Hartwell Lake- The Best Lake in South Carolina
Hartwell Lake is an impressive man-made reservoir situated on the Savannah River, which forms the boundaries between the two states of...
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Recent Blogs
David Locke
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Rent or Buy- That is the Question
Did you know that you will buy a house in your lifetime? That’s right! You are going to buy a house! You will either buy your home or you...
David Locke
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Interior Design and Home Market Trends Report- 2023
My business associates and I traveled to Atlanta for the January AmericasMart gift and home exhibit both to stock our antique and gift...
David Locke
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Ultimate Grilled Cheese and Ham
After a week of hard work at both our jobs, me as a REALTOR and my wife as a music teacher we decided to have a spa / pajama day at home...
David Locke
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PF Chang's Coconut Mojito
My wife and I are not huge chain restaurant fans. We usually like to support local businesses, but one chain restaurant we sometimes...
David Locke
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The Tradition of Haint BLUE Ceilings
Have you ever heard of haint blue? It’s a historical porch color found throughout South Carolina and Georgia, imported to the region from...
David Locke
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Greenville, South Carolina and the Poinsettia?
Poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima) may not make you think about Upstate, South Carolina but for me as a native of the Greenville, SC...
David Locke
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Peppermint Ice Cream - A Locke Christmas Eve Family Tradition
My first taste of peppermint ice cream was at five years old in Kindergarten at Concord Elementary in Anderson, SC. My teacher, Mrs....
David Locke
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Grandmother Sara's Ice Box Fruit Cake, #StopTheStigma
Ice Box Fruit Cake is the misunderstood, bullied and judged member of the dessert family!
David Locke
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Amaretto Side Car
This drink is completely surprising! My wife was skeptical till I made her this concoction and she fell in love. The amaretto sidecar...
David Locke
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David & Robin's Favorite Things 2022
Below are mine and my wife’s favorite gift ideas for 2022 from a few dollars to a few hundreds for everyone on your Christmas list....
David Locke
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Favorite Things, Christmas '22
Christmas time is the season that is filled with so many of our favorite things from movies we watch every year to goodies we only cook...
David Locke
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Watercolor and Real Estate?
David Locke, REALTOR® has a life long passion for watercolor going back to the sixth grade. While Locke may spend 10 plus hours on his...
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