s the year 2020 draws to a close and Thanksgiving turkeys are a tasty memory whisked away by the smells of cinnamon, pine boughs, and peppermint, everywhere you look the signs of Christmas appear: festive… Read More »

The View from Above

In the late 1800s a group of itinerant artists, aided by new advances in color printing, popularized large, perspective illustrations of cities and towns all over America. Artists like C. Drie, who created a popular… Read More »

Some Like it Hot

Goings Home for Christmas

T’was the week before ChristmasWhen all through the houseEvery creature was stirringPreparing tenderloin and roasted grouse.The stockings were hung by the chimney with careIn hopes that all their guests would soon be there. Some homes… Read More »

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Joy to the World

Christmas is celebrated by more than two billion people around the world in…
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The Fragrance of Advent

Lucy Maud Montgomery wrote of the delights of anticipation when her beloved heroine…
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A Bit About Brooches

Perhaps the oldest and most storied piece of decorative jewelry is the ornamental…
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Home & Garden

For the Love of Linens

So much of the joy of a holiday meal lies in the traditions that families share year after…
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Organic Matter

At a horticulture training a number of years ago, we visited a multi-generational family vegetable farm where the…
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Inspiring Individuals

Made in Cola Town

It is impossible not to be happy for Eva Pilgrim. As she talks…
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Sewing an Invisible Thread

Although an unseen virus put a damper on volunteer opportunities this past spring,…
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Refresh and Renew

Coffee beans are the pit of the coffee plant’s bright red or purple…
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Sports & Outdoor Pursuits

Opening Day

Clay Johnston spent most of his boyhood afield and since then has never looked back. He says, “I’m in enough dove clubs that I can hunt four to six days a week, from Orangeburg to…
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Palmetto Business

Adjusting the Center Pivot

While many industries came to a halt during the early weeks of the pandemic, agriculture falls high on…
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Five Years Later

Human beings’ brains are wired for optimism, according to Tali Sharot, Ph.D. Tali is a professor of cognitive…
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Cocktails & Cuisine

The Brunch Beverage

When it comes to a weekend drink in the morning, bloody marys are…
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Chow Down

The smell and taste of a nostalgic food can transport us to simpler…
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Spice It Up

Scuppernong grapes are big, juicy, burnished bronze, golden, green delicacies native to the…
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