Author Archives: Mirjam de Rijk

About Mirjam de Rijk

Growing up in the Netherlands, it was never a dream to even go on vacation in the USA. However we ended up moving from Eindhoven(Netherlands) to CA in 1997 and I truly love living in Sonoma County/CA. It is a great place to live. Real Estate is a part of my life, it's great to be able to help people during a transition in their life. It can be challenging at times, there is never a dull moment and always ongoing education as to the changes in the Real Estate industry. But that makes it interesting. The variety of Sonoma County as well as the different types of properties/locations make Sonoma County truly a fun place to live and to work.

The best brownies in town.

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Mirjam de Rijk

Moving to a new area is a busy time. A lot of changes, finding your way around town and finding your favorite stores. Time for comfort food. Brownies is a great comfort food, but not just any brownie, only the … Continue reading →

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Movie time in Sonoma County

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Mirjam de Rijk

Over time Sonoma County has been a popular spot to film movies. A few Alfred Hitchcock movies were set in Sonoma County. The movie Shadow of a Doubt is mostly filmed in the JC area in Santa Rosa. Since it … Continue reading →

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Shopping for wine – Bottlebarn

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Mirjam de Rijk

Besides the fact that Sonoma County is a great place to visit wineries and taste their wines in the tasting room, there is also a great local store to buy wines: Bottlebarn. It’s located in an industrial area in North … Continue reading →

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Working from home

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Mirjam de Rijk

A lot of people work from home, that works great up to a point: you either need to meet with clients or simply want to get out of the house every so often. Renting an office space is not a … Continue reading →

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Bounty of Sonoma County, local fruit and veggies year round

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Mirjam de Rijk

Sonoma County, as is often the case with coastal counties in California, has a great degree of climatic variation and numerous, often very different, micro climates. Santa Rosa has a Mediterranean climate with cool, wet winters and warm, mostly dry … Continue reading →

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Sonoma County – Wine Country

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Mirjam de Rijk

Last weekend there was a special event at Windsor Oaks Vineyards. Windsor Oaks Vineyards sits on a beautiful property of 710 acres. Appr. 250 acres are planted with grapes, the remaining is dedicated to ‘Forever Wild Open Space’. The drive … Continue reading →

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Sonoma County and Living ‘Green’

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Mirjam de Rijk

As Kermit sang: it’s not easy being green. But it seems easier in Sonoma County. Daily Acts is a local organization who’s vision is to provide sustainability education and media, and thus help people to harness the significant impact of simple … Continue reading →

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Graton – off the beaten path

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Mirjam de Rijk

Graton is not necessary the first place that comes to mind when going out for dinner or lunch. It’s a small unincorporated town just north of Sebastopol. After a super recommendation  from a friend for Underwood Restaurant we finally went … Continue reading →

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Shopping for Groceries – go local

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Mirjam de Rijk

This week I was showing property in Sebastopol and by coincidence -sort of- ended up looking for a certain type of noodles at Pacific Market in Sebastopol. Could not find the noodles I was looking for – was a long … Continue reading →

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Boot Camp, great way to meet people

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Mirjam de Rijk

Sonoma County’s climate allows for a lot of great out door activities. Recently a friend invited me to come to a bootcamp. LifeFit Boot Camp is a local company, the 2 founders Jaron and Jeff wanted to do something different … Continue reading →

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