Retirement

Well folks,  I have resigned from Coldwell Banker United Realtors.  I will miss seeing the friends that I made while working there.  I will always have an interest in real estate and I will continue to renew my license every year for a while.  I don’t know if I will ever go back into the [...]

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Traveling To Idaho

May 6, 2011 we began a trip to Idaho to visit my sister-in- law.  No one, who knows me, could imagine me driving a 30 foot motor home to Statesville let alone all the way across the country!  Because of health problems my husband cannot see well enough to drive at this time so it [...]

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Waterfront Homes at Lake Norman

  Have you ever thought you might be interested in living on the waterfront at lake Norman?  Well let me tell you, homes are more affordable on the lake now, than they have been for years.  There are foreclosures, short sales, and homes that the owners have reduced the price to have a better chance to [...]

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Remembering Mama

Although I am still grieving the passing of my Mother, I have been advised to concentrate on happy memories.  So I am going to start with the things she enjoyed.  She did love watching the birds.  We put up several bird feeders just outside her window. The Gold Finches were among her favorites. The Cardinals, [...]

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Celtic Music In North Carolina

Friday night I had an opportunity to be a guest of an Irish Band at a small Irish pub in Pineville, N.C.   The band, Clann Darragh, is made up of several Irish gentlemen, some people not from Ireland and my grandson, Colin, who plays the Irish flute and the penny whistle.  His mother is of Irish decent hence the [...]

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Real Estate and Vegetable gardens

HI Folks!    ”I am back in the  saddle again”  It’s been awhile since I have written a blog.  A lot of things have happened this summer.  I had a successful hay bale garden for tomatoes!  They were the best tomatoes I have had in years.  Especially the  Cherokee Purple tomatoes. I planted White Half Runner beans in [...]

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Century 21 Hecht merges with Coldwell Banker United, REALTORS

Just a few days ago our beloved Bob Hecht announced the merger of Century21 Hecht with the prestigious Coldwell Banker United, Realtors.  Although I will miss the Hecht Realty Company I look forward to working with the Coldwell Banker United, Realtors group.  I and all my co-workers at Hecht are going through tansition and training.  [...]

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Home Grown Tomatoes At Lake Norman

Well folks,  I have had my mind on some good old home grown tomatoes.  Not just any home grown tomatoe, but the kind that is tart tasting and high acid  content that I remember my father growing in his vegetable garden.  Not being much of a farm girl I had no idea that tomatoes were different [...]

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A Place For Nature Lovers

As I am writing there is a bright red male Cardinal eating sunflower seeds on the deck  just outside the window.  He is accompanied by his mate and a few Black Capped Chickadees eating their favorite seeds.  Here comes a gray squirrel but the birds won’t give up their place at the seeds.  We spread [...]

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A New Subdivision for Troutman

Troutman has a new subdivision coming!  The name of it is Autumn Brook and it is located off Old Mountain Road on Wallace Springs Road.  Autumn Brook is a 46 acre retreat with only 57 exclusive home sites offered and will feature municipal water, curb, gutters, sidewalks, street trees, decorative lighting, and a beautifully maintained entrance [...]

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