Inklings

It can happen to anybody. I’m an established lifelong klutz who’s taken innumerable tumbles. My husband is agile and athletic, but even he can go down unexpectedly. We’ve each had one of these experiences recently, prompting me to write about undigni ...  full story

This is a thanksgiving column. I’m 90 days early for the official national celebration, but there’s a reminder at my kitchen window I’ve been contemplating for awhile now. It’s a flat wooden angel with bright eyes, a seraphic smile, and a head full o ...  full story

Every year when the “Back to School” sales begin, I start getting nostalgic for the good old days when my kids were young. Now my back to school news comes from grandchildren. All six are now back in some kind of school and their activities include b ...  full story

(And everywhere else too!)   Perusing grocery aisles recently I came upon a sale on lobster tails for $8.99 each. As I pondered, my thoughts returned to our Air Force years stationed on Cape Cod. We used to buy whole lobsters about once a week ...  full story

Somebody’s getting bumped off in Summerville – twice – next weekend, via a unique dinner theater staging of “Murder at Café Noir,” by David Landau. This homicide happening benefits the Arts, Business and Civic Coalition (ABCC) which is partnering her ...  full story

My niece/goddaughter made lists as a child. I stayed in her bedroom once when visiting my brother’s family. Kathleen was in grade school at the time. On top of her dresser when we arrived in late afternoon and began to unpack was a neat, lined pad wi ...  full story

Following is a version of a scripted conversation between God and St. Francis sent by my anonymous e-mail pal, High Flyer.?         GOD: Frank, you know all about the earth’s gardens and nature. What’s going on? Wher ...  full story

To quote the late Ed Sullivan, television’s 1950s and 60s talent presenter extraordinaire, the Cultural Arts Alliance has “a really big show” coming up.  The venerable Ed pronounced it “shew” and presented dozens of performers for the viewing au ...  full story

If ever a man deserved having his image preserved in bronze for his town, it’s Berlin George Myers. He’s but 93, not eligible to be one of Summerville’s founding fathers, except for three key attributes: innovativeness, leadership and vision.Revisiti ...  full story

Jim and I recently spent a wonderful week in Dallas, visiting my two brothers, their families and a myriad of attractions in Big D and surrounds. We had family time, tourist time, rest time and every day, fun time.During all this my sister-in-law Jea ...  full story

It was 234 years ago Sunday that our freedom mandate, The Declaration of Independence, was adopted by the Second Continental Congress. These 1,328 words form some of our history’s most eloquent and elegant language. And no wonder. The authors were Th ...  full story

My culinary bible, “The Joy of Cooking,” defines eternity as “two people and a ham.” That may have been true years ago before freezing leftovers became so popular, making a ham stretch over a few months. The trick is to bake a really good ham in the ...  full story

I renewed my driver’s license last week, reminding me not only of the way things were, but also why I pray every time I get behind the wheel.There was no school driver’s ed in my day. Dad said he’d do it (God help me!), as mom absolutely refused. “A ...  full story

My sister and I inadvertently transported baby birds through three states after buying what we thought were empty birdhouses. We tried unsuccessfully to find someone knowledgeable to take them and it wasn’t until we came into Summerville that we said ...  full story

It was a wonderful week. Time was spent shopping, exploring, and inhaling the Blue Ridge Mountains’ beauty. The trip home was to be special too. My sister and I were stopping in Charlotte to shop at Macy’s and then at P.F. Chang’s. The latter both fo ...  full story

“Memorial Day,” dedicated to those who died in our defense is really the year’s first Day of Thanks, aptly rendered in poetry, prose and music. “High Flight,” by John Gillespie Magee, Jr. captures the stirring drama of the USAF.    ...  full story

Sometimes one of the best benefits of travel is trying – and getting – new recipes. Just the act of doing so can give you the flavor of a town. Roanoke, Va., is almost as friendly as Summerville. Those of us living in our Flower Town know that’s quit ...  full story

Dad stood all of 5’7”. Mom could wear platform stiletto heels and still look up into his eyes. Statuesque was never going to appear on my driver’s license. However, when I reached 5’3” in the sixth grade and towered over all the girls – and all the b ...  full story

Mother’s been gone for the last nine Mother’s Days. But we never forget our moms, with us or not. Mine advertised herself as “a simple country girl” who went to business school and then to work to help support a Depression-age family. They lost their ...  full story

I’m often asked how I get ideas for a weekly column. I always answer truthfully: “I pray!” Deadline is Wednesday for Friday’s paper and if I don’t have an idea by the previous weekend, I go to church with advanced humility. “Help me Lord,” I pray. “Y ...  full story

Jet fighter planes were a major part of our lives for most of Jim’s Air Force career with him flying and me waiting and watching. They were never commonplace; always incredibly exciting. I know Jim’s heart still beats faster when he’s around them. As ...  full story

I posted an eagle at the Masters Sunday. Not the Augusta Masters – although I’ve had the privilege of attending that tournament many times. I got an eagle at the Masters down the road at our son’s house. Every year David and Amy host a Masters party ...  full story

Ever know anybody who fibbed about a recipe? I once shared standard layered salad ingredients with a newcomer. She praised the concoction, to which I’d added a couple of unusual items. Later I was a guest in her home. She served “my” salad.A tablemat ...  full story

The dogwoods are coming out now and with them come memories of my mother. We both loved dogwoods, each of us rejoicing in the wonderful spring cross-like blossoms, bright red foliage and berries in the fall and the graceful sculpture of leafless limb ...  full story

          There’ll be fireflies before your eyes          And moss draped over the trees          The drive will wi ...  full story

• Santee Cooper sets comment period on proposed changes to residential leases
• Santee Cooper sets comment period on proposed changes to residential leases
• Educators take part in Santee Cooper energy series
• Santee Cooper organizes 'flash mob' to celebrate major milestone in energy efficiency
• Santee Cooper approves 2010 bond sale
• Santee Cooper President and CEO Lonnie Carter assumes APPA chairmanship
• Santee Cooper hosts annual dinner
• Santee Cooper’s GOFER celebrates 20 years

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