Jane Page's Blog

The Hitchcock Woods-2100 acres of open & green space, 70 miles of trails, open to the public for Free, all in the heart of Aiken, SC, where horses reign and riding is supreme.  If you ride a horse, love to walk or just enjoy nature; you should live in Aiken, SC!  Moving is a hurdle, but I am her...

      Spirit Inspection, Ghost Survey, Psychic Evaluation, Ulterior Energy Assessment- Regardless of what you call it, they come up.     I have a number of older listings and get the "Is this house haunted?" question a good deal.  I even thought about buying a house that had a reputation for bein...

The American Farmland Trust is a peach of an organization! The American Farmland Trust is an amazing resource for land information, environmental inititives and farming issues.  Please visit their site & donate to this very important organization.  South Carolina has benefited from their educati...

Aiken, South Carolina during the Victorian era was a health resort destination because of the spring waters and most importantly the pine scented air.  The turpentine smell and remedies for tuberculosis generated from the pine trees gave an economic boost to the area after the devastation of Sou...

AIKEN DRAG is one of America's oldest hunts and the Masters are all female.  There is something to be said for girl-power (or another phrase not suitable for printing).  The photo of a hand colored aquatint, right, is of Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock(Louise) riding to the drag in the Woods.  She founded...

As Summer draws to a close, we say good bye to relaxing days by the pool as the kids go back to school with bunches of newly sharpened pencils and the excitement of seeing old friends.  Young parents bemoan the flying years and empty nesters fight the tinge of sadness not having the flock around...

          Aiken is the kind of Southern Town that offers a social activity for everyone!  Our Company, The Carolina Real Estate Company hosts and sponsors a large number of events during the year.  We tailgate for the horse races and polo, we have tables at the horse shows, we help with the SPCA'...