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Our 20/20 vision and hope for the New Year.

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There is no Planet B We must energize Plan A for Action to make the one planet we have safe and productive for future generations; with job creation not loss; with higher, not lower standards of living.

All over the world, No Planet B is an increasingly heard call for action. We will answer the call and make climate change a voting issue now.

Science tells us we must do more to move towards a low carbon/no carbon future, but we’re TREADING WATER. Why? Because there is no political price to be paid for opposing action. We are fighting to change the political dynamic and make climate a voting issue in 2020. Mike Berners-Lee wrote a book “There is no planet B”. A handbook for the make or break years. Written about finding ways to make life better than it is now. Sustaining life on a habitable planet isn’t only about solar panels and wind turbines, in his view, but about whether humanity can become better and wiser in time to avoid a climate catastrophe. A book worth reading. Also visit: www.noplanetb.org

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How To Win Our journey into veganism began a couple years ago when our daughter had us watch a Netflix film “Cowspiracy”. The movie exposed us to the cruelty and horror of animal farming and the dairy industries.

So we began the vegan journey and now are more focused on whole food plant based eating.

We are inspired to make a happier and healthier planet for ourselves and our children by combining real estate with sustainable living solutions.

Your comments and ideas are always welcome!

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A referral from you would mean a lot.

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Drawing Feb. 29th.

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Good Luck and Thank You!

2020 TEAM WEBSTER NOT INTENDED TO SOLICIT ALREADY LISTED PROPERTIES. INFORMATION HERE WITHIN IS NOT WARRANTED.

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Team Webster knows staging.

Bold accent wall

What if we said giving a room character, flair and a “wow” factor could be as easy as transforming one single wall? Well, here’s the good news: it is! Accent walls are one of the best not-so-secret tricks to taking any room to the next level.

An accent wall will instantly up level your décor and make it look more designer. Team Webster can show you many options to choose from that will accommodate any budget and some can be easily done by the homeowner.

Consider these two pictures of Team Webster listings. If you have been wanting to do something bold and dramatic in your space but don’t want to commit to too much drama, an accent wall is the perfect compromise. A dash of a vibrant color on one wall will infuse a lot of personality into the room. If you find that you don’t like it after living with it for a while, it’s easy to paint over it. So, the commitment isn’t too daunting.

Our guidance will help you sell faster!

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Selling in 2020,

what is our hope and vision: Let’s wait till Spring.

...I’m not sure.

If you want to sell your home but plan to wait until after 2020, this year may be the better option. Several economists expect some type of recession to occur in 2020 or by 2021. So, without a crystal ball, now is better.

Whether you believe the recession is imminent or a long way off, real estate patterns will continue to operate on a cycle of their own with a lower inventory, low-ish interest rates and a growing number of millenials entering the real estate market. This could lead us from a seller’s market to a buyer’s market with a period of balance in between.

There is no doubt about it: any

Now!

How ‘bout after the elections.

housing market has its ups and downs. It doesn’t seem that there’s anything on the horizon that’s going to cause a big spike in home prices or increase demand dramatically.

Talk with us about your house and the local market conditions that exist today. Most likely we will continue to have fewer homes for buyers to choose from...unless supply and demand will become more balanced in 2020 with more sellers opting for sooner rather than later to sell their homes. The good news is we can guide you to making your home the house buyers will want to buy.

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STAGING OR REMODELING TIP:

Vegan alternative to mac & cheese:

Butternut Squash Macaroni “Cheeze” Ingredients: 2 cups peeled and diced butternut squash 1/4 cup soy milk or any unsweetened plant milk 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil or water 4 tbsp nutritional yeast 1 tsp onion powder 1 tbsp lemon juice 1/2 tsp garlic powder 7 oz pasta of your choice 1 or 1 1/2 tsp sea salt Fresh parsley for garnish (optional) Instructions: Steam the butternut squash for about 10 minutes or until it’s soft. We place a steamer basket in a pot, add some water and when it’s boiling we add the squash and cook it over medium-high heat. You can also boil or roast it.

Place the steamed squash in a blender with the rest of the ingredients (except the pasta) and blend until smooth.

Cook the pasta according to package directions. We don’t add any salt, but it’s up to you! Cook the pasta while you’re steaming the squash, that way you’ll save some time.

Mix the pasta and the sauce in the pot.

We love to add some fresh parsley on top, even bread crumbs, but it’s optional. I have put kale into pasta pot during last minute of cooking.

Store it in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 4 days or even freeze it. You can reheat this amazing dish, but add some milk because the sauce probably will be so thick.

This has become one of our family favorites!

Need to refresh your yellowed rings or touch up marks around your recessed lighting:

GOOF RINGS The solution when staging a home to sell or remodeling your home for your own enjoyment.

You can even purchase on Amazon.com

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New Listing Outstanding brick-front townhome

on tree-lined street provides greater value than current new construction!

