Sally English Atlanta Real Estate: Georgia: Alpharetta

The English Family gathered at the Farm on Mayfield Road in Alpharetta to celebrate Thanksgiving.  It was a lovely day and all who gathered celebrated being a part of such a wonderful and loving family.

The day started with an attempt to get a Christmas Card photo made before we got stufed with turkey.  Some family members did not feet like participating.

 Millie had too many good smells to chase down in the pasture.

 Hannah, Caroline and Ellie needed to release some energy.

Finally a good shot, but look in the back ground. Do you see Millie, the English Springer Spaniel?

My brother-inlaw Paul English took the family photo.

Savannah Jo English (back seat, closest to camera) turned 16 and got a new car!

We picked up a couple of gallons of pecans under the pecan tree in the background.

Jake English (14) on the 4 wheeler after he had been on a 30 minute ride through the pastures.

JL English 91st Birthday Party At The English Farm

What do you give a man who has everything he wants in life?  My father-in-law had his 91st birthday yesterday.  He is 91 years old.  There are no material wants in his life....period.  He has everything he wants and lives a fairly austere life.  So, we got together and gave him something he loves....help in the garden.

J.L. English started farming this land in 1954 when he purchased 40 acres in Alpharetta Georgia.  When he moved from Atlanta to Alpharetta it was rural farming country.  His wife, Helen English, cried for a year because she could not see a neighbor without walking half a mile.

Mr. English raised corn and black Angus cattle.  He also tried raising chickens commercially and pigs.  But cattle and corn were his mainstays.

O yeah, he also had a full time job so farming was done "on the side".

Mr. English had asked us to mulch and stake the 55 tomatoes he had planted.  Yes, Mr. English had already planted 55 tomato plants.  By the time we arrived he had already mulched and staked 40 of them!  It is hard work.  The man is 91 years old.

In the photo I am applying mulch to a plant, my father Bill Bryant (white T shirt) is spreading mulch around a plant and my daughter Ellie English is unloading the mulch from the truck.

Notice the garden in the back ground.  Mr. English has corn coming up, okra, yellow squash, many varieties of peppers, beans, cucumbers, eggplant and more!  He is a master gardener.

After gardening, Mr and Mrs English had a rest in the back yard.

While we were gardening, my husband Tim grilled a whole prime rib.

We had a lovely dinner as Tim's brother Paul English and family joined us for dinner as did my mother Martha Bryant.

Check out the dinner menu:

14 pounds of slow roasted / grilled prime rib.

Green beans from Mr. English's 2009 garden.  Mrs. English has a fabulous recipe I can not duplicate!

Sally's famous twice stuffed potatoes.  A favorite with the English men.

Martha Bryant chopped salad with home made salad dressing.

Savannah Jo English (Paul and Dani's daughter, my niece) Mac and Cheese.

Ellie English (middle daughter who will be a senior at Vanderbilt this fall!) blueberry crumble made from JL English 2009 blueberries that Ellie picked and froze.

Dani English (Paul's wife, my sister in law) home made vanilla ice cream.  This was a killer as no one left room for dessert.  We ate it anyway.

Jake English, my nephew, said an incredibly nice blessing for us (along with others at the table).  I was touched when he said he was thankful for 'grand daddy" teaching him how to play baseball.

So, what do you give a man who has everything......food, fellowship and fun.  We had a great evening.  Everybody was worn out but well satisfied.

More photos......

My English Springer Spaniel, Millie, wrestles with her country cousin.

Hannah English arrived direct from school.  She will be a senior at The Lovett School next fall.

Ellie English applying newspaper mulch to the tomatoes.

Helen English relaxing after the green beans were prepared.

The English Family From Alpharetta Georgia

My sister-in-law, Dani English, did a great thing for my husbands family this past Christmas.  She hired a professional photographer friend of hers, Nikki Haslett, to take photos of the whole family.  It took a couple of hours but we now have photos of my husband Tim's parents, family shots of the Tim. Mark and Paul English families AND individual shots of each grandchild (8 of them).  Plus we have shots of the family in various combinations and all kinds of poses.

(My family is on the "right" hand side of the family in this photo)

My in-laws, JL and Helen English, live on a farm on Mayfield Road in Alpharetta (now City of Milton) Georgia and there were lots of great places for photographs.   The boys grew up on the farm when Alpharetta was a small rural town.  It has changed quite a bit as numerous Fortune 500 companies now call Alpharetta home.

The English Daughters.

 Left to right:

Ellie

Hannah

Caroline

 I am blessed with a great family.  My sister-in-law, Dani, did a great thing for all of us.  We have wonderful memories to treasure.

 By the way, Nikki Haslett was great.  Check out her website at www.thrutheeyesofnicola.com.  We highly reccommend her work.  She does MUCH more than portraits. 

Country Club of The South on The Auction Block for January 2010

It was the most prestigious golf course development of its time, but Country Club of the South has hit hard times.  The Atlanta Journal and Constitution reports the Jack Nicklaus designed golf course, clubhouse and other facilities are on the auction block for January 5, 2010.

Country Club of the South is located in North Fulton County of Metro Atlanta and is a gated residential community of million dollar plus homes.  Entertainers, professional athletes and "rich" people live there.  The 700 private homes are not on the auction block, but the centerpiece of the development will be subject to a foreclosure auction on January 5th according to general manager Michael Ryan.