PROFILES

He Said, She Said

BY CHARLIE HUGHES

HE: Pete Saari, retired Vice President of Interior Products for RJF International, Hudson, Ohio. He now works as a consultant for RJF. SHE: Louise Saari, retired interior designer for Jay Walters Interiors, Hudson, Ohio. She now works on her golf game. THEIR HOME: In The Reserve neighborhood, overlooking a pond and nature preserve. They moved here in October 2007. 58 FAVORITE NON-GOLFING ACTIVITES: He tutors math students; she enjoys painting with watercolors. Together they are involved in the Newcomers Club of Brunswick Co.; play bridge on Friday nights, participate in dinners for six and cocktails for 10, and play golf together on weekends. HE: "There are so many things you can be involved in here. I don't care what your background is; you can be as busy or not as busy as you want.? SHE: "Pete and I have gotten into gardening. Mostly, though, our efforts just end up feeding the deer.? WHY ST. JAMES PLANTATION: "Got time for a long story? It goes back to the 1990s when Louise and I were working and trying to figure our where we wanted to live in retirement. We didn't want Florida, but were interested in communities as far south as Georgia and as far north as Virginia. We visited St. James in the 1990s, liked it and sort of set it as a base to see if we could find anything better. We looked at various communities and we came back here five times. Finally we purchased a lot in January 2004. We locked in and decided this is where we want to be.? WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE GOLF COURSE AND WHY? SHE: "I like playing The Reserve Club the best but I like the views at The Founders Club. Holes 16, 17 and 18 are just breathtaking. You take it all in and you just say: 'Oh my God, I can't believe I'm living here and doing this!'?

1 2 a message 18 22 42 44 46 54 70 60 32 38 downtown wilmington 7 8 downtown wilmington's art and culture, get involved at the cameron art museum 11 12 the downtown art scene includes unique performance opportunities 14 a home like no other family is the heart of the home at st. james plantation.a sense of place the st. james chapel 19 new woodlands park homesites planned for october release 21 22 23 golf 's best-kept secret -ireland in other words, links golf is nothing like american golf. nothing. that's why anyone who calls him or herself a golfer needs to take a week or so and travel to experience the differences.27 the charm of orton plantation 29 'going green' becomes a neighborhood affair 32 going green: anall-volunte erfire department 36 it could be said that a community gets the fire department it deserves. and thanks to community-wide support, the st. james fire department has evolved into one of the best firehouses in the area.38 39 splish-splashing is fun and exercise for this group of ladies.41 42 harborwalk a new 45 st. james university 47 plantation some of the first neighbors ann o'malley met in st. james plantation were flowers. drives around the community introduced her to various gardens she wished to know better. today, o'malley is roaming those yards, and she's brought a few hundred people along. "you can drive by all of these houses and see how beautiful they are in the front, but there are things in the back,? o'malley says, joining several folks nosing about powder blue hydrangeas, sunny yellow lantanas, and soft pink mimosas decorating pattie accordino's lush rear lawn.50 51 52 53 1 4 55 56 fun + learning = owner spotlight: 59 he said, she said 61 st. james properties, llc resale division 3891 ridge crest drive the reserve collection 3310 sparkleberry court the nature view collection 3565 st. james drive the links collection 4135 south lagoon court the links collection 3030 marshwinds circle, villa 1104 the plantation villa collection 3776 ridge crest drive the reserve collection 3840 worthington place the reserve collection 3350 club villa, villa 305 the plantation villa collection 4152 skeffington court the nature view collection hole by hole hole #11 hole #12 75 76