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Carolina Living: From the Coast to the Mountains
[metaslider id=1294724968] Carolina Living: From the Coast to the Mountains — Life in the Carolinas offers excitement and culture for all The Carolinas (both North and South) are welcoming an influx of new residents these days and who are discovering a way of life that’s about more than just warmer weather. But there’s not a…
Read MoreGet Your Fanny in the Kitchen
From Cooking Demos to Catering, Cooking Star, Fanny Slater, Shares Her Love of Creative Cooking. Wilmington, NC’s Fanny Slater made it to the big time when she won Rachael Ray’s Great American Cookbook competition last May with her “Tastes Like Childhood” theme. Out of 1,000 entries from around the nation, months later, Fanny’s demonstration video…
Read MoreDestinations of Luxury
Destinations of Luxury “Luxury” by one dictionary definition is “something adding to pleasure or comfort, but not absolutely necessary.” Luxury real estate gives “pleasure or comfort” to the purchaser by providing that comforting value found in a location, lifestyle or an amenity — or something else entirely. Schooner Bay Set on spectacular Great Abaco island…
Read MoreA Crown Jewel of Nature: Explore Mexico’s Riviera Maya
A Crown Jewel of Nature: Explore Mexico’s Riviera Maya Years ago, I traveled with my family to the new and intriguing Mexican resort of Cancún, a collection of a mere dozen hotels along the Atlantic coast. The attraction for us as North American visitors was a warm, hospitable vacation at affordable prices. Once there, we…
Read MoreSouthern Routes 2015
Get On the Ground and Out of the Fast Lane We’ve all been frequent flyers or interstate road warriors at different times in our lives. Those may be efficient ways to get to business meetings and family vacation destinations, but you can miss a lot when vaulting over or zipping through entire regions as if…
Read MoreRed Rock Living
Red Rock Living Often, when looking for something different, we search for a place that meets our vision of how we would like to spend our retirement years. Many of us want a near-perfect, dry climate, 300 days of sunshine a year, surrounded by natural beauty where we can live and play with people of…
Read MorePerennial Plant Feature: Solomon’s Seal
Perennial Plant Feature: Solomon’s Seal Dr. Leonard Perry, Horticulture Professor University of Vermont The Solomon’s Seal is a low maintenance, long-lived, hardy perennial well-adapted to shady sites. It has attractive flowers early in the season, no significant problems, and several variations. Perennial professionals think highly of it, having voted it the 2013 Perennial Plant of…
Read MoreNational Pecan Month
National Pecan Month By Becky Eades April is National Pecan Month and we think that this overlooked nut deserves a little more attention! Native to the southeast United States, the pecan is a healthy addition to any diet, although it’s primarily known for its use in a pie. But it’s time to think outside the…
Read MoreRead a Road Map Week
Read a Road Map Week is fast approaching, and like with so many other things, I must remember to thank my parents for forcing me to become familiar with large, beautiful, utilitarian road maps. It began because I was the only child in my family who didn’t get carsick while reading. At first this was a good thing…
Read MoreSowing Flower Seeds and Other March Gardening Tips
Sowing seeds of some flowers and vegetables, pruning, and checking perennials for soil heaving are some of the gardening activities for this month.
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