It has been nearly five years since my wife Joy and I made the journey to the mountains of Western North Carolina to begin our years of retirement. It is hard to believe that we have been here that long as life is good here in the mountains.
We have made many new friends and developed a new life style that we consider a real blessing. We found Murphy North Carolina on the Internet or was it one of those things that we simple call a GOD incident. You can learn all about our life style on our web site www.RichardandJoy.com
I spend my time divided between my family at home (Joy, 2 dogs and 3 cats) and two family enterprises located here in Murphy. My son opened a Fireplace store and I maintain his web site. www.firesidemurphy.com
My daughter has a very large electrical distribution business in Florida and she opened a wholly owned subsidary here in Marble. www.evergladeselectric.com I maintain her web site and help out with her real estate activities when she needs me.
I am also the Chair of the Board for our local Charter School. Ten years in academia has not gone to waist as I am still active in education. www.naturallygrownkids.org/

Richard whith the boys Ranger and Cedar
Of Course a man needs to play now and then and I can be found playing with my two German Shepherds or my trains. I maintane the web site for our local train club also. www.valleyriverrailroad.com/
Three days a week I can be found at Highland Realty Group www.highlandrealtygroup.net/ where I help out with sales, media, websites and anything else the agents need to facilitate the company goals. The owner broker is a fine Christian lady (Dotty Boudreaux Hays) with dynamic leadership skills so it is a pleasure being there. Our office also has a property management division with a strong presence in the cabin rental market. www.highlandmtncabinrentals.com/
Some days I am not sure what office I will be in or what mountain I will be climbing but this I do know; the day will be a blessing in this time and space of my life here in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina.
God Bless
Richard
richard@highlandrealtygroup.net