July 30, 2009

Team Jack Conway ends this year's softball season 15-2

Posted to Kim Herget-Jardim

Wait, I mean 2-15…

What a year. It all started with Dodgeball back in January and suddenly I’m involved in all these sports. I feel like a kid again.

Now back in the day I was like the Jacoby Ellsbury of my softball team. But I quickly learned after my first few games with the Hingham Women’s Softball League that I’m Jacoby no more. I played a lot of right field and mostly batted last. But I loved it. I loved the exercise, I loved the competition and mostly I loved hopping onto this team of women who have been playing together for years.

I also had a chance to sponsor the team which was good for me and good for Jack Conway. Here’s a picture of my team:

If you know someone who enjoys the sporty side of life and they’re considering a move into the area, tell them to call me at 781-424-9097 or email me at kjardim@jackconway.com- I’d be happy to introduce them to the area and help them enter the social scene by way of sports on the South Shore.

Posted by:Kim Herget-Jardim


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July 21, 2009

Wessagusset Beach

Posted to Kristen Morse

Real estate south of Boston is always exciting, filled with interesting history and beautiful vistas. I was feeling cooped up by 4 p.m. while covering the office Sunday, when I got a call from a former customer whose cousin wanted to see a listing in Weymouth at Wessagusset Beach. “I’ll meet you there at 5:30,” I said, anxious to see the ocean.

I quickly printed out lots of information, enclosed it with the buyer packet I give to all my new customers to help them understand the whole process, (thus more referrals!) and off I went to enjoy being outside on a beautiful summer evening at the beach!

En route to the seaside area about 10 miles from my office, I once again passed the birthplace of First Lady Abigail Adams, wife of Pres. John Adams and mother of 6th Pres. John Quincy Adams; it’s on my long list of places I want to stop and visit one day. I think of her writing letters to John, perhaps from this house, while he was in Philadelphia, and how long they took to get there. Tonight I email my son in Philadephia and hit send. History!

Down the street, across one traffic light, and in a few moments I was looking onto the Boston skyline and Boston Harbor, sailboats, sun bathers, and people out enjoying the beautiful summer day. I never tire of this, remembering how as a child in Syracuse, NY, I dreamed to one day see the ocean! It’s great to be needed by customers!!!!!!!!

My young buyer and his family looked at the house, we discussed its pros and cons, and what they needed that this particular house did not offer. It gave us a good base to start an active search and they are looking forward to seeing several others in this wonderful, sought-after neighborhood that is a little known secret of the south shore, as shown in photo.

If you need help getting started, I look forward to hearing from you anytime by email at kmorse@jackconway.com or phone 781-799-7651. Or simply log onto my website at www.KristenMorseRealtor.com. Those photos on my website I took while with clients along the Esplanade in Boston and others in Scituate at the lighthouse. Together we will decide the best town and area for you to settle into and enjoy. I love it here and am so lucky to be a Realtor ® and your tour guide!

Posted By: Kristen Morse


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July 13, 2009

Single Family Homes - Mid Year Tallies for Norwell, MA July 9, 2009 from MLS

Posted to Kristen Morse

Tallies are in for the end of June 2009, and I’d like to share some of these statistics with you.

76 Homes currently on the market range from $199,900 to $3,395,000.

9 Homes Under Agreement range from $249,900 to $999,900.

13 Homes Sold during June 2009 range from $225,000 to $1,327,500.

42 Homes Sold during first six months of 2009 range from $225,000 to $1,800,000.

92 Homes Sold in 2008 range from $300,000 to $3,009,000.

Higher priced homes are most often on the North River, but you can find a quaint spot like I have in my 1920 Craftsman House that was built for a summer getaway, with wonderful woods & fabulous gardens to enjoy, for much less money! If you don’t mind uneven floors or granite walls in your basement, that is.

We have lots to offer here in Norwell, capes and colonials in neighborhood settings, retreat lots, or custom build your own home! Need a lot to build on? Email kmorse@jackconway.com or phone me at 781-799-7651 and I’ll send you lots that are for sale in Norwell or any other town you are interested in. Photo of river land property with 4+ acres is $2,200,000 in a dreamy setting.

I am tops in Sales & Listings once again in our Norwell office because I offer great service. Please email me with any questions you have on real estate data or points of interest. It’s a click of a button to give you updated information that is in our MLS and your questions keep me on my toes, so feel free to pick my brain; you are not bothering me.

Posted By: Kristen Morse


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July 13, 2009

First Fridays: Scituate Style

Posted to Mary Kennedy Dean

I grew up in a household where First Fridays meant an hour’s mass at St. Mary of the Nativity Church in Scituate Harbor, the first Friday of each month. You received grace and indulgences if you completed seven consecutive First Fridays. I received those graces and indulgences several times over. That tradition remains, but there is a new First Friday tradition in Scituate Harbor. Each first Friday of the month, Scituate merchants throw open their doors to welcome guests…buyers or not…to their stores on Front Street from 6 to 8 pm.

