Download - Window on Wasaga - December 2005
for The Mugshotz continues to be a fulfilling
part of my life. We’ve graduated to some of the
larger clubs in the area and it’s more fun than
we should be allowed to have at our ages.
We managed to squeeze in a few family
journeys between sales
this past year. The girls
were able to experience
the magic of Disney
World for the first time,
and learned that Captain
Hook is just as scary up
close. We were relieved
to see that “It’s a Small
World” also translates
to all small children suffering melt-downs at
about the same time of
night regardless of race,
creed or colour.
In the fall, we joined
Mary in a wonderful
weekend as she reunited with the five women
she once canoed the Arctic Ocean with back in
1991. I met her at the end of that journey in
Inuvik, N.W.T. and we’ve been a team ever
since. As I approach ten years with RE/MAX, I am
truly grateful that many of you remain in close
contact. One of the more
difficult parts of being a
realtor is that in spite of my
best intentions, I don’t keep in
touch as much as I’d like. So
if we aren’t able to call or see
you in the near future, believe
me when I say that you are in
our hearts as the days march
past—and would love to hear from you.
May winter delights brighten
your world, your home and
your heart.
C andy canes began as straight
white sticks of
sugar candy used to decorate the Christmas
trees. A choirmaster at
Cologne Cathedral
decided have the ends bent to depict a shepherd's
crook and he would pass
them out to the children to keep them quiet during
the services. It wasn't until
about the 20th century that candy canes acquired
their red stripes.
How long will a candy
cane last? "Forever, probably," says Jimmy
Lindsey of Bobs Candies.
As long as they are kept dry and the
temperature
doesn't get too hot, a
candy cane
makes the perfect
addition to that time capsule.
Nearly 2 billion candy
canes are made each year - enough to stretch from
Santa Claus, Ind., to
North Pole, Alaska, and
back 32 times.
Compiled for happy clients by:
Bruce Johnson, ABR Sales Representative
Mary Johnson Assistant
RE/MAX of Wasaga Beach Inc.
1263 Mosley St., Box 490 Wasaga Beach, ON L9Z 1A5
email: [email protected]
www.thehomehunt.com Tel: 705-429-4500 ext. 226
Fax: 705-429-4019
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A nybody notice that another year just zipped by? I
distinctly recall older friends and family
members telling me years ago that time begins to
fly when you advance in age and it really flies by when
you have children. So here I sit at 41,
with two fantastic
daughters under the
age of five—and
time now seems to
be on a high-speed
train. And everyone
I know speaks the
same way. So why
can’t we North
Americans slow
down? I just returned from Costa
Rica, a place where
the pace of life
seems dictated not
by watches but by
the path of the sun.
Watching the daily migration of monkeys moving to and
from the beaches and hearing the soothing sound of
waves on the beach erases all stress. Why can’t WE live
like that? We have sun. We have waves landing on the
beach. Is it the monkeys??? I continue to love helping people buy and sell property,
and try to be living proof that you can live in North
America and still
“work to live” rather
than “live to work.”
Holly and Joss keep
us living in the
moment, beginning
with the morning ritual
of “I’m hungry!” and
ending with the nightly
ritual of “Please go to bed now. Please.
Daddy will buy you a
pony someday if you
just go to bed.”
When the girls are
finally tucked in for
the night, playing bass ~Bruce~
Happy Holidays! From our igloo to yours...
Joss, Mary, Bruce and Holly at Blue Mountain
Published by Bruce Johnson, Sales Representative, RE/MAX of Wasaga Beach Inc. Not intended to solicit properties currently listed.
MLS Statistics for the Georgian Triangle
November 2005 November 2004
Listings Sales Average Sale Listings Sales Average Sale
Area Month YTD Month YTD Month Year Month YTD Month YTD Month Year
Clearview 25 329 13 147 $242,492 $241,975 14 254 7 135 $326,629 $253,712
Collingwood 42 512 18 296 $241,547 $218,166 28 462 21 281 $172,710 $203,528
Town of the Blue Mountains
28 343 13 134 $441,262 $406,018 26 330 21 176 $286,443 $342,561
Tiny 4 90 2 38 $253,750 $207,800 4 72 3 27 $223,000 $214,600
Wasaga Beach 40 883 29 420 $214,726 $213,507 46 782 42 434 $225,500 $203,055
RE/MAX of Wasaga Beach Inc. Independently Owned and Operated
Bruce Johnson, ABR Sales Representative 1263 Mosley Street (Box 490)
Wasaga Beach, ON L9Z 1A5 email: [email protected] website: www.thehomehunt.com (705) 429-4500 ext. 226
Some Holiday Smiles...
How does Santa Claus take pictures? With a North Pole-aroid camera.
What happens if you eat the Christmas decorations? You get tinsel-itus! What do vampires put on their turkey at Christmas? Grave-y! What do you get if you cross an apple with a Christmas tree? A pineapple! If athletes get athlete's foot, what do elves get? Mistle-toes!
Why does Santa have 3 gardens? So he can ho-ho-ho. What do you get when you cross an archer with a gift-wrapper? Ribbon hood.
How do you know if there is a reindeer in your refrigerator? The hoof prints in the butter! What does Frosty the Snowman
take when he gets sick? A chill pill.
What happened when Santa's cat swallowed a ball of yarn? She had mittens.
Friends or family moving soon?
Have them give Bruce a call at (705) 429-4500.