Well, the fourth annual retreat for the B-52's is over, and it gets better and better each year. We went to Mineral Bluff, Georgia, 7 miles from Blue Ridge which has gone from sleepy little town to an artsy craftsy little town with boutiques and restaurants. Our house had nine bedrooms and six and a half bathrooms, both extremely important for 17 approaching-the-hill women. (You try getting 17 women -- of any age -- out the door to make an 11:30 lunch reservation 30 minutes away! Just as the fro
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