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Happy Mother’s Day to all!

Filed under: Around Town, Lowcountry Lifestyle, Lowcountry Today on May 9th, 2010 | No Comments »

You can tell when summer hits the Folsom house…the Woodie backs out, gets tuned up and polished. Should hit 90 today and tomorrow and cool down for Mother’s Day to about 75. What a nice present. 

A few events to mention for the weekend:

The much acclaimed “Decadent Divas” a fashion, music and dance extravaganza, will be at the N Chas Coliseum tonight.

     If that puts you in a dancing mood, head over to the “Shaggin’ on the Cooper” party at the Mt. Pleasant Visitors Center on the 8th. More? You can be Shaggin’ on the Pier at Folly on the 14th.

     What to do for Mother’s Day? Don’t just buy roses, take Mom to the 18th Annual Charleston Rose Show on the 8th at Northwoods Mall from 1-5. Entries accepted 6:30-10am.

     Careful of the extra traffic in town on this weekend. The Citadel  Corps of Cadets will hold their commencement at 9:30 am on the 8th. The College of Charleston will hold their traditional white tie graduation a few hours later at the Cistern on George Streets at 4 pm. Lots of families in town, what a great Mother’s Day present!

     Ah, now to Mother’s Day. Honor your mother on the 9th. I saw a great bumper sticker that read Mothers are working women too. Mothers have such a more complicated role in life these days. It must be hard to balance all the needs of family, friends and spouse while still taking some time for self without guilt. So here’s to the Moms. No matter how well or poorly they do it, at least they are.

     Ever fantasize that you’re sipping cocktails and nibbling on fancy hors d’oeuvres on a spectacular yacht? On the 16th, the Charleston Yacht Affair will let you live the dream. The City Marina will host the yachts, cuisine from top local chefs, live entertainment and a chance to check out a line-up of floating elegance all to benefit the Cities in Schools program.  

Filed under: Around Town, Lowcountry Lifestyle, Lowcountry Today on May 7th, 2010 | No Comments »

Another nice day on the creek. The rain left and wasn’t it pretty.

Filed under: Around Town, Lowcountry Lifestyle, Lowcountry Today on May 5th, 2010 | No Comments »

A muggy, sultry Sunday in the Lowcountry. The perfect day to show you one of the lovliest sights in the area this time of the year. Soon there will be masses and masses of magnolia blossoms everywhere you look.

Filed under: Around Town, Lowcountry Lifestyle, Lowcountry Today on May 2nd, 2010 | No Comments »

Today is important to anyone looking for the tax credit as a first time buyer. This is the deadline to have a contract ratified in order to claim.

Around town this weekend:

May is almost here and that means and end to school and plenty of visitors coming to the Lowcountry. It also brings Mother’s Day, Memorial Day and Teacher’s Day. I guess we honor them for making it through the year.

     May  5th is an international favorite, Cinco de Mayo, celebrated here on May 1st this year. The Visitors Center Bus Terminal will be the place to be from 7-11pm.

      The 18th Annual Dining with Friends will find spectacularly spread tables throughout the Lowcountry. Friends will join for champagne and dessert at the Maritime Center at 9pm.

     Here’s something different for lighthouse fans in the area. The Sullivan’s Island Lighthouse, the last major lighthouse built in the US, will hold an open house from 1-4pm. The National Park Service invites you to visit the USCG Historic District at 1815 I’On Avenue on Sullivan’s Island on the first.

     The City of North Charleston will host their Arts Festival from this weekend through the 8th. The nine day celebration draws over 30,000 visitors annually.

     Drayton Hall has a new twist on the plantation tour. Called the Preservation Tech Tour, it will take those interested in preservation, architecture and building arts behind the scenes to learn what it takes to save a historic home on the first Saturday of May June and July, 8:30 am Also, the First Saturday program will explore the theme of Nature and Culture for children 6-12.

