What is it with Beer Names These Days? I Imagine Some Product Sampling is Going On! - 02/27/11 05:28 PM
What is it with Beer Names These Days? I Imagine Some Product Sampling is Going On!
Walk through a beer store these days and you might be surprised at some of the names of these beers, some would make a dockworker blush.How about Raging Bitch? I kid you not, maybe a glass of Pikes Kilt Lifter? A classic, the C S B ( crotch sniffing bastard)! Look it up, I can't make this stuff up.Of course who hasn't heard of The Dogfather and Old Brown Dog Ale and you all know Smuttynose IPA, right ?


 
 
 
 
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Amazing Energy Star Custom Four Bedroom Home in Clayton NC 27527 - 02/26/11 06:47 AM
Custom Built Four Bedroom Energy Star Home In Portofino, Clayton, NC 27527 … (2 comments)

Who Lives in a Pineapple Under The Sea........... HUH ? - 02/22/11 12:40 PM
Who Lives in a Pineapple Under The Sea........... HUH ?

"Lets get this straight, you want to make a cartoon about a sponge called SpongeBob Squarepants, who lives in a pineapple! Works as a fry cook, is friends with a starfish called Patrick and has another friend called Sandy who is a Squirrel. And they live in a town under the sea called Bikini Bottom......Next!"
 
There is no doubt in my mind that SpongeBob was originally created for adults, (Bikini Bottom) my brother in law told us about the show when our son was born and he had been … (3 comments)

An Open House Day in Clayton, NC if I Ever Saw One! - 02/20/11 06:34 AM
 
An Open House Weekend in Clayton, NC if I Ever Saw One!Today, Saturday February 19Th and tomorrow Sunday 20Th the weather will be Spring like with temps around 70 and sunny. At Portofino, it will be a great day to walk the trails, see the pool and the barn. We will have three homes open today. all the homes open are Johnston County Parade of Homes entries.154 Sicily Drive is a beautiful custom home currently listed for $499,90091 Sicily Drive is almost finished and it is listed for $549,000154 Vercelli Drive  is a magnificent custom built home listed for $549,000These … (6 comments)

And Todays High Temperatures Will Be........... - 02/19/11 07:15 AM
 
And Todays High Temperatures Will Be...........New York, NY........           46 and windyCherry Hill, NJ.......           48 and windyPhiladelphia, PA …......     50 and windyBoston, MA ….….              40 and windyLansing, MI.........              36 and sunnyChicago, IL ….…..              39 and cloudySeattle, WA …......             48 and sunnyPittsburgh, PA ….......        37 and windyVancouver, BC..........        43 and sunny
 
 

CLAYTON,NC 70 AND SUNNY
Has anyone seen the sunscreen?Tee Hee Hee!!!!
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Is This The New Face of the Real Estate Office? - 02/15/11 09:04 PM
Is This The New Face of the Real Estate Office?
Coldwell Banker HPW Builder Services are on the move. They are taking their entire corporate staff and setting up shop at North Hills  in Raleigh. The retail store front which is very common in Europe where you will have a Butcher,a Baker, a Candlestick Maker.....and a Realtor all on the same block!Having a retail storefront for new home sales is a terrific way to get exposure for the communities Howard Perry & Walston Builder Services represent. HPW Builder Services has many new home communities throughout the Triangle, in Wake, Johnston, Durham … (7 comments)

Building a Custom Home in Portofino in Clayton...A Diary, Day 10 - 02/12/11 06:22 PM
Building a Custom Home in Portofino in Clayton...A Diary, Day 10
 
 
 
 
OK so the concrete is poured and has been allowed to set, the next phase is to remove the frames, which is done after a few days. The re-bar on the footing is pushed down and will be encased in the concrete that will be poured for the floor.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The house at Lot 31 will have a walk out basement and patio so the walls were only poured on three sides.The basement will have … (9 comments)

Show of Hands, Who had to Chase Down A Couple Of Runaway Horses This Week? - 02/12/11 03:37 PM
Show of Hands, Who had to Chase Down A Couple Of Runaway Horses This Week?
I did!!

