The Beechwood neighborhood in Sylva, NC has a great location in Jackson County. Just four miles south of Dillsboro and less than 15 miles north of Franklin off of the US441 corridor makes it very convenient for people who like to get out and about to take advantage of the outdoor activities
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03/31/2013
Some folks didn't need an Easter Bonnet to be a standout in the Easter Parade in Dillsboro yesterday. A group of antique car owners always lead off the procession in their classy vintage rides. Our friend, Marion Jones had his companion "Major" as his co-pilot in his beautiful 1977 green Ford
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03/31/2013
Good Morning, I'm still trying to fit all of this new social media awareness into everyday living without experiencing a real live timesuck. It isn't easy but I know it will be once I get a little more familiar with each site. The IMSDesignation course is pretty definitive about not letting s
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03/29/2013
Really...agents, what are you thinking? Why is it so hard to find contact information for some of you? Is it some sort of big secret? I just spent 10 minutes trying to find an email address on an agent that I wanted to send a congratulatory notecard to. Sure, I could have emailed this person
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03/29/2013
We were starting to wonder if we'd see spring at all this year, it seemed like eternal winter lately. The last two days though have shown us that the sun does know where Western North Carolina is. The flowers and bugs are responding accordingly and finally we are seeing the break through of lit
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03/28/2013
It is feeling like real estate from 7 or 8 years ago...well, except now it seems underwriters really do exist. I needed to end today with something soothing and I was pretty sure I wouldn't be the only one to benefit from Nights in White Satin. Between the new listings and the contracts (it'
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03/27/2013
Ahhhh spring...one of my favorite seasons. The birds, the blooms, the banks of snow. Here in Balsam, we woke up to a pleasant spring morning with the temperature hovering at 22 degrees, the air full of flurries, 6-8 inches of snow and thankfully...the snowboots haven't been put away yet. You
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03/25/2013
We used to tell the kids who worked for us at our camping and backpacking store, Venture Out, to never assume that they could tell who a person was just by looking at them. We encouraged them to draw people into conversations if the customer was open to that. As a result they'd find out thing
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03/24/2013
This tree was in full bloom about this time last year. I saw it while on a walk with the Office Manager down near the boat put in where Scotts Creek flows into the Tuckasegee River in Dillsboro, NC. This year, just tonight we have Winter Warnings running on the television screen. Someti
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03/24/2013
Animal behavior can be bewildering, frustrating, amusing and inspiring. The way dogs and cats deal with illnesses, injuries and infirmities has no correlation at all to the way humans deal with suffering. Anyone who has a furry companion in their lives knows that their pet can be sick for day
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03/23/2013