Impeccably maintained, thoughtfully designed and a beautiful urban style. First floor foyer has handsome

wood laminate floors that continue up the stairs to the second floor with a spectacular open floor plan and sunlit oversized windows. Expansive living/dining rooms are adjacent

to the kitchen with 42 in. maple cabinets, center island with seating, pantry, tile backsplash, breakfast

nook and sliders to a composite deck with privacy walls. The whole floor is fantastic for entertaining. Third floor master suite boasts custom floor to ceiling contemporary wainscotting on one wall, walk-in closet, and double door entry to large master bath. Award winning Appoquinimink Schools. This is a wonderful home.

444 Toftrees Drive, Middletown, DE PRICE: $260,000

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Selling your home?

How a Team Webster seller got the best bang for their buck.

These sellers started off working with Team Webster as buyers to purchase a “fixer upper� that they could make the home their own.

However, they were currently living outside of the country, so we toured area homes using Facetime until we found this bank owned home without a kitchen, no deck, missing flooring, missing shower heads, etc...perfect!

It looked kind of depressing and the wife reminded me she wanted a beautiful kitchen...being a former kitchen designer I told her I would put together a plan.

You can go on-line these days and see all kinds of reports and studies that show what remodeling project is best. What is best, in my opinion, is what is best for the house. As

compared with other homes in the neighborhood and the current local market conditions.

Creating a modern-looking and functional kitchen will more than just add value to your home: it can add enjoyment of everyday activities like cooking, entertaining friends and sharing meals with family. Potential buyers see the intrinsic value of this kind of upgrade. And most of those reports say a kitchen remodel can recoup 75% or more of the cost.

With no deck and the sliders on the side of the house, the decision to build a wraparound deck offered unique design solution. The cost of adding a deck can also recoup 75% of the cost. And the third

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renovation requirement was new flooring...what does every buyer look for...hardwoods!

Two years later we got a call. Hey guys, guess what...we must sell! What we said? You have only been in the house two years. Typically, you need five or more years to recoup the most money, but then you have a job transfer and life dictates you move on.

They cleaned the windows, touched up some paint, we decluttered, staged and took great pictures. Began social media marketing, email blasts, printed literature and booked the

open house. The listing price was $400,000. A buyer came to the open house and told me “if that kitchen looked as good in person as the pictures on-line, she was buying the house”. She put in a full price offer!

So, let’s review how the sellers did with their renovations. The home was purchased for $276,500. They estimated $75,000 for renovations.

An offer of $400,000; however, the bank appraisal came in at $387,000.

Sold. Our sellers were very happy.

Home sold in a day for a profit and they flew off to new adventures.

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and wildlife habitat is a sacred trust.

Maple Farm Sanctuary is an animal sanctuary providing lifelong homes for abused, abandoned and unwanted farmed animals while promoting veganism and respect for all life through public information. My sister Cheri and

her husband Jim run the sanctuary and have taken in a fraction of the billions of farmed animals that are bought, sold, tormented and slaughtered by the meat, dairy and fur industries.

At Maple Farm Sanctuary, they strive to treat both humans and non-humans as individuals who are worthy of compassion and respect, and pursue a vegan diet and a non-violent lifestyle and where their stewardship of 120 acres of beautiful Massachusetts farmland

At Maple Farm Sanctuary they have made a special commitment to serve animals whose lot in life is especially difficult. The original dairy farm has been in Jim’s family and they once raised and sent to slaughter animals as a means of making a living. As a result of a profound change of consciousness, Jim and Cheri

now choose to see the world and animals in a very different light.

Please visit: www.maplefarmsanctuary.org Maybe sponsor a farm animal or subscribe to their newsletter.

And if you are on a trip schedule a tour (email: info@ maplefarmsanctuary.org) the farm animals are wonderful.

Oh, tell them Jay sent you!

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Vinegar and baking soda kill germs just as well, clean better and cost less than toxic commercial cleaners.

Baking soda and vinegar are the only products you’ll ever need to clean just about anything from

Working with people to buy or sell a home can be the best experience.

your bathroom, kitchen, floors and windows to peed mattresses.

Baking soda and vinegar are: 1. Non-Toxic 2. Clean Better 3. Kill Germs Just as Well.

4. Cheaper 5. More Environmentally Friendly For the complete story and benefits go to: https://returntonow. net/2018/06/20/bakingsoda-and-vinegar/

After selling Joe and Lisa’s home in West Grove, PA it was time to find their “forever” home. Forever homes have big wish lists. With commitment, determination and patience we can make it happen. They just settled on their wonderful new home.

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We could have never done it without you.

Appreciate your guidance, your wisdom, your experience and most of all your patience and friendship. It was a long bumpy road. . .we will never forget how much you both have done for us. We look forward to having you over when the house comes together for a wonderful VEGAN diner to celebrate” - Joe and Lisa It takes a collective team and this time it included: Primary Residential Mortgage: Nick Duonnolo TMK Inspections: Tom Kucera Title Company: Madison Settlement Services When you work with the best, you can deliver the best.

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What’s your 2020 sustainability resolution?

Moving to protect sea animals, wildlife and humans from the effects of litter, Delaware bans plastic bags for large stores beginning in Jan. 2021.

BRING YOUR

BAG, OR OURS!

