A honkin’ big tree.

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Down a sandy road, outside of Charleston, SC, on John’s Island lives a majestic tree, the Angel Oak. It’s a huge tree. Thought to be one of the oldest things, if not the oldest – living or man made – east of the Rockies, the tree boasts nearly 25 feet around in girth, and is said to be possibly over 1500 years old. Earlier this week continue reading …

A sniper’s view.

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This past week I was in a funk. An I-can’t-do-anything-right-my-house-is-a-wreck-what’s-wrong-with-me-’cause-everything-seems-fine kind of funk. It’s pretty typical this time of year. The weather (oh, the weather), the letdown following the holidays, coupled with all that’s going on in the world makes for a real downer. If we were filthy rich, this would be the time of the year I’d schedule a vacation to the Caribbean or continue reading …

A trip to Botany Bay.

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Pin It Last April, while visiting my parents, we hopped in the car and drove to another world. Nah, it wasn’t really another world, but it felt like it. Plus it sounds so dramatic to say so. And I’m all into the drama of it all. Oooooh. Aaaaah. Ohhhh. Back to the point of the post. Botany Bay on Edisto Island is like no other continue reading …

My hair is happy.

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I’m not a big make-up girl. And the good Lord only knows the last time I had a manicure. But when it comes to my hair, I’m a little freaky. After a color and cut mishap many years ago, I leave all color and cutting to my hair stylist Jennifer G. at To Dye For. She rocks, man. She’s the one who helped my hair recover, continue reading …