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Healthy Living: Hiking and Walking Trails
Healthy Living: Hiking and Walking Trails The moments that stand out are those that are spent in movement: photographing the Great Falls, traveling through the Ruby Caves, climbing trees, and hosting picnics. What better place to do this than a community whose priorities lay most with getting their residents up and out under the sunshine?…
Read MoreDel Webb Fitness Centers: Get Fit!
It’s that time of year when we make resolutions to do better, be better, and try harder in the upcoming year. Whether your goal is to get in shape or stay in shape, whether you want to give up something in your diet or eat better in general, there is definitely a motivating power that comes with starting a new year.
Read MoreMore Than a Meet & Greet: Expo Exhibitors
The ideal-LIVING Resort & Retirement Show is more than just a simple “meet & greet”. With as many as 50 exhibitors in the Grand Ballroom of an upscale hotel, it becomes an opportunity to find answers to all of your retirement questions. We have simplified the process for finding your ideal resort or retirement property to make it both entertaining and fun
Read MoreLooking for Mites and Other January Gardening Tips
Leonard Perry, UVM Extension Horticulturist and Charlie Nardozzi, Horticulturist Checking houseplants for spider mites and other insects, cleaning bird feeders, and disinfecting seed starting containers are some of the gardening activities for this month. Aphids and spider mites may be multiplying like crazy amidst your houseplants, especially if they are grouped close together. Isolate each…
Read MoreIn the Kitchen: Warm Winter Recipes
There’s nothing like chilly winter temperatures that open the kitchen up for delicious, and warm, winter recipes. Sometimes a bowl of soup hits the spot, and warms you all the way to your toes. Or a pot of chili with cornbread. Chicken and dumplings. Salisbury Steak with noodles. Chicken Pot Pie. Winter time means hearty…
Read MoreThis Week’s Top 5 Communities – January 5-9
This week features these five communities. Take a moment to browse through them … one of them could end up being your ideal destination! 1. Scotch Hall Preserve – Merry Hill, North Carolina Located on the banks of the scenic Albemarle Sound, Scotch Hall Preserve is a gated golf community near Edenton, with easy access to…
Read MoreMaking Your New Year’s Resolutions Matter
2019 is upon us. Are you like most people and make resolutions? It can seem overwhelming when you look at all the things you want to change about yourself over the next year. But most people give up on their resolutions by midway through the year—some even as early as the end of January. This…
Read MoreEat Poor on New Years, Eat Fat the Rest of the Year – Collards and Black-Eyed Peas Recipe
collard greens & black eyed peas (Large)Collard greens and black-eyed peas form a traditional Southern meal and staple New Year’s Day tradition, which dates back to before the American Civil War. In fact, the tradition may even stretch beyond the South and beyond the United States, all the way to the Jewish New Year celebration, Rosh Hashanah.
Read MoreNature’s Edge – Lake Wales Florida
Nature’s Edge is a beautiful, affordable 55+ manufactured home community situated on the Lake Wales Ridge, the highest point in Central Florida. It is here that Bok Tower Gardens, a national historic landmark and home of the annual International Carillon Festival, marks the highest point in Central Florida. Nature’s Edge is located on the peninsula…
Read MoreSt. James Plantation is the Place to be for Wine Connoisseurs!
St. James Plantation is the Place to be for Wine Connoisseurs! Via St. James Plantation Blog At St. James Plantation, you are not only close to fantastic restaurants, shopping, and the beautiful beaches of Brunswick County, but you are also just minutes away from an amazing wine-making facility and several area restaurants with fantastic wine…
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