    Throughout the month, Middleton’s Summer Wine Strolls will be held each Wednesday 5:30-7 in a different garden spot 

     The SC Maritime Foundation is hosting a rare adult sail on the Spirit of South Carolina on the 1st.

     Throughout the month is the in-the-round presentation of “Romancing the Hunley.” It tells the tale of the Civil War harbor blockades and is set three days after the Hunley disappeared. Matinees are Friday & Sunday at 3:30 at the Powder Magazine.

 Enjoy your weekend!

Filed under: Around Town, Lowcountry Today on April 30th, 2010 | No Comments »

These last few days before the tax credit deadline have been crazy! But I did take some time to go to a retirement party out at Bowen’s Island. MiMi will be captaining the new kitchen and I’m sending you a photo of the new restaurant construction. Also, the moon setting this morning was awesome so I have to show you that. Today was graduation from Book Buddies, the reading skill tutoring that I do each week. Here’s a proud TheRon with his medal proving he graduated from the program. Consider volunteering one or two hours a week and change a life. Email me and I’ll hook you up. This is your chance to make a difference. It’s easy!

Filed under: Around Town, Lowcountry Lifestyle, Lowcountry Today on April 28th, 2010 | No Comments »

Good Morning. It’s a grey and stormy one today and the weather folks are calling for it to get worse this afternoon. The beach was deserted at sun up and both the pier and the washout had a little wave action. But, as Chad so aptly put it, “every day is epic at Folly Beach…relatively speaking…”

Filed under: Around Town, Lowcountry Lifestyle, Lowcountry Today, Uncategorized on April 25th, 2010 | No Comments »

Good Morning! It’s going to be a warm 85′ today, pretty much the same as yesterday. The marsh and marinas were a pretty site in the early light, but if you were looking for more than a quick walk on the beach, you were in for a disappointment.

Things are going well in my ” new” real estate career, I feel the energy and optimism of a rookie. It feels mighty good.

It’s Friday so let’s look at what’s happening over the weekend. There’s the Blessing of the Fleet and Seafood Festival at Alhambra Hall on Sunday; The Charleston In Water Boat Show starts today on the banks of the Ashley River downtown; Oblique Magazine (I write for them so this is a shameless plug) will host their 2nd Annual Fitness Expo at N Chas Waterfront Park; there’s the Soft Shell Crab Festival in Beaufort on Saturday, as well as the HHI Seafood Fest. The Striped Bass Tournament is ending in Manning and the oddest news: The Off the Sidewalk Run is tomorrow on the Greenway. You will head out from West Ashley Earth Fare to Krispy Kreme for a “hot now” one of the most delectable delights on earth and who knows how many will just stay for another cup of coffee?  Enjoy the weekend.

Filed under: Around Town, Lowcountry Lifestyle, Lowcountry Today on April 23rd, 2010 | No Comments »

Long day on the road, showing houses from Cane Bay to Hanahan to West Ashley yesterday. I did stop off at St Paul’s in Summerville for lunch. I’m a sucker for the goodies served at springrime tea room luncheons across the Lowcountry.

St Paul’s is beautiful in its simplicity. Now more than 175 years old, it is the oldest established church in the town.  It began as a summer ministry to plantation families fleeing health concerns in the lower lying coastal plain. The pineland ridge, which became known as Summerville was settled in 1790.

Filed under: Around Town, Lowcountry Lifestyle, Lowcountry Today on April 22nd, 2010 | No Comments »

Today, I resign from Carolina One. It has been my real estate home for the past thirteen years in all its incarnations: Coldwell Banker O’Shaughnessy, Prudential Carolina and recently Carolina One. I am going to a boutique agency downtown where I can take everything I’ve learned and practice real estate the way I would like. It’s an exciting prospect, I hope you’ll all join me.

Filed under: Around Town, Lowcountry Lifestyle, Lowcountry Today, Real Estate News on April 19th, 2010 | No Comments »