After enduring the Thanksgiving traffic to and from Atlanta (I-26 drivers are crazy!) I realize that I forgot to give Thanks for one other thing in my last blog post. That I don’t have to commute. Now it wasn’t always thus, and so I do know the nightmares of the every day back and forth, but just now, I feel...
One of the best things about living in downtown Charleston is that not only are you surrounded by history all the time, but you also live in it too. Sometimes the locale can be of honorable historic significance, other times – not so much. One of my earlier homes in Charleston was a former brothel on Fulton St, next to...
This past Labor Day weekend, Randy and I decided to take a bike ride to a place neither of us knew of, inspired by a mention of it in the new “My Charleston” a magazine-like publication of the Post and Courier. Magnolia Cemetery, just off the beaten path in “The Neck” area of the Peninsula, is home to a 128-acre...
Last night, my husband and I decided to take an evening walk around the Battery to get in some exercise while avoiding the daytime heat. It was 9PM, the sky was a deep blue black, the tide was high and the water was lapping so close up to the Battery wall you could almost touch it. The wind came in...
I challenge your heart not to swell…. Check out the stunning aerial footage of the Lowcountry, created by Jewell & Ginnie. It’s called “Low Country High“. Footage by Adam Boozer. Low Country High from Adam Lawton Boozer on Vimeo.
One of our favorite local columnists, Ken Berger, penned this article this morning and I had to post it. It perfectly captures the feeling of living in Charleston. Read it and weep happy tears… Loving where we live By Ken Burger The Post and Courier Tuesday, May 25, 2010 As the afternoon sun sinks slowly behind the western edge of...
Yes of course, our citizens are sweet-natured, and life in our lovely Lowcountry is certainly 100% sweet, but I am talking about the real thing. Real sugary things. This past 18 months or so, Charleston has seen the opening of countless numbers of sweets purveyors – some overall bakeries, and some that fill that special little niche. So here’s a...
Our local newspaper, the Post & Courier, wrote an excellent article today on how Charleston became a fine-dining destination. It includes not only a lengthy illuminating article, but also a neat timeline that begins back in the 1930s. For example, did you know that Henrys (where I happened to meet my husband) was opened in 1932 on North Market St? ...
