by The Dawn Thomas Team on June 22, 2011
Looking for a parade in Silicon Valley on the 4th of July? Here are four options to cheer the red, white and blue marching, rolling, sauntering, and sashaying through a neighborhood near you! Rose, White and Blue Parade - The Alameda Avenue, Santa Clara Parade through the Rose Garden neighborhood of San Jose, starting at [...]
by The Dawn Thomas Team on June 3, 2011
Step aside Martha Stewart! If there’s one magazine that has caused the most trouble in my household - it’s Sunset Magazine. Their Annual Sunset Celebration Weekend launches months of personal inspiration, perspiration, and domestic mayhem in my house. I catch the “Do It Yourself” fever every June when Sunset opens its doors for its annual [...]
by The Dawn Thomas Team on March 21, 2011
Music for Our Future. Now. The Menlo-Atherton Academy of Contemporary Music (MAACM) is a new project launched by two former Stanford colleagues, Dr. Jason Federmeyer and Dr. Alexander Sigman– featuring a semi-monthly series of concerts and workshops presented at the state-of-the-art Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center. This community-based organization offers exciting opportunities for Bay Area Peninsula [...]
by The Dawn Thomas Team on February 18, 2011
Luxury living is all about lifestyle. Yours. Your Children’s. A home currently on the market in Los Altos is a gorgeous Spanish villa featuring 8500 square feet of living space with an elevator, five fireplaces, a wine cellar, and an outdoor kitchen with an imported Italian pizza oven. And tucked away in the backyard is [...]
by The Dawn Thomas Team on January 26, 2011
aka: The Real Solution to Home Security Protecting your home, installing an expensive alarm system and/or security cameras are great. The investigators [from the police department] for our home burglary; however, told my husband and I that when they interview burglars who have been caught, the burglars know that there is approximately 5-10 minutes [...]
by The Dawn Thomas Team on January 25, 2011
9 More Things a Burglar Won’t Tell You: Sometimes, I carry a clipboard. I frequently pose as a magazine sales person. You’ve seen me–I’m the one carrying the duffle bag strolling up and down neighborhood streets. Sometimes I even dress like a lawn guy and carry a rake. I do my best to never, ever [...]
by The Dawn Thomas Team on January 24, 2011
Part 2 on Home Security–a bit of humor, but you’ll get the point! . . . . . . 13 Things Your Burglar Won’t Tell You: Of course I look familiar. I was here just last week cleaning your carpets, painting your shutters, or delivering your new refrigerator. Hey, thanks for letting me use the [...]
by The Dawn Thomas Team on January 23, 2011
Living the lifestyle that we do in the Silicon Valley is awesome, and I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else at this stage in my life. Goodness knows, I help many people make places like Los Altos, Palo Alto, Mountain View, Menlo Park, and other Silicon Valley cities their place to call, “Home.” The [...]