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Happy New Year
As we head into 2011 I still have many questions about our universe that I am trying to answer, even though I have fooled my children into thinking I have all the answers....and of course my grandchildren. Why do the plants in my walled courtyard get Read More...

Posted Friday, December 31, 2010 8:44 AM by Franne and Mark Schwarb | 0 Comments

Holiday at the Beach
Have I said I love where I live often enough? 12 minutes from the Isle of Palms Beach and 20 minutes from downtown Charleston does make a happy girl. This holiday season King Street downtown has been closed to traffic the 2nd Sunday of each month. Don't Read More...

Posted Thursday, December 16, 2010 5:50 AM by Franne and Mark Schwarb | 0 Comments

Halloween Past
It's a few days after Halloween and I am still licking my wounds. We had NO trick or treaters again this year. I've heard tales of people that had 400 youngins come to their door....not me/us. Are their children living next door to me or even Read More...

Posted Thursday, November 04, 2010 8:44 AM by Franne and Mark Schwarb | 0 Comments

Age vs Interest Rate
As a real estate agent I get lots of emails from lenders. Some banks and some independent brokers but one thing they all have in common is the low interest rate. Now I know the term "low" is relative....low compared to what you may ask? If you Read More...

Posted Friday, October 22, 2010 1:31 PM by Franne and Mark Schwarb | 0 Comments

Relocation....the family kind.
If you know me...or if you have read anything I have written you know I am a Wife, Mom and Grandmother. When my son and his wife (pre granddaughter) purchased their first home I was overjoyed for them. Just a few months ago my daughter and her husband Read More...

Posted Thursday, September 16, 2010 1:48 PM by Franne and Mark Schwarb | 1 Comments

Fresh Veggies and more in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Want a fresh tomato? Maybe a purple potato? The Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Farmers Market is the place to go April 13th to October 19th from 3:30 to dusk. Fresh is the word for produce and more. From flowers to yummy desserts it doesn't get any Read More...

Posted Monday, June 21, 2010 1:04 PM by Franne and Mark Schwarb | 0 Comments

Spoleto 2010
It's here....it's now....it starts today. Spoleto 2010 in Charleston, South Carolina is one of the best things we do in our fair city. From comedy to opera, from concert in the grass to art in the square. Don't miss a minute. If some of the Read More...

Posted Friday, May 28, 2010 8:03 AM by Franne and Mark Schwarb | 0 Comments

Spring at the Beach
Mount Pleasant, SC....a hop, skip and a jump from the beach. We know it's spring when the line to get to the beach on the IOP connector in the morning is moving at a snails pace and the same thing the other way at 4:30PM. We love the tourists. They Read More...

Posted Monday, April 12, 2010 12:53 PM by Franne and Mark Schwarb | 0 Comments

The Lights are ON
If you think you can't be wowed by holiday lights think again. Visit the James Island County Park and see their Holiday Festival of Lights and any tendency you might have had to be a Scrooge will be gone. The lights are on 5:30-10PM Sunday-Thursday Read More...

Posted Thursday, December 10, 2009 10:49 AM by Franne and Mark Schwarb | 0 Comments

Let's Count Calories
Charleston is well known for its restaurants and cuisine. Prices range from a $4.00 burger to the daily rate for lobster. It’s been said there are no bad eating places because the town is too small and word travels fast. Now that I have lived here Read More...

Posted Thursday, October 15, 2009 1:19 PM by Franne and Mark Schwarb | 0 Comments

Being the Oldest Isn't Everything
I am the oldest of four children. As I grew up and became an obnoxious teenager and exchanged words with my Mom….I hate you….and ran away from home I always thought she loved my next youngest brother best. When I verbalized this as an adult Read More...

Posted Friday, September 18, 2009 8:29 AM by Franne and Mark Schwarb | 0 Comments