Now Scituate is at it’s finest during the summer, but the Harbor merchants inaugurated the First Friday Open House tradition in November. November is not what one would call Scituate’s finest hour: Cold, damp, maybe a threat of snow. Nasty East Wind! And yet the merchants lit their lights, poured plentiful glasses of wine, served their finest cheeses and threw open their doors to welcome “locals” to just come in and visit. And the locals did! November was great. December was a caroling success and January, the dreaded bottom of the winter, drew a crowd whose boots were snow encrusted, but the merchants insisted: “don’t worry, come in have a glass of wine”.

This is the magic of the Scituate Community and the spirit, which makes it so beloved to its residents. New residents, old residents, townies and natives extend warm welcome to each other and offer a sincere sense of community. And that also apply to all those who move to the town. Scituate offers it all: warm welcomes, beauty, a wonderful school system, SIX official, life-guarded beaches, a harbor full of terrific restaurants…well I could go on and on. If you get a chance, drive down to Scituate any “First Friday” of the month; park your car and walk along Front Street. At the pier, get a glimpse of the fishing fleet in for the night, possibly still unloading the day’s catch. Check out the view of the lighthouse across the harbor; built in the early the 1800s and still beaming out a warning light. If you hear a canon shot, it is emanating from the yacht Club, which is announcing the “sun is over the yardarm’’! Head down Front Street and stop at the unique shops and enjoy the welcome from Scituate merchants, have a glass of wine and chat with others enjoying the evening. Stroll a little further up the street and check the windows at Jack Conway & Co., at 80 Front Street. The windows features pictures and descriptions of 30 properties listed by Jack Conway, priced from the mid-$300,000 to over $2,000,000! Give me a call at 781-545-4100; I would love to show you any of these properties, as well as give you a “native’s” view of the town I love! And don’t forget First Fridays!

Posted By: Mary Dean


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July 07, 2009

4th of July in Boston

Posted to Kristen Morse

Boston & the 4th of July, the perfect time for family & friends to visit, so much to see & do. A grey, misty day on July 3rd was perfect for a picnic at Fort Warren on George’s Island and a fun packed few hours with much to explore, great views of the harbor and skyline and a nice little boat ride . For more information visit www.bostonislands.com. A great day trip for your list of Things To Do!


Posted By: Kristen Morse


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July 07, 2009

SUMMER AT LAST

Posted to Barbara Cox

Summer is here at last in Scituate. It’s the beginning of July and the Sun has finally come out. Hopefully the rain has ended. As I sit in my office at Jack Conway Realtors in Scituate Harbor I can observe that our sleepy little town is now bustling with people. The harbor is filled with boats. The line at Maria’s Sub Shop is out the door.

I am sure that it has been like this for many years. The transformation from a quiet fishing village to bustling summer destination. At the turn of the last century a group of Impressionist Artists arrived in town to paint scenes of the Cliffs and the North River. There is a great show now at the Pierre Menard Gallery @ 10 Arrow Street in Cambridge. ‘Scenes from Vagabondia: Giverny to Scituate’. This show features artists who lived in Scituate in the late 19th century, Thomas Buford Meteyard and Dawson Dawson-Watson being the two most prominent members of this group who were based at Meteyard’s house on Meeting House Hill, a stone house that still stands today. People familiar with Scituate will enjoy seeing the beautiful and familiar landscapes of First Cliff, the North River and Peggotty Beach, just to name a few. For more information go to www.pierremenardgallery.com .

Come discover the ahh factor of living in Scituate, where you can find anything from a small cottage by the sea to a spacious three thousand sq. ft home. Our prices start in the $200,000’s to $2,000,000 plus. I would love to show you my Scituate and all the surrounding areas. Call me at 781-545-4100 or email bcox@jackconway.com.

Posted by:Barbara Cox


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July 03, 2009

The Third of July- Part 3

Posted to Kim Herget-Jardim

What is it about the Third of July that makes Brant Rock such a cool place to be?

Some would say the party-hopping. Some might say the Venus or even the presence of Marshfield Policemen on bike patrol.

I’d say the number one reason why Brant Rock is THE place to be on the third of July is the fireworks.

It happens just after dusk that you have this mass exodus of people swarming from the neighborhoods behind Brant Rock Beach to meet at the seawall and enjoy the fireworks. I’m not talking about an organized display which can be oh so predictable. I’m talking about a frenzy of amateur fireworks. Fireworks lit off by locals who risked their life to smuggle them into the state because they love their country. Or maybe they just love their family and friends and they want to show them a good time.

Either way, it is a fabulous display. The first time my friend Jim came down to enjoy the fireworks he said to me, and I quote. “Hands down best fireworks experience of my life.”

By the way, I just want to slip this in here…Jim is my friend and my web designer. So Jim, if you’re reading this I’d like to say thanks, man. Thanks for working so hard to create a site that suits me.

The site is titled The House Kim Found Me and it’s scheduled to launch last month. HA! And by no fault of Jim’s. Sorry Jim…you’ve been so patient.

But anyway, back to the fireworks. As you sit and watch the fireworks from the seawall, you do feel a sense of caution. You do wonder, “Who are those guys lighting off fireworks down there? And how much have they had to drink today?”

But it’s so exhilirating it’s worth every risk. And I have never in my 30 years of enjoying fireworks on that beach seen anybody get seriously hurt.

If you’ve never seen it, you really should check it out some time. Get there at dusk. Take a seat on the seawall and wait for it. You won’t be disappointed.

Posted by:Kim Herget-Jardim


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