Call for our FREE Canvas Resuable Bag 302-375-5660

Environmentalists say that one of the best things you can do for the planet is to stop consuming animal products. That means no dairy either. Ideally, you would not buy leather goods either. Practically speaking, it is enough to go meatless much of the time, at least several meals a week. Try soy-based and almond-based alternatives to milk. Whatever food you buy, try to buy local and organic food. While the health and environmental benefits of buying organic are somewhat in dispute, the value of buying locally or regionally is not.

Last year we planted our first backyard garden and discovered it takes more than seeds and dirt and water! We also learned critters are not into sharing ... a lot to learn.

If anyone has thoughts or ideas we would love to learn and share. Maybe there are community gardens in the area people can be a part of or even start a community garden. How we eat and what we eat is our 2020 sustainability resolution; what is yours?

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What’s my home worth.

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RESTAURANTS HoneyGrow 58 E. Main Street, Newark, DE 302-318-6964 honeygrow.com Cafe 67 (Newark Natural Foods Coop) Newark Shopping Center 302-368-5894 newarknaturalfoods.com

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ARTS / ENTERTAINMENT and FUN STUFF

SAT, FEB 22 7:30-9:00 PM NEWARK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Chamber Concert, John Rutter’s “Magnificat” and Bassoon Solist Newark United Methodist Church Tickets: www.newarksymphony.org WINTER SPRING NEWARK AREA ACTIVITIES GUIDE www.newarkde.gov/play FRI, MAR 13 8:00-10:00 PM LONGWOOD GARDENS Organ Series: Peter Richard Conte and Polyphonia Tickets: www.longwoodgardens.org

Daily Veg (Healthy Kitchen) 5335B Limestone Rd., Wilmington 302-635-7047 dailyveg.com 100% plant based.

Drop Squad Kitchen 928 Justison St., Wilmington, DE 302-984-2773 www.facebook.com/ dropsquadkitchen/ Home Grown Cafe (Local Flavor) 126 E. Main St., Newark, DE 302-266-6993 homegrowncafe.com Masala Kitchen 110 N. Dupont Hwy, New Castle, DE 302-544-6979 masalakitchen.net Roots Natural Kitchen 129 E. Main St., Newark, DE 302-273-2620 rootsnaturalkitchen.com V-Trap Kitchen & Lounge 607 N. Lincoln St., Wilmington, DE 302-656-1595 vtrapkitchen.com Viva Bowls 280 E. Main St., Newark, DE 302-533-6287 vivabowlsde.com

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GROCERIES

CHARITIES

Newark Natural Foods Coop Newark Shopping Center 302-368-0895 newarknaturalfoods.com

Chenoa Manor - Animal Sanctuary 733 Glen Willow Rd., Avondale chenoamanor.org

Food. Family. Home. Since 1967

Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research 170 Possum Hollow Rd., Newark 302-737-9543 tristatebird.org

Newark Farmers Market 2515 Kirkwood Hwy, Newark 302-894-0895 defarmersmarket.com Harvest Market - Natural Foods 7414 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin, DE 302-234-6779 harvestmarketnaturalfoods.com LOCAL SHOPPING Grass Roots (Gift Shop) 93 E. Main St., Newark, DE 302-453-9751 grassrootsonlineshopping.com Extraordinary Items For Unique People.

Rainbow Records 218 E. Main St., Newark, DE 302-368-7738 rainbowrecordsde.com Buy. Sell. Trade.

Goodwill Newark Shopping Center 302-453-1430 ON-LINE SHOPPING tentree.com What you wear matter.

Planting tree programs. allveganworld.com Get cool gear. Help save animals.

It’s a win-win! A Delaware company. sybariticbags.com Animal friendly designer bags.

A Delaware company.

Member of the American Sanctuary Assoc.

If you’ve found an injured bird in Delware or a neighborhing state, please bring bird into our clinic as soon as possible.

Delaware SPCA 455 Stanton Christiana Rd., Newark 302-998-2281 delspca.org Give a Paw a Hand

Newark Bike Project 136 S. Main St., Newark, DE 302-525-6833 newarkbikeproject.org Promoting bicycling to the community of Newark, DE; two wheels at a time.

HEALTH Progressive Health of Delaware Concord Plaza, Quillen Building 3521 Silverside Road, Suite 2J Wilmington, DE 302-543-5454

Imagine primary care, guided by science and compassion. We seek to make each visit a life-changing experience.

progressivehealthproject.com Project: Your health. We can help you reverse disease and be halthy ever after.

Karen Smith, RD, CDE Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator, Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Food for Life Instructor.

302-383-9713 Change Your Food. Change Your Health.

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Service Areas: Avondale, PA Bear, DE Cecil County, MD Chadds Ford Township, PA Chester County, PA Delaware County, PA Dover, DE Elkton, MD Glasgow, Newark, DE Hockessin, DE

Kennett Square, PA Kent County, DE Landenberg, PA Lincoln University, PA New Garden, PA New London, PA Middletown, DE New Castle County, DE New Castle, DE Newark, DE

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