Want a fun place to spend an early (not so hot and humid) Saturday morning with friends, family or a just a good cup of coffee? I’ve been hitting the Farmer’s Market downtown and it’s a wonderful way to start the day. Great fresh pastas, (Crab and avocado ravioili, yum!); Locally raised all natural meat from the Meathouse (happy animals, happy food, happy people); Tasty just picked fruits and vegetables, my favorite is Owls Head Farms in Cross SC. Just look at these heirloom tomaotes and the berries are gorgeous! The Chucktown Chicken man is my stop for chicken and eggs. The Giddy Yup goat cheese lady is there too. Lots more farms are represented including the Kennerty, Fields and Thackery groups.
The craft section isn’t the “loving hands at home” potholder versions from our childhood, but quality handmade goods that reflect the area or a fertile imagination. And to top it off…a pony to give a wee one a quick ride. All alot of fun and the groceries for the week are already bought! Remember: Shop local-Eat Local-Be Local.
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You have to admire anyone who can consistently produce beautiful window boxes in this climate. Hats off to you all.
Filed under: Lowcountry Today on July 22nd, 2010 | No Comments »
Another weekend is almost upon us, it’s just the middle of July and stores a busy stocking back to school supplies. My friend, Hope, is a speech pathologist in Macon and their schools are heading back the end of the month! Remember the days of freedom until after Labor Day?
I stumbled across this tree, must be two stories tall, behind one of the homes on Cloudbreak Court on James Island. It looked almost like orange and yellow tea cups with a yellow saucer underneath. I had never seen one. I thought how odd that it was growing in the woods, it must be very old. I was told it is a type of magnolia, like the tulip tree. I thought I would share it with you.
Filed under: Lowcountry Today on July 15th, 2010 | No Comments »
Hello All and Welcome Back to Me… Yes, it’s true in the middle of the hottest June since 1952, I deserted you all and went to see my husband. He was at the little cottage we bought on the coast of Nova Scotia. It was cool there, not just Blue Ridge cool but I’m talking the low 60’s!!!! Quilts to sleep under at night!!! I know you are really jealous of that! He has been surfing and restoring the house when there is no surf. It was a tumbledown place when we got it a few years ago and gradually we are returning it to its 250 year old past.
I do want to take a moment to wish my Mom a wonderful 89th birthday. She is a gem.
Filed under: Lowcountry Today on July 14th, 2010 | No Comments »
You can tell it is getting close to the Fourth of July. Everywhere you look, you see these sprouting up. Illegal in many states, out of towners are thrilled and a little frightened (ok, the moms) when they come across these locals
Filed under: Lowcountry Today on June 29th, 2010 | No Comments »
My brother Tom sends me things he finds on the internet. These are not chain letters or mushy videos, although puppies and small animals sometimes enter into the picture. He is a science guy, so his offerings are things like the periodic table put to music and the evolution of women in art, both were pretty darn amazing.
Sometimes, I figure he just has too much time on his hands. But I always open them because they are fascinating. So in honor of the end of the Spoleto Festival, here is an amazing dance troupe courtesy of you tube and my brother Tom.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIuRc1r_N34&feature=player_embedded#!
Enjoy! If the music is not for you, advance to 1:48 for a take on a classic.
Filed under: Lowcountry Lifestyle, Lowcountry Today on June 24th, 2010 | No Comments »
There’s something special about living in a place that is so full of history. I went to show a house the other day on James Island and passed a small park with a monument in it. I stopped yesterday to read it. It was the area in which Fort Lamar was built and the gentle hills surrounding it were the remains of the earthen fort.
The monument read “The Batle of Secessionville, fought here on 16 June 1862, broke the Union advance through James Island against Charleston and was the most significant battle of the Civil War in South Carolina. Confederate troops under Thomas G. Lamar defended simple unfinished earthwork. Later enlarged and named Fort Lamar, which sat in the narrow end of a funnel-shaped strip of high ground flanked by tidal creeks and marsh. Union troops under General Henry W. Benham launched several assaults against the earthwork which anchored the eastern end of the Confederate line, but were repulsed with heavy casualties and soon evacuated James Island altogether a few days later.
A total of 683 Federals and 204 Confederates were killed, wounded or captured. Of these totals 107 Federals and 52 Confederates lost their lives on this Battlefield.
Walk Softly on this Hallowed ground.”
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Charleston is humming even in the warm weather. I heard that the cruise schedule is so successful that Carnival has added a new itinerary to Bermuda. The folks coming to Charleston to get on these ships are lucky to have a unique embarcation spot. The historic area is such a showplace once you get off the main tourist routes. The best way to see it is by foot, the details will amaze you.
Filed under: Lowcountry Today on June 20th, 2010 | No Comments »
A friend of ours from years ago, Ed Andrews, is a realtor out in Telluride, Colorado. He took some photos there on Sunday and they were so cool (literally) looking I thought I’d share them. They’ve gotten snow in the higher elevations, as you can see. It feels better just to see these.
Thanks Ed, I needed that.
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Looks like summer is here with a vengeance. The fiorecast for today is 99 with slightly cooler (96 and 95) behind it. Sprinklers are running and the tropical plants are the one thing thriving. Our neighbors brought us some fresh mahi from their offshore fishing excursion. What a fine dinner with fresh SC corn and tomatoes. Our thanks to the Wilsons.
Filed under: Lowcountry Lifestyle, Lowcountry Today on June 14th, 2010 | No Comments »
Want a fun place to spend an early (not so hot and humid) Saturday morning with friends, family or a just a good cup of coffee? I’ve been hitting the Farmer’s Market downtown and it’s a wonderful way to start the day. Great fresh pastas, (Crab and avocado ravioili, yum!); Locally raised all natural meat from the Meathouse (happy animals, happy food, happy people); Tasty just picked fruits and vegetables, my favorite is Owls Head Farms in Cross SC. Just look at these heirloom tomaotes and the berries are gorgeous! The Chucktown Chicken man is my stop for chicken and eggs. The Giddy Yup goat cheese lady is there too. Lots more farms are represented including the Kennerty, Fields and Thackery groups.
