I was making a pot of our Mama’s spaghetti sauce this afternoon when I started thinking about my brother, Ray. As much as we loved Mama’s sauce recipe, we both adapted our respective versions to omit the heartburn evoking green peppers she always added to hers. I could almost see Ray rolling his eyes and fake belching. Remembering made me smile. It also made me sad. Ray died unexpectedly last Thursday, just a few days shy of his 53^rd birthday.

Lowcountry Made will host an opening reception for local artist Analisa Chase’s new seascape collection, “Atlantic Waters,” at the new Lowcountry Made shop in Bluffton, located at 14 Johnston Way. The shop is located within the Juice Hive’s central location in Bluffton Village.

 “The Atlantic Water’s Collection is comprised of seascapes representing the Atlantic coastline from the rocky formations and darker hued waters of New England to tropical Florida where shelly sands emerge and the water shows its crystal clear brilliance,” said Analisa Chase, a local Bluffton artist.

We don’t know what we don’t know. Perhaps what’s worse, sometimes we thinkwe know when, in fact, we’re actually making an assumption based on a related fact. If I’ve totally confused you, I apologize. What I’m trying to say is that we generally don’t know all the facts until we do our research. 

Who doesn’t love a good conspiracy? Many compelling stories begin with a conspiracy. It’s why I’m a fan of soap operas. Lord knows I’ve come up with plenty of conspiracies in my time.