Don't forget - Thanksgiving morning in Downtown Aiken!

So much to do on Thanksgiving Day in Downtown Aiken, South Carolina.   Start your morning with Bloodies & Bagels, mix and mingle with the Aiken Land Conservancy members, maybe even become a member yourself!  Enjoy the bagels with all the schmeers, and bloodies to get your morning started.
THEN>>>>>>>.....  walk down into Hitchcock Woods, and join the crowd at Memorial Gate (it's about a 1/2 mile walk, be prepared!)   Aiken Hounds has their annual 'Blessing of the Hounds' on Thanksgiving morning.   This year will be the 100th anniversary of Aiken Hounds!  We are blessed to have Hitchcock Woods, it is absolutely a stunning piece of nature right in the middle of town.  One of our nations LARGEST urban forests!  Check it out sometime:  www.hitchcockwoods.org 
After The Blessing, stroll to The Alley, Downtown and join the community for One Table, Thanksgiving Dinner.  

Here's a few pictures from last years blessing, I'm looking forward to this year.
 hounds waiting
                                                                      Aiken Hounds foxhunters ready

 the littlest foxhunter :)
                           

Thanks for stopping by - come back again!  give me a call if I can be of any assistance with your Aiken area property search.

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I wasn't born here but Aiken feels like home. Come see for yourself!   What are you waiting for?!!

Give us a call when you're ready to call Aiken home, too!

Carolina Real Estate Company

Melissa Major, BIC

333 Park Avenue SW - Aiken SC. 29801.

803.648.8660

www.CarolinaHorseProperties.com

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A cool app for great gift ideas!

I'm so excited about this app I found on my phone.  It's called 'Sketch Guru' and it is the best!    I love the idea of taking photographs and turning them into a sketch.  I was actually looking to commission a local artist to create a sketch for me, as a gift for someone.  

I found this app and now I can be the artist myself!

Here's an example of what the app can do.

Start with a picture already on your phone, or take a picture

 start with this, 

                                                                      and end up with this   

this is the default setting for pencil sketch, there are about 16 different sketch options, including color pencil, crayon, watercolor, and a bunch more!  It's really cool.     I'm going to use a few photos from around town and use the color pencil option and hang them in my office.   

Here's one that I will use for sure:

Farmers and Merchants Bank Building, Downtown Aiken, SC

Framed prints are cool gifts, and Christmas is right around the corner!   You could create a sketch of someones home, office, children, pets, car.....   you can then use the sketch to either give a framed print, or create a photo gift of another kind, I'm thinking coasters, coffee mugs, playing cards, note cards....  so many possibilities!  Have fun with it.  

Thanks for stopping by - come back again!  give me a call if I can be of any assistance with your Aiken area property search.
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I wasn't born here but Aiken feels like home. Come see for yourself!   What are you waiting for?!!

Give us a call when you're ready to call Aiken home, too!

Carolina Real Estate Company

Melissa Major, BIC
333 Park Avenue SW - Aiken SC. 29801.
803.648.8660

www.CarolinaHorseProperties.com

visit us on Facebook :)