27 years ago…. The scene is a party I hosted for my brother who’d accepted a physician position at George Washington University Hospital. He and his family would be leaving Sudbury, Massachusetts. We in the family all chipped in to give him this party. Only problem? My fiancée (with whom I’d bought this house seen […]
Does Asheville as Retirement Town deserve its star billing? In short, does it really have a leg up on its competition? I know…all the talk about West Warwick on this site might almost get you to think I’m not writing about my husband’s and my experience, living in Asheville for past nine years. But I […]
“My cats came in covered in yellow,” one person stated. Another said her mother saw barrels of the Crayola-yellow stuff positioned against the fence that separated the neighborhood of Windsor Park from the Hoechst chemical facility. I posted a shorter version of this story to several Facebook pages dedicated to West Warwick, and I got […]
Many of you will do what we did…search high and wide, for that retirement home. You’ll be driven by a concern your home state fails to deliver; taxes too high; results too low; weather’s tough; it’s better elsewhere. This book is for all who consider a move (anywhere, actually–even in-state.) As a successful realtor, I […]
Asheville Makes the Cut Again! It’s not surprising, for Paul and I chose it over a host of others and we spent years in the process, searching…searching…searching. In fact, we traveled the entire eastern seaboard, checking out communities, most of which were dedicated to boating or golfing. Since we do neither, we eliminated those. Oh, […]