Watkinsville, GA

After raining off and on all week, the weather channel predicted "cloudy" for the Watkinsville Fall Festival today. Well, it started misting around 8:00 a.m. and started raining harder and harder throughout the morning. Still, a good many people came and brought their children, including babies. I stood out in the rain for 2 hours directing traffic, but before I did, I had to visit the funnel cake booth.

As the day was cold and wet, funnel cakes may well have been one of the best things going as they are hot and sweet.

For those who aren't familiar with funnel cakes, here is the process and the finished product.

First, you pour a funnel of batter into the hot oil.

After they're done, you top with powdered sugar.

Voila, the finished product! Enjoy!!

In Watkinsville, GA, for the week ending Oct. 11, 2009 the real estate market looks like this:

There are 493 active listings of which 272 are residential, 11 are farm and land. The total listings are down 30 from the previous reporting period, both residential listings and farm and land listings are unchanged for the reporting period.

There are 26 listings under contract, down 1 from the previous period.

During the week of Oct. 5 - Oct. 11, 2009 there were 0 closed residential transactions and 31 closed farm and land sales, in Watkinsville, Ga. This is up 28 total transactions from the previous week.

For more information on Watkinsville, GA or if you are interested in buying or selling your home there, please call me at 706-207-5290. Or you can click here to email me with your inquiries. To search for homes in Watkinsville, please visit my website www.theathensrealestatepage.com.

Note: All data is taken from the Athens Area Association of Realtors MLS system and accurate as of one day after the reporting period.

DON'T MISS THE WATKINSVILLE FALL FESTIVAL THIS SATURDAY (OCTOBER 17)!

There'll be a lot happening this Saturday in downtown Watkinsville, GA at the Fall Festival. There will be numerous craft booths, lots to eat and tons of fun for the kids. If you haven't had funnel cakes in awhile, this is your chance. There will also be fresh vegetables from the Oconee Farmer's Market, a train to ride, animals to pet and corn boxes for the kids to play in, not to mention music all day at the bandstand.

The festival is from 9:00-4:00 in downtown Watkinsville on Rocket Field and the Eagle Tavern area. See you there!

In Watkinsville, GA, for the week ending Oct. 4, 2009 the real estate market looks like this:

There are 523 active listings of which 272 are residential, 11 are farm and land. The total listings are down 14 from the previous reporting period, residential listings are down 12 while farm and land listings are unchanged for the reporting period.

There are 27 listings under contract, down 3 from the previous period.

During the week of Sep 28 - Oct. 4, 2009 there were 3 closed residential transactions and 0 closed farm and land sale, in Watkinsville, Ga. This is the same number of total transactions as in the previous week.

For more information on Watkinsville, GA or if you are interested in buying or selling your home there, please call me at 706-207-5290. Or you can click here to email me with your inquiries. To search for homes in Watkinsville, please visit my website www.theathensrealestatepage.com.

Note: All data is taken from the Athens Area Association of Realtors MLS system and accurate as of one day after the reporting period.

There are several fun things to do around Watkinsville and Oconee Co this October.

First of all, there is an historical walking ghost tour around Watkinsville where ghost stories and legends are told about many sites in town. Currently, they are held Friday and Saturday evenings at 6:45 and 8:00 p.m. for the month of October. If you have a group, they can arrange a tour any evening. If things go well, this may turn into a year 'round event. For more information, call 404-242-6340. (The tour might not be appropriate for children under 10 years).

Also, Washington Farms, usually known for their strawberries in the Spring, has again opened their Corn Maze for the month of October. They also have a pumpkin patch which draws many school tours, a petting zoo, cow train, pig races and hayrides. The hours are 6-11 pm on Tuesdays, 3-11 pm on Fridays and 9 am - 11pm on Saturdays. The admission to the corn maze is $8.00. More information is available at www.WashingtonFarms.net or706-769-0627.

There was a great video about how the Washingtons create the corn maze in today's Athens Banner Herald. It's really fascinating! The link is:

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1902589436?bclid=0&bctid=43409934001