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As I write this column, I’m recovering from a busy day volunteering at the fifth annual Friends of the Carolina Forest Library Family Fun Day. We had over 300 children with their parents and grandparents and I believe a good time was had by all.
It has been a busy week for the committees in The Farm. It started on Monday with a HOA board meeting, Tuesday with the grounds committee meeting, and it finished off on Wednesday with the activity committee meeting.
Walkers Woods held a crockpot cook-off on Saturday, Oct. 12. We had about 20-25 people attend, and the food was great. There were about 10 dishes laid out for everyone to sample, and I noticed some going back quick for seconds, and yup, thirds.
Saturday morning, Oct. 5, was Tidelands Health’s annual In the Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Walk. WPDE chief meteorologist and Plantation Lakes resident Ed Piotrowski spoke, and Tidelands Health breast cancer physicians gave the inspiration.
On Sept. 28 at 4 p.m., Berkshire residents came together in the parking lot at the amenity center for its first ever corn hole tournament. Many had never played before.
October is required bush hogging month for undeveloped lots.
Final reminders: Waterford’s fall community yard sale is Saturday, Oct. 12 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. To participate, tie a balloon to your mailbox and add a sign out at your street leading shoppers to your home. There are no plans for maps.
The Farm’s Fall Craft Vendor Show had a steady flow of shoppers all day long. Twenty-five of The Farm’s residents showed off their talents with their homemade items.
I’m finally getting my clock back in order after dealing with the three-hour difference in time after visiting California. It isn’t bad on the way out there, but really messes you up when you travel east to come home.
I’m back from California after a week-long trip. Enjoyed getting to know my grandbabies and them getting to know me.
Forty-five residents of The Farm enjoyed an evening out at Sol y Luna restaurant. The food was good, and mingling with your neighbors makes for an enjoyable evening. Thanks, Debra Shovlin for organizing the evening.
Healthy, happy and peaceful new year to all who celebrate Rosh Hashanah.
Well, here we are, September is gone and here comes October. The time is going fast.
Happy fall, everyone. There are a lot of events going on here and around the Myrtle Beach and Carolina Forest areas.
Our neighbors, Joan and Irving Bierman, just returned from two weeks on safari in Africa visiting Kenya and Tanzania at this time. They said it was an absolutely incredible journey.
Waiting to see if this cell phone thing “was really going to catch on,” my husband had a flip phone until very recently.
Bingo has become another fun evening for the residents of The Farm. Forty-six residents showed up to try to win some prizes donated by the community.
I’m writing this column from Long Beach, California where I’m visiting my daughter Katie, son-in-law Troy and first grandbabies, Eleanor and Evelyn, 10 months old.
Thursday, Sept. 19 was Plantation Lakes’ ladies luncheon at J. Peters Grill & Bar - International Drive. Delicious, generous portions were enjoyed by 38 ladies. Charming hostesses Les Koziara, Connie Lombardo and Patty Zelnick awarded several prizes.
My new car is red, a fact my husband doesn’t mention when he talks about it.
This may be a little short this week because there’s not much going on here at Walkers Woods.
My husband took my hand across the dinner table, and said we needed to talk.
It is Sunday evening and I just realized that I hadn’t written my column yet. Busy, busy week with the bag of books sale at the library, meetings for Fun Day and getting ready to go to California to see my granddaughters. They are now 10 months old and crawling, standing and becoming quite t…
Enjoy the first day of autumn on Monday, Sept. 23.
It has been 15 years since the first shovel hit the dirt to create the community called The Farm. In 2012, DR Horton turned the everyday operation of The Farm over to the homeowners.
We all got lucky with Hurricane Dorian. The Farm in Carolina Forest fared well with little to no damage from the wind and rain.
Hope that everyone and their homes stayed safe despite Hurricane Dorian on Thursday, Sept. 5.
The fifth annual fall neighborhood food drive is Saturday, Sept. 14 to support Churches Assisting People food bank in Conway and Catholic Charities.
Hope everyone is safe after our third hurricane in three years. I’m not sure if it is because of global warming, but the hurricanes appear to be getting more frequent.
It’s that time of year again, when I remember my mother’s advice.
With several females making plans for a family wedding, my daughter explained the mystery of the “gut sucker.”
Nobody seems to know who wrote this, and even though we both agree it’s kind of sad, I thank Rick for passing it along.
The tree was as much a part of our house as the front door.
Horry County students start 2019-2020 school year on Monday Aug.19. We wish everyone a great year.
All of the workout classes have been a huge hit in the neighborhood. The activity committee has added more, and changed some times. These new classes and times started last Monday, Aug. 12.
I hope everyone enjoyed our second annual National Night Out block party this past week. Over 100 residents and their families, along with 20 police officers and firemen, attended the party.
I thank Rose Marie for what she calls A Few Musings that she received from her cousin and passed along to us:
A Day of Hope is about planting seeds and praying for deep roots.
The activity committee hosted another Friday Night at The Farm, and more than 70 residents attended.
Thursday, July 18, the ladies luncheon was at Brother Shuckers Fish House, 4999 Carolina Forest Blvd., with hostesses Susan Masi, Sheryl Wirtz and Lauren Shore.
It has been a hot week in Carolina Forest, and I’m enjoying our pool in the afternoons. I’ve had a busy week with the Friends of the Library bag of books sale, so I enjoyed the time I had reading a good book.
My new favorite Facebook group, Curly Silvers, is pretty exclusive.
A combination of random thoughts from my email pals MaryLou and Rick are responsible for these offerings:
Summertime here in Berkshire brings out the best of the best. Some of the children in our community decided to have a lemonade stand on July 8. Olivia Latham, who has always wanted a lemonade stand, asked a friend to build her a lemonade stand as a birthday present.
As I write my column, we are having another afternoon shower. I’m thinking about all of those people in the track of tropical storm, Barry, who has his heart set on flooding out some homes and lands in Louisiana. I will keep them in my prayers and be glad that we are just getting an afternoo…
One of the things I hate to do is to miss a column. After 10 years, I have only missed about five times. Last week was one of those times.
Be safe during thunderstorms by not using running water or anything connected to electrical outlets.
Summer is in full swing, and my garden is producing all kinds of vegetables and fruit. When we got home from California, we had piles of radishes, cucumbers, eggplants, tomatoes, cantaloupes, musk melons, green beans and yellow squash. I made some pickles and gave lots away to the neighbors.…
Well, June is gone and here comes July.
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