OK, I know these are hard economic times, but today I found a website that left me wondering what in the world is happening to the world around me! According to the website www.foodinsurance.com, "In light of the tragic events in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, the power outage in New York
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11/30/2009
Even though it's beginning to look a lot like winter here in the mountains, it's a great time of year to be looking for a summer home. The leaves are down so it's much easier to see the surroundings and the spectacular views. And, from now until spring, there are fewer buyers to compete with so s
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11/30/2009
For the last week, we have been caring for a wonderful dog named Charlie while his foster parents were out of town for Thanksgiving. He was rescued as a stray and orignally they were just going to foster him until we could find a permanent home. But they just called to let us know they are back i
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11/30/2009
This past week we had our annual Thanksgiving pot luck at the office and one of our agents brought this salad. It was a huge hit so he sent the recipe around for everyone to share. Thanks Pete! 6 cups Raw broccoli, chopped into small pieces, with shredded stems if you like 1 1/2 cup mayonnaise
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11/22/2009
What a face! Today's featured dog was rescued by a Good Samaritan and taken to the vet already. Has had all vaccines, heartworm negative and started to heartworm preventative, flea free and de-wormed. Is housetrained. About 7 months old. Very sweet, friendly, docile. About 40 pounds. Only needs t
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11/21/2009
My name is Charlie!Charlie is a boxer/lab mix, approximately 8 months old. Right now he's about 35 pounds of pure love and affection. He's neutered and up to date on his shots. We're working on learning how to walk on leash, but he is very good at sitting, and playing with his squeaky ball. He l
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11/20/2009
Last week, as I was about to cross a street in downtown Brevard, NC I spotted a small dog crossing from the opposite direction....right in front of a semi truck. Luckily the driver also spotted the dog and avoided hitting him. The little brindle dog, with long lanky legs and paws that he hadn’t q
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11/18/2009
Land sales in Transylvania County continued to struggle during October. The last several months have actually faired as good or better than last year, but overall the number of sales is still very flat. In October there were 9 land sales that closed compared to 11 in September, and 13 in August.
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11/10/2009
For the third consecutive month, there was an increase in residential home sales in the Brevard, NC market. While the increases have been small, sales the last three months have kept pace, or surpassed sales during the same time last year. Overall, the market has not rebounded from they hey day o
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11/10/2009
The last two weeks, I have had the strange feeling that some sellers think it's still 2006. We've been really busy lately so just in case, I double checked my calendar and sure enough, I was right. 2009 is winding down and 2010 is just around the corner. In some respects, I can't blame sellers f
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11/05/2009
