Linking Your Way to a Better Home

The internet provides an endless variety of resources for just about everything. I enjoy visiting a group of forums known as That Home Site and The Gardenweb. They are for the most part intelligently written and well-moderated while maintaining the original "color" of the contributors. Here are some links that will help you buy, sell, build, decorate, landscape and enjoy your home.

Buying and Selling Homes: Get some preliminary info from pros and private citizens alike, on how to select a Realtor, how to price your home, how or whether to stage your home and securing a mortgage. One caveat: Many contributors on this site seem to be anti-Realtor. I like to think it's because they're still looking for a GOOD Realtor. I could recommend someone. :o)

Apartment Living: A forum devoted exclusively to the issues of apartment living.

Home Decorating: Get advice on decorating and share your personal experiences.

Kitchens: Stories and advice related to renovating, decorating and maintaining kitchens. Which eventually leads to.....

Cooking: Contributors share stories about using their new kitchens. Plenty of recipes and food-related stories here, as well. After you've spruced up your home's interior, head outside to.....

Gardenweb Forums: Hundreds of forums devoted to gardening categorized by region, type of plant, size of gardening space, season and personal plant favorites. When you just want to sit back and vegetate for a while (ha!), put on your best sundress or searsucker suit and click on.....

The Garden Party: The oldest forums at That Home Site and The Gardenweb were created approximately 13 years ago. Back then, contributors were expected to stay on-topic within each category. Over time, on-line friendships formed and discussions about this-and-that "broke out." The Garden Party forum was created by the webmaster as a place where contributors could talk about whatever they wanted. You never know what someone will post. It is almost always enjoyable. It is even sometimes informative. My own favorites are posted by a Nebraska native whose user name is Gandle. Lovely, warm vignettes of home and family life in rural Nebraska.