Franne & Mark Schwarb - Charleston,SC Real Estate

Fall is here.  This was one of the warmest summers I can remember.  No, it wasn't hot flashes it really was hot outside.  My garden is now showing the strain and this is the season to make it right so to speak.   Time to trim, prune and schedule for winter what can't be done now.  My favorite source for ...

Here we are.  July 4th has snuck up on me...again.  Just as I think we passed Memorial Day and it's safe to wear my white shoes and white linen skirt July hits me in the head.  Hits with the heat and the birthdays, mine, my husbands and my daughters.  But the one that resonates the loudest is my countries.  As a ...

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 better then this.  Vendors sell ready made food too.  Come and ...

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 prices seem steep check out Piccolo.   Many events are ...

If you are familiar with Mount Pleasant you have probably heard of Dunes West and maybe you have even been here.  Dunes West was originally owned by Georgia Pacific.  They used the timber here to make paper and other products.  As time went on they realized they could make more money turning the "dirt" into a ...

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 and until 11PM Friday and Saturday until Januray 3rd so you have plenty of time to ...

By the time you read this, the election in Mount Pleasant will be over.   There should be a winner but with the way elections go these days I take nothing for granted. Four town council slots are up for grabs along with the mayor position.  Unlike other cities around us- North Charleston and Charleston in particular- our mayor is a ...

Families are touched by many things.  At this very moment our family is feeling a "heavy touch" from heart disease.  We are not strangers to it.  My father had a bypass, Mark's mother had heart disease but this time it is too close.  Mark has always had some heart issues but right now he we are being held hostage ...

It's so nice to see something about our town in a publication.  Take a look at the article linked below.  Being from the Maryland/DC area originally I especially got a big kick out of this.  http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/My-Kind-of-Town-Charleston-South-Carolina.html