For anyone worried that the fall months are a bad time to sell their house, Maureen Hughes, an agent for Keller Williams Real Estate, has some positive news.

“There’s never a day that goes by that an animal doesn’t make me laugh and smile,” Ann Horst says. “They are true companions, and some days you might even feel like your fourlegged friends are better than those with two.”

Ann’s Choice folks enjoy some country fun

If you’re good, you can “do-si-do” and “swing your partner.”

At Ann’s Choice, beautifully planted gardens are everywhere. But you might be surprised that the community’s award-winning grounds crew isn’t responsible for all of them. Almost 70 different gardens are voluntarily maintained by residents who belong to the Garden Club on campus.