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Home > Blogs > Carla Freund > Blog-Home > Blog Archive

Raleigh - Cary Home Reviews & Real Estate News!

Real Estate Agent - Keller Williams Preferred Realty

Welcome to Raleigh - Cary Home Reviews and Real Estate News and Thank you for reading my Blog. My Blog is intended to provide valuable, interesting, informative and/or sometimes fun information about North Carolina and in particular the Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill areas. You'll also find information about Reasearch Triangle Park, Cary, Apex, Holly Spirngs & surrounding areas Plus Real Estate Tips. Please join me on my Carolina Styles Homes Sites as well. Just follow me on Twitter, Facebook or Pinterest. Enjoy and please feel free to contact me.

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Raleigh, NC: Post # 2 Enjoy Winter in Raleigh, NC at Circque Du Soleil

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Raleigh, NC: Baby It's Cold Outside! Post #2 on How to Enjoy Winter in Raleigh, NC Post #2 Circque Du Soleil (How to Enjoy Winter in Raleigh, NC): Cirque Du Soleil's Michael Jackson the Immortal World Tour: Many of you have heard of Cirque Du Soleil but, did you know they have a show featurin...

Posted almost 2 years ago

Raleigh, NC: Baby It's Cold Outside! Post #1 on How to Enjoy Winter in Raleigh, NC

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Raleigh, NC: Baby It's Cold Outside! Post #1 on How to Enjoy Winter in Raleigh, NC We were driving home from Christmas vacation in Orlando, FL, and I wasn't looking forward to coming home to cold weather. Sure, I do love the season changes. They are all beautiful in their own way. They can make...

Posted almost 2 years ago

Cary North Carolina - Sweet Christmas at Prestonwood Country Club

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Sweet Christmas at Prestonwood Country Club Each year our office is fortunate to enjoy the company of one another while celebrating Christmas at the Prestonwood Country club. The food is always fabulous and plentiful! The setting is beautiful! This year, they pastry chefs outdid themselves with a...

Posted almost 2 years ago

Cary North Carolina Kowitz & Freund Annual Christmas Party!

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Kowitz & Freund Annual Clients & Friends Christmas Party and Merry Christmas to our Clients, Family, & Friends! We thank you for all your support during 2011. We couldn't have done it without you! For the past three years my partner & I have hosted a joint Christmas party for our Clients, Fri...

Posted almost 2 years ago