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Baby, Look at You Now – Art by Donna Rhodes
Helen is my junk buddy. If we don’t show up for three or four days at local thrift shops, they print our photos on milk cartons. We play Deal-of-the-Week. Helen won last week. She got a gorgeous brass French baker’s rack for $200. And she bargained the price down at that. Helen’s my chutzpah hero. eBay had the exact same …
Burlingame Country Club Extension
The members of Burlingame Country Club are excited to announce the completion of a major renovation within the clubhouse. The expansion follows a period of renewed growth, with nearly 40 new families joining the club in 2017, and almost 90 new families in the last three years. The exceptional growth is due in part to the opening of memberships to …
Comfort, Style, Easy-living For Sale in Sapphire Valley, NC
This beautiful gated estate tucked among the exquisite beauty of the Blue Ridge mountains is Paradise Found! Old growth rhododendron intermingles with evergreens, laurel, and seasonal flora and fauna to create a calm, relaxing area where you can commune with nature. Gently cascading water from the three waterfalls meanders to the two ponds, songbirds’ serenades and a gentle breeze …
Cool Temps, Stunning Views for Sale in Highlands NC
Enjoy mountain living at its finest in your beautiful lodge-style home overlooking Highlands and the surrounding mountains from its perch near the top of Satulah Mountain. From Highlands’ earliest days some of the area’s most renowned citizens have built their homesteads here. Built of sturdy Montana logs with heart pine and slate floors, this home is built for carefree …
Luxury Estate in Prestigious Wade Hampton Golf Club
Claim for your family this elegant sanctuary designed by Tim Greene. Enjoy the beauty of cool temperatures and stunning views high in the Blue Ridge Mountains inside the premier golf club of Wade Hampton. A serene setting along with the highest quality materials, fine craftsmanship, and thoughtful architectural details make it an exceptional find. Exuding a warm and inviting ambience, …
Put on a Happy Face with Pinnacle Anti Aging
Have you ever looked at a person from across the room and asked yourself why he or she is so sad? Even closer to home, has anyone asked you what’s wrong when there is nothing wrong at all? The fact of the matter is that all day, in every interaction, a person projects nonverbal clues about who they are and …
Tranquility Cove Massage
Lisa Wilker, of Tranquility Cove Massage has been helping clients in Highlands since 2007. She graduated from Venice School of Massage, mastering the basic foundation in Swedish massage technique and formulated Bodyreflex. It combines Swedish, Trigger Point, Myofascial, and Neuromuscular therapies. Wilker has completed many other courses over the years and has had a practice in Fort Myers Beach, …
Top Five Leafy Greens
Leafy green vegetables are the among the healthiest foods you can eat. Plentiful in the summer, they enhance a large variety of dishes. Rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and plant-based substances that may help protect you from diabetes, cancer and heart disease, green leafy vegetables are good in smoothies, soups, salads and casseroles. So, which leafy green vegetables are the …
Untethered in Ten
On the indigenous medicine wheel the stages of life are represented by the four directions. The southern direction or “facing south” correlates with our youth, childhood and summer! This inspires me in my work with clients with natural cycles. We can all relate to summer as a joyful time, child-like with play! Freedom to move is in the air with …
Who Is Your Best Health Advocate?
Who has an extra set of ears for you? Who goes to bat for you? When you’re in a doctor’s office dealing with challenging health decisions, did you know that you can make your own decisions because it’s your body and no one else’s? A good doctor will bring you and your advocate into the mix and offer you their …
Advanced Directives
Woody Allen said, “I don’t mind dying. I just don’t want to be there when it happens.” That resonates with many of us. Dark humor aside, there comes a time when the subject of Advanced Directives must be addressed. Two years ago, my 95-year-old mom and 93-year-old stepdad under Hospice care, had to face, discuss, sign, and post their ADs. …
Will Thomas Slept Here, Cashiers History
Few North Carolinians have a story to match that of William Holland Thomas (1805–1893), the “white chief” of the Cherokee. He’s one of my favorite historical characters, and this article will highlight some of his less talked about personal characteristics. His father had drowned in the Pigeon River shortly before his birth. His mother was left to raise her only …
