News from the Views November 1, 2022

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November

Thought for the Month


  "If you cannot do great things,

do small things in a great way."



~~Napoleon Hill~~


Shared by Laura Coyle

News from the Board of Directors

Hello, Friends and Neighbors,


What a great time of the year!


Mother Nature has put on a beautiful display of autumn colors. Along with the colorful leaves comes the cold weather, which means many residents will be heading to warmer climates.


Please remember to winterize your unit. Weatherization of unoccupied units is required from November 1 through March 31. All residents are required to submit the completed the annual Weatherization Form by November 15.


There have been a few of unresolved maintenance issues this past year because of problems finding qualified and reliable maintenance persons. We at last have found what appear to be qualified people willing to address our issues. We are keeping our fingers crossed and hope to be able to better resolve the maintenance problems.


I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season beginning with Thanksgiving and on into the new year. We have much to be thankful for if we just take the time to look.


Last month’s newsletter contained a lot of information about hummingbirds. I would like to add to the hummingbird info by way of some pictures I had the luck to be able to take. The photos were taken at the Cradle of Forestry in Pisgah National Forest. The pictures could have a little sharper focus because I had to take them through an RV windowpane. When I tried to step outside, the bird flew off and I thought I had lost the chance for a picture. Moments later, I looked out of the window and saw that the bird had returned. Here are some photos of a rare white hummingbird. By the way, the bird is not an albino but rather a leucitic bird, meaning the bird's feathers had a pigmentation abnormality, but the bill and legs are black.


Please remember to VOTE on or before November 8.


Bruce Hoffmaster

Director

ARC Chair

More News about Longcliff


In a recent article from the Brevard Newsbeat,

three of our Toxaway Views owners were interviewed.

President Don Woods even got his picture included!


Marilyn Beck urges us to get involved

by attending a meeting with the developer

because we need to have a good balance of interests present.


November 3 at 4 pm

16933 Rosman Highway

(This is 1st building on the right outside entrance-walking distance.)

Lake Toxaway, NC 28747


Here is the link to the Zoom meeting

if you would like to attend that way:

https://us05web.zoom.us/j/88925503965?pwd=aUk3VTl0Qzc3dWxKRXUva0pxZ1J0dz09
Meeting ID: 889 2550 3965
Passcode: 4N7Qtk
Thursday Nov 3, 2022  4 pm – 5 pm (Eastern Time)

Reminders

Winterizing


Winterization is required for all unoccupied units

from November 1 to April 1.


Winterization Certification of all units is due November 1

and will be considered delinquent November 15.

A notification of Intent to Fine will be issued

December 1 to violators.


Click here for winterization instructions.


Please remember that ALL owners must submit a winterization form, even if they are full-time residents. 


Link to download form

Link to online form


Also, each building will need to get its own ice melt.

Coordinate with your neighbors to see who can get it.


ACE Handyman Services is offering winterization service.

Call Lisa at 828-547-0455 for more information.



File ALL Work and Maintenance requests to the TV HOA

here.

If you use the CAM website,

your request will be lost and forgotten.



Message Board


From Maureen Murphy


Dog walking. Pet visits/sitting in your home.


As a former holistic pet store owner with a certificate and many years of experience in pet nutrition and holistic solutions, I offer consultations and recommendations for improving your pet's health.* 


Discounted rates for Toxaway Views residents.


* I am NOT a licensed veterinarian,

but I know when your pet should see one!

From Sharon Ventura

(Unit 405)


Free Roll Top Desk


813-244-4070                     slventura4@yahoo.com

Activities

White Squirrel Sightings


Nell Hines and friends went to Brevard

to try to see some of the famous white squirrels.

This one was easy to find in Franklin Park behind Bevard College and seems to be posing for the picture.

Another must have followed Nell home to Toxaway Views!

This one was on her deck last week,

and Maureen Murphy has seen two visiting her deck.


Here are more links to information about white squirrels:


Official White Squirrel Website

What Are the Famous White Squirrels of Brevard?

White Squirrel Institute


The Adventurist has good information

on fly fishing events, a Beer Dinner, and

the Forest Festival Day at the Cradle of Forestry,

which Bruce and Peggy Hoffmaster can probably tell you about.


Also The Adventurist features information about

the Red Spruce Christmas Tree for our nation's capitol in DC

and the Carolina Flying Squirrel.

Favorite Recipes


From the Kitchen of Peggy Hoffmaster 



Peggy made this cake for Jim Watson's birthday,

and eveyone loved it.


Ridiculous Chocolate Cake



Cake Ingredients:

1 (15.25 oz.) box chocolate cake mix

1 (3.9 oz.) box instant chocolate pudding

1 (16 oz.) container sour cream

3 eggs

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup water

2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

 

Cake Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Liberally grease a 10-inch Bundt pan with butter or shortening and lightly dust it with flour. Set aside.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine all the cake ingredients.

Mix on low for 30 seconds until combined and then on medium speed until smooth, about 1 minute.

Stir in the chocolate chips and pour the batter into the prepared pan.

Bake for 55-60 minutes, until the cake is set.

Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes and then invert the pan onto a cake plate.

Cool completely before frosting.

 

 

Frosting Ingredients:

1/4 cup butter, room temperature

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

2 cups powdered sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

1/4 cup heavy cream

 

Frosting Directions:

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, on low speed beat the butter, cocoa powder and powdered sugar until combined.

Add in the vanilla and cream, and beat on medium speed for 1-2 minutes until creamy, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary.


Link to Printable Recipe:

Ridiculous Chocolate Cake

Vendors

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for more information about who is good . . . and who is not.

Print it for use as needed.

Gardener's Corner
by Maureen Murphy


Maureen and most of us are concerned

about the upkeep here at Toxaway Views.


Unfortunately, we are still seeing dog poop on the property. Also, cigarette butts have been discarded by Building 5 and 6.


Please make sure that you and your guests

properly dispose of these unsightly items.



Celebrating

Our Special Corner of Nature

by Maureen Murphy

Fabulous Fall Fotos

This colorful orb spider

arrived all decked out for Halloween last week.


Book of the Month




A Gentleman in Moscow


by


Amor Towles

The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers, soon to be a Showtime/Paramount series starring Ewan McGregor as Count Alexander Rostov


From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Rules of Civility, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel


In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel’s doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery.


Brimming with humor, a glittering cast of characters, and one beautifully rendered scene after another, this singular novel casts a spell as it relates the count’s endeavor to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a man of purpose.


Purchase the book


Recommended by Anna Shoaf

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Historic Toxaway Market

15889 Rosman Hwy 

Lake Toxaway, NC 28747



The Mountain Café

15886 Rosman Hwy 

Lake Toxaway, NC 28747



The Market and The Café will remain

open during the winter season!


Starting Wednesday November 2, we will be open

Wednesday-Saturday at both The Market and The Café.

*The Café Hours:

Wednesday-Saturday

8 am-5 pm


*The Market Hours:

Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday

11 am-6 pm

and Fridays 11 am-7 pm.


The week of Thanksgiving Monday-Wednesday,

we will be open at The Market (11 am-6 pm)

and The Café (8 am-5pm) 

We will be closed Thursday-Saturday.



We hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!


Historic Toxaway Market and Mountain Cafe

Contact Chris and Robin Pickel
for more information:
 828-553-8148 (Chris) or
828-577-0469 (Robin)
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