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Top-Ranked Amenities: Fitness Centers and Walking Trails
News & Events What’s New Top-Ranked Amenities: Fitness Centers and Walking Trails ideal-Living|April 17, 2021 Embracing an active lifestyle has never been easier for retirees who choose to live in communities with fitness centers and walking trails. From North Carolina to Florida, from Colorado to Arizona, communities that attract the most retirees boast recreational activities that go well beyond the ever-popular…
Read MoreRomantic Getaways
With holiday travels long over with and summer vacation months away, now is the perfect time to break out of your routine and go on a long romantic weekend with your significant other. If you can time it so that it falls on Valentine’s Day, even better! But we think it’s possible to fill any weekend with love. Here are a few weekend trips we came up with to rekindle the romance.
Read MoreHoliday Recipe – Cocktails
Holiday Recipe – Cocktails Add A Little Kick to Your Holiday Party As soon as the weather starts gets a chill in the air, party invitations begin showing up in your mailbox. In addition to family get-togethers, the holidays are filled with plenty of social mingling. Whether you’re a hostess extraordinaire or bringing a drink…
Read MoreLabor Day: In Honor of You
Celebrating you as a worker, whether you’ve worked in the past and have retired, or work presently. You are the reason for Labor Day, a contributing member of society.
Read MoreThe BBQ Battle
News & Events ideal-Living|May 10, 2018 When it comes to BBQ, most of us usually think pulled pork, on a bun, with a side of coleslaw and served at an outdoor event. And for the most part, BBQ is just that. However, the BBQ battle continues to boil between the East and the West, the…
Read MoreJasper Highlands: Taking Care of You
Jasper Highlands: Taking Care of You When Claudia Lankford and her fiancé, Larry, were looking to purchase land and build their ideal home together, they had some stipulations. Living on a fifteen-acre ranch in Texas, they wanted a new place with four seasons, away from the Texas heat, with a view and privacy. They purchased…
Read MoreQuail Ridge Country Club: Everyday Vacation
Instead of having to bundle up this winter, why not head South to Florida, where it’s warm year-round?
Read MoreIdeal Southern Towns
Ideal Southern Towns Have you ever wondered where is the best sushi in Port St. Lucie, Florida? Or, which town has the best riverwalk? In the Fall 2015 issue of ideal-LIVING, we highlight 35 ideal southern towns from Knoxville to Ft. Myers, giving you great places to visit, along with savory eateries and top things…
Read MoreFollowing Fall Color
Following Fall Color By Emily Hackeling. Previously published in the 2015 Fall Issue. There are many things that signify summer days are dwindling. Maybe you pull out your box of sweaters for the first time in months, or you decide to make that chicken potpie for a nice warm dinner. Your coffee goes from being…
Read MoreHarbour Ridge: The Best Things in Life
Harbour Ridge Yacht & Country Club, a private gated country club known for its spectacular yachting, golf, and tennis. The community derives its name from the natural bluffs, which create a harbor and ridge along the club’s River Ridge Golf Course.
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