On Change, Trees, and the Southern Way
How will I find myself if the place where my heart resides changes so much I can't recognize it?
The Joy of Lowcountry Swings
If you’re in need of a change in mindset, some perspective, or just a mental deep breath, get to the Beaufort waterfront as quickly as possible. Take a seat in a swing. Use your foot to gently propel yourself back and forth. Then wait for the magic to happen.
How to Build an Ark
He decided that these drawbacks were nothing a little Frogmore Engineering couldn’t correct. So he went to work.
My Grandmother’s Garden
Our Lowcountry home is filled with beautiful secrets, soft-spoken secrets that aren’t showy and glamorous, but are exquisite nonetheless. Just like my grandmother’s garden.
Reaching for the Creek
When the rivershore invites me to come and be near the water, I am home.
A Sea Island Miracle
But then the rain comes, and with it, the miracle of the Resurrection Fern.
A Southern Table
Nothing says "You're special to me" more than going to the trouble of pressing the tablecloth, polishing the forks, and trusting that no one will drop any of Grandma's china, lest there no longer be a matched set.
Mr. Douglass, What Would You Do?
His simple yet profound statement sets an example for us of quiet kindness in a world full of noisy squabbling and contention; where many people talk but few listen, where people take sides rather than come together as human beings living on the same planet.