We are days away from the 2020 finish line, our year of unprecedenteds. A year many of us will gladly turn our backs on while we anticipate the emergence of a Covid-19 vaccine. We are ready for a new year of The Whole Face. 2021 needs to be a year to yank off our masks and pitch them into the wind, a new year of unmuffled laughter and radiant smiles. 2020 was my year to be intentional but it is ending with my focus on a prefix - de.

By Cele & Lynn Seldon

When North Carolina-based lawyer and photographer extraordinaire Mike Lassiter approached us about writing introductions to the nine chapters of his new coffee table book, Our Vanishing Americana: A South Carolina Portrait, we jumped at the chance—especially after seeing his best-selling Our Vanishing Americana: A North Carolina Portrait, along with watching the accompanying PBS show about it. Once we dug in, it gave us great insight into many of the long-standing businesses and people of our adopted state and we never looked back.  

In our last issue, I copped out and reran a four-year-old column. I’d written it right before the 2016 election, and was stunned by how well it'd held up. It felt very 2020, a God-send for yours truly, since I was in no mood to write.

Allen Patterson Builders, Habersham Land Company, and K. Lo Designs announce the completion and opening of a 2020 Southern Living Showcase Home. This new house plan is named “The Loudon,” and was built with innovative quality, functionality, and an elevated interior design featuring the iconic colors and textures of the Lowcountry.