Carol D. Robinson's Page

The local circus was in town for a couple of days last week. While we didn't actually go into the circus this year, we did get to enjoy the outside activities that came with it. My son rode a pony for the first time, and got to see a camel up close. It's always a fun time and you can get tickets for the kids to get in free. It was a nice day which made it that much more enjoyable. If you haven't been, I encourage you to go to the "big top" next year!…

Continue

The Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall has been in Murphy the past 4 days. Although I've seen the Vietnam Memorial in DC, my son and I went to the wall on Friday afternoon. I was very impressed with the professionalism, respect, and patriotism of the whole event. My son asked me what the wall was for and I managed to tell him it's meaning, while holding back tears. Although I don't personally know anyone who died in the war, my dad and both grandfathers served in various wars. My thoughts went to the… Continue

Managed to get to the Fall Festival this year! So glad we got there at 10:00...there was a lot of traffic already! Wouldn't be surprised if JCC Folk School had a record breaking attendance this year! We left at 12:30 and the line of cars waiting to get in was LLLLLOOOOOONNNNNNGGGGGGG. Anyways, great stuff this year! I saw some of the usual vendors, which is always a pleasure, but also got to see some new things. One woman, from Blairsville, makes jewelry from recycled materials such as… Continue

Just wanted to let anyone who's interested in building a green home or adding green features to their existing home, I recently achieved the Green Designation from the National Association of Realtors. There's a wealth of information available on the internet. And, I am more than happy to direct you towards green resources and green builders/certifiers. There's inexpensive ways to improve your homes energy efficiency and renewables. You can also visit my website for some interesting articles.