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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Easter Wedding

       Forty-seven years ago Easter Sunday  fell on Sunday  March,29 th,  so I will be married to my husband for forty-seven years tomorrow.  My Husband, on the other hand, celebrates our anniversary on Easter Sunday no matter what day of  March or April Easter  falls on.  This year we will celebrate the last of March and almost [...]

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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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New Listing At 204 Steele Ave. Cleveland, N.C.

Hi folks,      I am pleased to announce that I have just listed a nice double-wide in the North Western part of Rowan county just after crossing  the Iredell county line. Its just a few miles from Statesville. The MLS # is 999826 With 2,128 Square ft. of heated living area it sits on a 2 .21 acre wooded lot. [...]

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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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Heat Wave in June

Hi Folks!  Boy Howdy, we have had a heat wave here in the Lake Norman area.  It  has been in the nintys almost the whole month of June,  Great for the tomatoes.  We have had a lot of rain fall this spring but now that Summer is here things are getting a little dryer.  We only have [...]

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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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