The month of October in the southeast began from a place of fear and despair. Towns, homes and businesses were wiped from the side of mountains in western North Carolina
The last four months of the year, the -ber months, are my favorite. The still bright blue skies and warm breeze of September, the rainbow of color in the October
Driving to and from Huntersville every day, my husband, Brett, passes the sign for the NC Powerball jackpot lottery. As of July 2024, it’s currently floating around $130 million. In
The summer is possibly the most chaotic time for a working mom; navigating where each child is going to be and when. Still, the summer will always offer a nice,
I’ve become very familiar with the meaning of the phrase, “He’s growing like a weed” as my oldest child turns nine this month. The month of July was rough. The
It’s wedding season, which means, it’s flower season. My husband and I recently attended a wedding outdoors with the Appalachian Mountains as the backdrop. The bride and groom stood in
I recently found myself comparing stocks to flowers in a client meeting. It’s official. My mind has been taken over by flowers. This micro-flower-farm business of mine continues to remind
I designed t-shirts for the kids this winter as we embarked on this business adventure. My oldest son calls them our “swag.” One of the shirts says, “We grow things.
BY IVEY GASKIN BAKER After grinding down a stump, mulching leaves and tilling in new soil, we now have a large 25 X 25 foot flower bed in our front
BY IVEY GASKIN BAKER, CFP® We attended a lot of funerals in 2023. Listening to someone’s legacy or life story compressed into brief monologues really makes you think about your
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