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Winter, 2010

Looking back through our newsletters, I’m struck by how often I’m referencing the weather. That’s not a category of conversation that popped into my mind regularly when we lived in Miami. (Okay, maybe in August when the heat was particularly oppressive.)

Here in the mountains, weather is a big deal all the time. One reason, I think, is that there are such obvious transitions between seasons. Each is distinctive. And each inspires rumination about what’s just past and what might be ahead. The seasons organize the year.

I also think that because we’re surrounded by such dramatic natural landscapes, we’re more conscious of the rhythms of nature. We’d better be. From time to time, the weather whacks us on the head, reminding us that our schedules and petty plans are more vulnerable than we think to systems that are not of our devising...(+)

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Sanctuary Village is a new Traditional Neighborhood Development in the mountains of North Carolina. First-phase construction has begun on what will be a walkable, mixed-use community five blocks from Franklin's historic Main Street. This will be a neighborhood of porches, parks, and walking paths -- all within easy strolls to shopping, restaurants, and entertainment in downtown Franklin. There's an architect-designed housing option for everyone, whether it's a moderately sized single-family home with a garage apartment or a cozy cottage or a mansion flat in a building served by an elevator. All this with low maintenance costs and high energy efficiency.

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