THE SCOOP
A Real Estate Blog from The Parkhill Team of Realtors
Our Team Is Growing!
The Parkhill Team Welcomes New Agent Rebecca Izzard We are thrilled to announce that we have grown our small family business to a three Agent team! On May 2, 2022, Realtors Jeff Park and Jessica Hill welcome Rebecca Izzard, a newly licensed Realtor, who has recently...
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Halloween 2020 – The Scariest Year Ever…
So, trick-or-treating will likely be pretty lame this year with many homes opting to not open their doors to the neighbourhood.. I think my kiddos will likely hit a few select neighbour friends houses and then turn in their candy for cleaning. (If the coffee crisp...
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Relocating During Covid-19
Wondering what it takes to make a move from the city during Covid-19? There is no surprise Peterborough and the Kawarthas has seen a large influx of buyers coming out of the GTA. This has been the case since 2017, but nothing has driven the demand as hard as the...
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Do Yourself a Favour, Use a Local Realtor!
With the spring season just around the corner, many Ontarians are eager to open up their family cottage and get back to making more memories. For a Realtor that focuses their business on cottage and rural properties, the spring season can be very busy, but can also be...
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Don’t get Cribfished Online: Swiping Right & Avoiding Heartbreak in Homebuying
Catfished - lure (someone) into a relationship by means of a fictional online persona. Cribfished – to lure (buyers) into a house by means of a too-good-to-be-true listing. While finding your next relationship online is convenient, the cost of this convenience comes...
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Trade Shows 2020
The Parkhill Team of Realtors in Peterborough & The Kawarthas | 2020 Trade Shows
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Cheddar Buns
Cheese buns are a lunchbox favourite for my kids. They tried store bought pizza buns, and didn't like the sauce. They tried the pizza like-garlic cheese buns from the bakery bin instead and thought they were just so-so. The plain cheese roll, they like. Damn picky...
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If you want your house to smell amazing, make these cinnamon buns
There were three ingredients that intimidated me before I studied Professional Baking in Culinary School: gelatin, fondant, and yeast.. And while I was able to successfully make panna cotta with unflavoured gelatin sheets in Culinary class, and I once or twice...
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Rekindling Old Friendships and Forging New Ones at the Cottage
It all began when my friend of 25+ years Luke, called me to ask if my son Ethan (6), and I would be interested in joining him and his son Chase (8), at their cottage in Parry Sound for a “boys only weekend”. I responded swiftly with “Absolutely”, and we pulled up our...
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Cooked Apples in the Summer Time
So, I typically make this recipe in the fall, and much like the ad for Frank's Red Hot, I put this *stuff* on everything.. But its Summertime, and I bought some local pork chops from my friend Anthony's locally grown food store, The Food Shop in downtown Peterborough...
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