Menlo Park

#428 – 4th of July Parades – Silicon Valley

by The Dawn Thomas Team on June 22, 2011

Independence-Day-parades-in-Menlo-Park-Santa-Clara-Morgan-Hill-and-San-Jose-California

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 [...]

{ 0 comments }

#420 – Sunset Celebration Weekend – Menlo Park

by The Dawn Thomas Team on June 3, 2011

Sunset-Magazine-Celebration-Weekend

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 [...]

{ 0 comments }

#388 – Menlo-Atherton Academy of Contemporary Music

by The Dawn Thomas Team on March 21, 2011

Menlo-Atherton-Academy-of-Contemporary-Music

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 [...]

{ 0 comments }

Luxury Living for the Kids

by The Dawn Thomas Team on February 18, 2011

Luxury-Custom-Playhouse-Los-Altos-CA

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 [...]

{ 0 comments }

Make Your Home a Safer Place-The Real Solution

by The Dawn Thomas Team on January 26, 2011

Post image for Make Your Home a Safer Place-The Real Solution

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 [...]

{ 1 comment }

Make Your Home a Safer Place-Part 3

by The Dawn Thomas Team on January 25, 2011

Post image for Make Your Home a Safer Place-Part 3

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 [...]

{ 4 comments }

Make Your Home a Safer Place-Part 2

by The Dawn Thomas Team on January 24, 2011

Post image for Make Your Home a Safer Place-Part 2

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 [...]

{ 3 comments }

Make Your Home a Safer Place-Part 1

by The Dawn Thomas Team on January 23, 2011

Post image for Make Your Home a Safer Place-Part 1

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 [...]

{ 6 comments }