What's more fun than a Friday night with girlfriends? Jodie Miller and I put together a Movin' & Shakin' party over the weekend to celebrate the move of Plum Productions and Susan DeLoach Photography to new locations. We invited some of our favorite moving and shaking friends to join us downtown to sample a few of my new hors d'oeuvres and to have a cocktail or two.
Through difficulty often comes learning and progress, sometimes spiritual, sometimes practical, and if you're lucky, both. That simple realization has come home to me through a series of recent experiences. At one point I actually found myself slipping back over 40 years to college courses nearly forgotten. Didn't we cover a nickel or so worth of Zen and other Eastern religions? Have I been having little Jack-style Zen episodes?
Back in the early 1940's, Elizabeth Lawrence wrote "My Southern Garden," a classic that is as timely today as ever. She wrote that "In the South the progress of the season does not follow the accepted pattern of spring, summer, fall and winter. Spring, when spring should come, has already been with us at intervals throughout the winter. Summer lasts into fall and fall into winter. The garden year has no beginning and no end."
Our cover photograph of American Idol Top 3 contender Candice Glover was shot by Eric Smith of Captured Moments Photography during her recent homecoming visit to Beaufort.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 08 May 2013 08:39
Some Idol Thoughts
Written by Margaret Evans, Editor
Tuesday, 07 May 2013 07:46
By Margaret Evans
It may (or may not) surprise you to learn that your humble scribe here, while admittedly a rank amateur – okay, borderline ignoramus – about many of the topics upon which she regularly expounds, is an expert of the highest order when it comes to Beaufort's current obsession: American Idol.
You and I may be very concerned about the issues surrounding our homeowners insurance. But have you ever asked yourself the question, "Is it just us . . . or is this really a serious, widespread problem?" The Charleston Post and Courier can help us with the answer.
Can you tell a compelling story demonstrating what result or benefit someone will receive from listening to your advice, supporting your charity, or buying your service or product? In other words, can you persuade me that the message you are sending is worth my receiving?
A gorgeous new coffee table book captures the sights, sounds and stories of Beaufort.
Publisher Lydia Inglett and international travel author Martin McFie – partners in life and in work – have just released Beautiful Beaufort: Pearl of the South, a real gem of a coffee table book.
Teresa Bruce remembers her "other mother," Byrne Miller
Written by Editor
Tuesday, 07 May 2013 10:48
If you recognize the woman on this book cover, chances are you're A) a long-time Beaufort resident, B) a fan of the arts, or C) a patron of the Beaufort County Library's Special Collections. It's Byrne Miller – founder of the Byrne Miller Dance Theatre – and she's the subject of a new memoir by former WJWJ anchor Teresa Bruce.
Beaufort-based author and philosopher Maggie Schein is embarking on an epic journey of the modern era―crowdfunding. Most people do not picture philosophers embracing modern technology. When that philosopher becomes an author and receives the support of luminaries in writing, music and production she has little choice but to embrace what the universe is providing.