January 28, 2010
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You have fallen in love with your Northeast Florida new home? It is beautiful and comfortable, just what you always wanted. You are happy to host guests and parties, and you are having fun with furnishings. Your home is beginning to portray your interests, your style and your character. You learned about what works well in your home during this past holiday season. Is there anything missing?
Your home needs to “find its place” in the community. By that I mean an attention to your home’s landscape can provide the finishing touch. Once you start to consider the “design” of your yard – not just a random or formula approach to planting – you can extend your personality and show your pride in your neighborhood. A well-designed landscape, together with a quality-care, maintenance program can add immense appeal to your home and signal your commitment to preserving and upholding your neighborhood’s desirability and values. (more…)
January 15, 2010
If you haven’t made it to one of the free Davidson Speaker Series events, you’re missing out on some great information and insight from local experts. So grab a friend and join us at the Davidson Realty office, complete with complimentary wine and snacks, for the following upcoming sessions:
Thurs, Jan. 21 @ 7:00 pm: Health & Fitness with Doug Duggan
A former Olympic weightlifter, Duggan will cover a variety of fitness topics, including how to fit fitness into a busy lifestyle, and how to achieve a balanced physical fitness program. In addition to competing in weightlifting from 1955 to 2000, Duggan spent 11 years as a certified personal trainer and owner of a gym in St. Simon’s Island, Georgia. His more than 150 personal training clients included six professional golfers. His areas of expertise include yoga, running and weightlifting. (more…)
January 12, 2010
Each month, we are going to introduce a World Golf Village resident to you. This month, golf member, 6-year King & Bear resident, family man and friend, Larry Flahardy (pictured left with wife, Linda) shares a little about himself with us…
1. What is your favorite thing about The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village?
- Golf courses, trees, serenity, family oriented.
2. What’s your best golf story?
- I had my first hole-in-one on #3 at King & Bear on August 24, 2004 – one day before my birthday. Linda and I were playing with Dan and Donna Yadon, who also live in the King & Bear. We had to seek cover after eight holes due to a bad storm. We resumed play because you must finish nine holes for the hole-in-one to count. We decided to continue to play the back nine and Dan Yadon got a hole-in-one on #14. The kicker is we were both playing Callaway clubs and we each used our six iron. A rainbow came out later. It was magical!
3. What is your worst golf story? (more…)
January 8, 2010
Nestled amidst World Golf Village’s beautiful natural landscape, tucked under majestic oak trees and surrounded by a lush blanket of green space, GroveWood feels like a personal discovery. It’s that rare gem of neighborhoods: cozy, inviting and centered around family. It’s a place where quality family time is around-the-clock. A place where neighborly comes naturally. A place where bird songs and kids playing fill the air. And a place where trees outnumber, well, most everything.
Kristen, her husband, Austin, and their daughters Audrey and Lauren moved to GroveWood from Jacksonville about two years ago, drawn by its “small town atmosphere” and “natural setting.” They quickly realized they found home. Kristen loves the impromptu get-togethers with neighbors and Austin has found the winding drive through The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village to GroveWood helps him decompress and recharge after a long work day. (more…)
January 7, 2010
I don’t think of myself as a wine snob…although I am pretty sure many of my friends do! (I will admit I like a nice glass of Pinot Noir more than most people though.) So when I decided to visit San Sebastian Winery on Kings Street in downtown St. Augustine, a few friends told me to keep my expectations in check. This was a Florida winery that used Muscadine grapes. However, I have to tell you, it was a wonderful experience!
They offer complimentary winery tours and wine tasting seven days a week. During the tour they teach you about wine making and show you the room where they are aging their Port in wooden barrels. Then, they take you to the tasting bar. And they teach you how to evaluate wines with four of your sense by using five S’s – like see, swirl and smell. I’m not going to tell you the other two so you will go enjoy this quaint little place for yourself! The whole tour/tasting took about 35 or 40 minutes. (more…)
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