So What’s in a Name? (Charleston Idiosyncrasies – Part 1)

Everything if you are a Charlestonian. Pinckney, Tradd, Calhoun, Gibbes, Anson, Ravenel, Legare (pronounced Luh-gree), Manigault, Aiken, Huger (pronounced Hugh-gee), Middleton…. These are names you hear over and over in your Charleston goings and comings.  Perhaps you drove down a street of that name, or wandered past a soaring mansion with a plaque bearing that name, or met someone at...

e.e. cummings says it well….

After a cold and dreary January and too many trash bags wasted tucking my plants into bed at night, the sun is out shining fiercely, bringing a new season with the birds all a-twitter. On a day like this, I look at this poem on my refrigerator and open my eyes again. Enjoy. i thank You God for most this...

Why Charleston?

So before we move on, I must address the inevitable question – “Why Charleston?”  For those of you who have been here or live here – you understand and another word need not be said.  For those of you who haven’t – only one word is necessary.  Magic.  It is a place of beauty, mystery and history that draws you in...

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Let’s Start at the Very Beginning (it’s a very good place to start)

7 states, 3 countries and 12 moves since high school alone.   Always looking for the next perfect place and never quite satisfied.   I’ve tried it all – from small town solace to big city glamour and everything in between, and while I loved each and every one, nothing felt like Home.   So in 2005, after spending half a dazzling decade...