The great thing about being the on-site agent at Portofino in Clayton, North Carolina is that there is never a dull moment. For example, I was driving through on Thursday morning, checking on the homes when I saw a resident in obvious distress talking to the fence installers who were finishing up her new fence.
I got out and asked if she needed help, she did, both her horses had got out and were in the neighborhood. I grabbed a head collar and we both jumped … (2 comments)

Custom Built Basement Home in Clayton, NC 27527 - 02/12/11 02:24 PM
Basement Custom Built Home in Clayton … (3 comments)

Another Massive Snowfall Cripples Clayton, NC! - 02/10/11 11:08 AM
Another Massive Snowfall Cripples Clayton, NC!

Clayton in North Carolina gets hammered again with about a quarter of an inch of snow, forcing schools to go on a two hour delay..... Wait,what's that?
 Oh never mind......We're Good!!!

What are you waiting for....Get down here, jeez!!!
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What is with me and Stray Black Labs in Clayton? Another Stray Black Lab Rescued By David O' - 02/08/11 05:13 PM
What is with me and  Stray Black Labs in Clayton? Another Stray Black Lab Rescued By David O'

I was heading home on Sunday to watch the Superbowl and had just pulled into my Neighborhood when this big black lab comes running across the road in front of me. I stopped and turned to see him run across a major road, luckily there were no cars.
I got out and went across to try and catch him and he was acting like a pup who was too scared to stop. He went behind a fence and I lost him. I … (2 comments)

Fire And ......Football!! - 02/06/11 04:47 PM
Fire And ......Football!! Portofino,NC

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Energy Star Custom Built Home in Clayton at Portofino - 02/05/11 05:48 PM
Energy Star Custom Built Home in Clayton at Portofino.
This custom built home will save you a ton of money on your energy bills, from the sealed crawl space to the insulated attic. Plus it's cleaner less irritants in the air, and it is fully functional, no space is lost in this house. It flows beautifully and the builder Jarman Homes has included some wonderful features.
Custom Built Four Bedroom Energy Star Home In Portofino, Clayton, NC 27527 … (1 comments)

What is The Audubon Signature Program for Residential Communities? - 02/05/11 05:34 PM
What is The Audubon Signature Program for Residential Communities?
The Audubon Signature Program is designed to provide assistance to developers and landowners who want to design their community with the environment at the forefront of the project. The Audubon Signature Program helps the community managers achieve both their economic and environmental objectives.
The Program begins when the development registers, fees start at $9,500 and additional expenses vary among different projects.The program proceeds as follows.
* The initial site assessment
* The development of a Natural Resource Management Plan that serves as a construction manual for the property.
* Implementation of the Natural … (1 comments)

Whatever Floats Your Boat!...Works For Me! - 02/03/11 07:17 AM
Whatever Floats Your Boat!...Works For Me!
I was showing this custom home in  at 154 Sicily Drive in Clayton, NC to a delightful family on Saturday, it's a magnificent home built by one of the area's top builders, Neil Jarman of Jarman Homes
I am always pleasantly surprised when I get a comment from a prospective homebuyer that I never would have thought of.
What do you think was this lady's favorite part of the house?
 
It has cathedral ceilings in a living room with a wall of windows opening out to the three season screened and tiled porch. It could … (6 comments)

A Diary of Building a Custom Home in Portofino in Clayton...Day 6 and 7 - 02/02/11 06:16 AM
A Diary of Building a Custom Home in Portofino in Clayton...Day 6 and 7

 
 
So we have excavated the footprint of the home, we have dug and layed the foundations. We let the foundations set and then the crew assemble the forms for the basement walls.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Once the wall frames are installed it is time to bring in the pump and the cement. There is no time to waste and they don't start until all the trucks are lined up on the road. The inspector came out to inspect the frames and … (0 comments)

 

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