Congratulations to a First Time Home Owner!

Good afternoon Wichita!

I love closing days. After weeks and sometimes months of planning, coordinating, negotiating, and formalizing, someone finally gets a new house. Today I had a closing for my friend and former co-worker, Mr. Price Reynard. Price is putting down roots in Wichita by buying his first home, in plenty of time to reap the benefits of the government tax credit.

I found Price a home just a few minutes away from his job, and he knew it was the place for him the first time he saw it. I have to say, from that point on, the purchase process was pretty painless! It's great when everybody involved in a transaction is reasonably fair-minded and reliable. Here's a picture of Price in his brand new front yard. . . Congratulations to him!

Caffe Moderne

Good Morning Wichita! (And my readers from back east!)

A close friend of mine has a hot date tonight. Looking for ideas, he asked me "Where would you want to go, if someone was taking you out on a Wednesday night?" After some consideration, I recommended Caffe Moderne in Old Town.

Cafe Moderne is one of my FAVORITE places to eat in Wichita. First of all, it's beautiful inside. It's small and intimate, and somehow manages to be elegant and quaint at the same time. The staff is friendly and casual, and if you frequent the place it's pretty easy to get to know them. The food is GREAT, I can't get enough of it. The menu is short but packs an impressive variety of sandwiches, quiche, soups, and salads. There's a separate room just for Caffe Moderne's getalo and sorbetto, and I find that I always have room for just a LITTLE dessert when I'm there ;-)

For what it's worth, I also think the bartender at Caffe Moderne makes the best Lemon Drop martini in Wichita, so if you're out in Old Town tonight, you should check it out!

Have a great day! (And send my buddy good vibes for his date!)

Great Pet-Sitting in Wichita

Hello Wichita!

My husband and I have two cats,

Mort:


and Suki:


When we go out of town, which is fairly often, I like to know that our furry friends are being looked after. So I call Melinda Collins, owner of Paws for Care. Paws for Care is a great local pet sitting company. Melinda is an animal lover and pet owner herself, and she takes great care of all her little charges. I highly recommend Paws for Care to any pet owner! Check out their website (linked above) for more information.