Blanton Branch (Sylva, NC)
By Mona Gersky, GRI,IMSD-Taking the mystery out of real estate.
(MoonDancer Realty, Dillsboro,NC)
  For sure, I'll have to find out what this pod is and I know just who to ask.  We have a friend, April, who has the most extensive knowledge of plants in our area of the mountains of Western North Carolina.  As soon as I know...you'll know!  Unless, of course, you already know and if so...do tell!         On Friday, I showed the 37 acre parcel we have listed on Blanton Branch Road.  The day was beautiful and the owner of the horses who usually graze there had put them in the barn so we wouldn't have to worry about them getting out.  Since the day was a stunning fall day, I ventured farther onto the property than I've been able to before.  Now, I have new photos to include with the listing and this mystery seed pod.   I love my job as a real estate agent!   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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By Mona Gersky, GRI,IMSD-Taking the mystery out of real estate.
(MoonDancer Realty, Dillsboro,NC)
What stories this old house on Blanton Branch Road in Sylva must have to tell.  It's easy to see that at one time this house was someone's pride and joy, watching over the fields and livestock of a hardworking family.  How many triumphs and heartbreaks?  Births and deaths? Love fulfilled and love lost?  A page out of history that we can only imagine the words.  
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By Mona Gersky, GRI,IMSD-Taking the mystery out of real estate.
(MoonDancer Realty, Dillsboro,NC)
  This Localism Contest has me thinking a lot about community. Posting everyday about our states, counties, cities, towns, businesses, neighborhoods and streets really reinforces my belief that community counts, and extends beyond our personal borders and isn't always physically local.     Gayle Rich-Boxman posted about feeling guilty for not posting and embedded a Who video. We exchanged emails and memories (shared yet separate). All of a sudden FishHawk Lake wasn't so far away. I posted about kindergarten and janeAnne in Asheville responded that she taught school there! janeAnne asked for more information after reading my story about the property on Blanton Branch here in Sylva. Her buyer comes next month to look at horse property. Sheila Newton posts appealingly about Greenville, SC ...
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By Mona Gersky, GRI,IMSD-Taking the mystery out of real estate.
(MoonDancer Realty, Dillsboro,NC)
When the grass is tall, watch out for snakes is exactly what was going through my head when we were out on Blanton Branch this morning to check on our signs.  What a lousy day to have chosen to wear flipflops, I thought.  Leslie called out from the car to see if I wanted her to adjust the sign, heck yeah, I answered!  So back to the snakes.  While I was waiting for Leslie to walk over, I'm thinking about snakes in the grass and suddenly I hear a rustling and clomping sound emanating from the grass.  The fight or flight portion of my brain was thinking SNAKE! while the rational side of my brain was saying...that's not what snakes sound like.  Anyway, I looked up to plan my retreat and to my surprise three curious horse heads were looking down at us from the other side of the underbrush. ...
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By Mona Gersky, GRI,IMSD-Taking the mystery out of real estate.
(MoonDancer Realty, Dillsboro,NC)
Make your horses happy! Consider this 37.14+/- acre tract located far enough from Hwy 74 to miss traffic noise, but close enough to easily drive to Sylva, Bryson City or Cherokee in one direction or to Waynesville or Asheville in the other. Just 3 hours north of Atlanta, Ga, this tucked away rural beauty lies in the mountains of Western North Carolina, not far from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Blue Ridge Mountains and Parkway, the world class trout fishing waters of the Tuckasegee River and all the outdoor activities one could ever hope to have access to. This is a true horse paradise complete with established mature pasture plus enough room to garden as much or as little as desired. The tract has a wide diversity of terrain, a goodly portion is level to gently rolling ...
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