The cooler days of fall are just around the corner. Fall brings a new growing season and revitalized interest in getting back into the garden. It is time to plan the garden projects you would like to accomplish during fall and winter. Are there overgrown shrubs that are obstructing the view of your home, or would you like to have more color to enhance the curb appeal? Would your garden beds look neater and better defined by installing edging?
Whether you are running, jogging, rollerblading, walking or biking St. Augustine and the World Golf Village have some of the most beautiful trails in Northeast Florida perfect for relieving stress, aiding in weight loss or simply providing some “me time”. Luckily, with modern technology, we are able to share our favorite exercise paths with others!
Last month, we introduced you to Adam Roller, President and Chief Operating Officer for the new St. Augustine operations of Inland Homes. Inland Homes St. Augustine currently has spec homes under construction in our St. Augustine golf course community so we welcomed the opportunity to learn more about the company and its exceptional customer service. We were impressed, especially when Adam explained they conduct a pre-dry wall inspection for every new Inland Homes’ house constructed.
It’s back to school season and our World Golf Village and north St. Johns County area families will find some changes as they head back to school on August 20th including the addition of the new Palencia Elementary School and a new Principal at Mill Creek Elementary School. The opening of Palencia Elementary School this month brings with it rezoning that impacts some families previously zoned for Mill Creek Elementary. The St. Johns County School District website provides an easy to use address look-up to find out which schools your elementary, middle and high school student is zoned for. It’s accessible at http://www.gis.bocc.co.st-johns.fl.us/schoolaz2/.
Following is round-up of key facts about our area schools. More information, including bus routes can be found on the school websites.
The singer/songwriter, Joe South, famously recorded the song, Walk a Mile in My Shoes. The commonly used refrain about “walking a mile in my shoes” refers to being non-judgmental of others. Humorously, it is often extended to “before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes – then when you do criticize that person, you’ll be a mile away and have his shoes”. Some say that research shows the sentiment is rooted in old, Cherokee Indian, native-American wisdom. It remains wonderful advice – “don’t judge a person until you have walked a mile in their shoes”.
The signs of an improving real estate market continue in our northeast Florida golf community. Strong increases in pending home sales, decreases in inventory and higher median prices are welcome signs. The improvements in real estate sales activity dovetails with an increase in new home construction by major national homebuilders. Says Sherry Davidson, President of Davidson Realty, “Pending sales are very encouraging. We wrote over 2,100 contracts in May which was a 36 percent gain over last May. Meanwhile inventory is down year-to-date over 30 percent.”
“Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music” Sergei Rachmaninov
Music is something that runs through everyone’s veins. There’s nothing like experiencing a band live on stage. The energy from the crowd, the unique venues and your favorite band take you away to a better place. We are very lucky to have so many outstanding venues that offer such a variety of music in Northeast Florida. Here is what’s coming up in our area:
Inland Homes has been building high quality, beautiful homes since 1989 across Central Florida, and now they are bringing their talent to the St. Augustine area! We’re happy to introduce you to President and Chief Operating Officer for the new St. Augustine operations of Inland Homes, Adam Roller. We will present a series of videos with Adam on the pre-dry wall orientation that he does with every homeowner, and the new home orientation, the final walk through he does with buyers teaching them about functionality and features of their new home. In this first video, you’ll get to know Adam and Inland Homes a little bit better.
Whether you’re visiting World Golf Village, a neighbor looking for a good meal or hungry after a day of golf on the Slammer & Squire or King & Bear golf courses, the Legends Bar & Grill is the perfect spot for great food. Located in the Slammer and Squire clubhouse, the Legends Bar and Grill is a beautiful restaurant facing the 9th green with a welcoming Floridian atmosphere.
Considering that 1/3 of Americans take some kind of supplement, it is pretty scary to learn that the supplement industry in our country is not regulated…AT ALL. With no safety measures in place, the old saying “It may not help me but at least it won’t hurt me” really goes flying out the window. This means that it is really important to understand thoroughly what you are putting into your body.