health-conscious items, fancy ... http://vijyasellsseattle.com/blog/?p=419 Jennifer Kakutani is a client of mine and founder of the Seattle-based outdoor program Itty Bitty Camps, which helps parents and toddlers connect with nature together. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="408" caption="Pond Day at Itty Bitty Camps"][/caption] Also check out Petals and Moss for Jennifer's arty inspirations on bringing nature into our ... http://vijyasellsseattle.com/blog/?p=413 I have known Patricia Cameron for years - including being a past client. Her gallery, Patricia Cameron Gallery, is impressive and among the many in South Lake Union celebrating First Thursday Artwalk tonight. Hope you have a chance to stop by!ShareThis http://vijyasellsseattle.com/blog/?p=406 Dr. Bernice Kegel is a friend and client of mine, and a specialist in the field of amputee rehabilitation. She recently went to Haiti with Children of the Nations to provide care for children who lost limbs as a result of injuries sustained during last January's quake. Bernice recently spoke ... http://vijyasellsseattle.com/blog/?p=386 On March 4, I attended a very inspiring luncheon, hosted by the University of Washington Women's Center, with womens' rights activist Lilly Ledbetter, whose fight against pay discrimination culminated in the eponymous Fair Pay Act signed into law by President Obama in 2009. [caption id="attachment_360" align="alignleft" width="273" caption="My family and me ... http://vijyasellsseattle.com/blog/?p=341 Vijya & Associates hopes you will join us in a volunteer opportunity we've been participating in for several years now- Operation Nightwatch. The 4th Tuesday of every other month, we make a trip to Costco, buy enough food to feed dinner to 100+ people and then we go to Operation Nightwatch ... http://vijyasellsseattle.com/blog/?p=71 I wanted to share this photo and story of one of my friends - Dr. Darin Collins is a veterinarian at Woodland Park Zoo. I met Darin last year at the Prosthetics Outreach Foundation auction when he and his partner bought my Mom's Gujarati Thali dinner last year. We threw an ... http://vijyasellsseattle.com/blog/?p=352 For several years now, the members of Emerald City Business & Professional Women (ECBPW) stuff 300 Christmas stockings for the homeless women served by Angeline House - a women's day shelter in the Belltown neighborhood. This year is no different. The stockings are filled with toiletries, socks, gloves, and goodies. Their ... http://vijyasellsseattle.com/blog/?p=72 This classic 4 bedroom (3 on main level!) Wallingford Craftsman offers timeless style in one of Seattle’s most popular neighborhoods. Front sitting porch with architectural details leads into handsome formal living and dining rooms with matching distressed painted wood mantle and built-ins. Beautiful refinished hardwoods, traditional millwork, high ceilings, fireplace ... http://vijyasellsseattle.com/blog/?p=283