Fishing the Inlet

Friday, September 26th, 2008 Posted in Art, Craft, Food, Lowcountry S.C./Charleston, Oysters, People | No Comments »

We just spent a couple days and nights along the road just inside the creeks of Murrells Inlet, SC where no less than 30 seafood restaurants are set in with houses and a few other businesses like hair salons, boat ...

G Magazine: Horse races and Upstate fashion

Monday, September 15th, 2008 Posted in In print/published, Travel | No Comments »

Wispy-slender jockeys sit high in saddles wearing jerseys of purple and cream, or pink polka-dots, or stripes of aqua and teal.  Horses with coats of tan, black and smoke gather at the starting line-up on the grassy track.  They quiver, ...

Runaway driveway supper

Friday, September 12th, 2008 Posted in Food, Home & garden, Lowcountry S.C./Charleston | No Comments »

No ladies-only brunch with pink punch this time.  We wanted pork.  The occasion was to celebrate with soon-to-be-parents Courtney and Carter, and a traditional baby shower was not in the cards.  (Speaking of cards, or anything print, Courtney is an ...

B’ham for the BBQ (great figs too)

Thursday, September 4th, 2008 Posted in Food, Travel | No Comments »

From the highway that cuts around Birmingham, AL, we saw the Full Moon sign and the blue cinderblock building.  We circled in on the sidestreets, and when we parked down the block, I could already smell the wood smoke. We'd ...