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Easter Egg Hunts and Embracing Peeps
Easter Egg Hunts and Embracing Peeps Easter Fun with the Grandkids Easter is fast approaching. As you’re planning for your time with the kids and grandkids, you may be wondering what you can do to make the Easter holiday extra special for the children in your life. We’ve got a few Easter activities in mind…
Read MoreCutting Edge Florida Home Design
Re-posted from March 26, 2015 Minto on the Cutting Edge of Home Design By Nancy Gross Minto Communities is one of North Americaâs leading builders offering a wide array of award-winning new homes and resort-style master-planned communities in warm, sunny Florida. Itâs no surprise that Minto is at the vanguard of building homes with the…
Read MoreThree Little-Known Words
That Could Change Your Life by Jan Cullinane What if you could modify your genes? Slow the aging process? Increase your lifespan (or as I like to call it, your healthspan)? We hear this advice all the time: Exercise and eat well. Knowing why exercising and good nutrition work at the cellular level can drive…
Read MoreHerzog on the move
Touchdown, Wilmington, North Carolina written by Jamie Penn Frank Herzog, renowned announcer for the Washington Redskins, was as zealous and methodical about his retirement choice as he was about his 25-year career. Most long-time football fans would know the voice responsible for the phrase, âTouchdown, Redskins!â For nearly a decade, play-by-play announcer, and now Wilmington…
Read MoreHealthy Living: Enjoying the Ride in NC
Biking in NC. Enjoy the Ride. North Carolina cycling. With nine designated routes spanning 3,000 miles, the NC Bikeways system has NC covered. Biking in NC. By Jamie Penn. Previously published in the 2016 Fall Issue. North Carolina is one of those states in which itâs really hard to sit at home. Famous for having…
Read MoreHealthy Living Brain Tricks
You Can Teach an Old(er) Brain New Tricks. How to keep your Brain healthy. By Jan Cullinane. Previously published in the 2016 Fall Issue. Old Thinking: Crossword puzzles and Sudoku are great for our brain, perhaps staving off dementia. New Thinking: Crossword puzzles and Sudoku make us better at crossword puzzles and Sudoku. Old Thinking:…
Read MoreUtah’s Mighty 5
Utah Might 5. National Park. parks. by JG Walker. Recently published in the Fall 2016 Magazine. âThe Mighty 5â isnât a new action hero movie that the grandkids are clamoring to see. Itâs the muscular nickname for an awe-inspiring collection of five national parks in southern Utah that will have you and the grands gasping…
Read MoreSingle and Selling?
Little-Known Tips for Success By Jan Cullinane. Previously published in the 2016 Fall Issue. Congratulations! Youâve decided to pick up stakes and relocate. Perhaps your peer group has moved away, or you are divorced or widowed and your current community no longer fits your social or financial needs. You may long for a warmer climate,…
Read MoreIdeal Destinations Smooth Moves
Moonshine flows out of the past and into the mainstream. By Fanny Slater published in the 2016 Fall issue. Remember those rowdy 20-something parties where youâd empty every juice in the fridge and a generous helping of clear, high-proof liquor into a bathtub filled with ice? Yeah, me either. But that was kind of the…
Read MoreOn the Trail Holy Smokes
Why the Carolinas rule the Barbecue battle and where you can go to sink your teeth into the action. Southern Recipe included! By Fanny Slater as published in the 2016 Fall issue. In the Carolinas, barbecue is a noun. You donât âbarbecue a steak,â and the word is not synonymous for a grill. In the…
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