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Catharine! Thanks for sharing your photos and I am glad you are enjoying your beautiful new life! Annie 8)

Hi Everyone!!! Time flies :) Next month I'll be 52, my house is coming along beautifully, I'm still reading This Old House mags...lol...I just sent the latest issue to my Contractor..I told him they stole our ideas! I'm updating everything...new roof, new plumbing, new electric, new...

How did I find NC!!!? I published a high end design magazine for 15 years and in the last 5 I know at least 6 very successful So Fl homeowners buying 2nd homes in NC. Funny story...just before the last hurricane I was at Target and ran into aquantainces that own a home in the mountains in NC...

I LOVE Realtor.com! That's how I found my Buyer's agent and flew to NC to look at properties :laugh: Annie

Hi Bum....Don't tell me you live in NC and have never visited the mountains!!!!????? It's beautiful there! 1 of my GF's moved to NC from Fl and I picked her up and she came to the mountains w/ me...OMG! We had lots of laughs...she had never been there either....we had lunch in Blowing Rock and I...

Hi Dreamer! This is what I just did! I own my home in So Fl on the water and I bought a second home in the mountains in NC. I plan on spending summers there and if I LOVE it there then I may eventually sell my So Fl home...I bought a beautiful turn of the century farmhouse on 2.7 acres on a...

JG! Just think if we could bottle it we would HAVE to sell it, market it....and that would mean we had to go back to work! LOL. Annie

What is the worst that can happen if you retire early...you go back to work...in my 20's I was FABULOUS and BROKE.....30's ...LOL...I had a gift...noone wanted it...OMG! 40's...WOW! I had 10 years of SUPER...at 50 like a chameleon...I shed my skin....if you want a BMW...you will have to work for...

Hi Again! My Mom is doing well healthwise but she is depressed. It is an awful situation. I saw her today....I brought my dog over...sadly she has been depressed since my Dad passed away which was over 20 years ago. Her meds cost almost $800 a month...OMG...I wish I could say they help :-[...I...

  :)  Hi Newguy!!!! Sounds like a GREAT plan to me!!!!!  8)

Hi All! I am the OP....w/ a 1 year update! LOL! I had to give up the NY Times and WSJ because I just didn't have time to read everything...it started to feel like work ::) I'd been looking online for a couple of years at investment/retirement/vacation home properties. I live in So Fl and I know...

Hi All! I appreciate the advice and CONGRATS on being a Grandpa!!!! Since I too did alot of Xmas shopping on Amazon and just bought a book today from Amazon I purchased the stock when I saw it go down to $38 but I am holding on....I am trying to pick stocks because I beleive in the...

Hi Donner! Nice to meet you! Hope everyone had a Happy New Year! Well....I started the day by buying a small stock that seems to be moving up.....the market hasn't been kind yesterday and today. This is all new to me but I CANNOT beleive that Amazon had a whale of a Xmas and Smith Barney...

Thanks Guest for the links! Happy Holidays! Annie

Hi All! Wow...I just found this board and I've been reading for hours. I've owned my own biz for 20 years...last year my Mom got ill and I had to take time off to help her out. I basically told Xhubby...take the biz...it's yours! I was burnt out and no longer enjoyed what I did (publishing a...