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W H AT ’ S I N S I D E
Cherokee Life May/June 2013 Volume 8, Issue 3
departments
E D I T O R I A L S TA F F DIRECTOR OF MAGAZINES
Mark Wallace Maguire
8 SPICE Comfortable inside the Corner Cafe
LAYOUT AND DESIGN
Stacey L. Evans, Mark Wallace Maguire
12 HOME Inside Woodstock Antiques and Consignment
CONTRIBUTORS
Carla Barnes, Allen Bell, Katy Ruth Camp, Jennifer Carter, Joan Durbin, Stacey L. Evans, Kevin Hazzard, Michael Pallerino,
features
PHOTOGRAPHER
14 ONE YEAR LATER Our staff ventures into Gibbs Gardens
Jennifer Carter PHOTOGRAPHY
Chris Henderson
20 CIGAR BOX SECOND LIFE Meet this Acworth artisan
PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT
Marty Sacks
26 WHAT MOM REALLY WANTS
PROOFREADERS
Beth Poirier, Jennifer Hall, Jennifer Carter
34 TOTAL TAILGATE TIME Cherokee’s Bryan Long shares his treat FROM THE DIRECTOR 05 NEWS & NOTEWORTHY 06
HIGHLIGHTS
42
SCENE
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REFLECTIONS
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34 ON THE COVER Deana Hames with Jesse and Ella.
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS Afterglow Spa Aqua Guard Basements Atlanta Lyric Theatre Becky Babcock & Associates Bedoe's Bar & Grille Brooke's Boutique Canton ATA Martial Arts Canton Festival of the Arts Canton Tire and Wheel Carpet Dry Tech Chamberhouse Cherokee County Arts Council Cherokee County Farm Bureau City of Canton City of Woodstock Parks and Recreation Department Darby Funeral Home Decorating Den Dixie Speedway Dogwood Hills Academy Eagle Watch Tennis Eden's Keepers Edward Jones Fowler Electric Foxtale Book Shoppe Free Home Tradition Frosty Frog Creamery & Café Georgia Mountain Dermatology
31 48 46 22 10 29 42 43 36 38 32 22 7 6 3 44 23 39 42 32 17 13 45 42 29 11 38
Guardian Angels Home Care 12 Hutcheson Horticultural Company 19 Iva Butler, Realtor 17 Magnolia Thomas Restaurant 10 Northside Cherokee Cardiology 16 Northside Cherokee Orthopedics & Sports Medicine 49 Northside Hospital - Cherokee 51 Northside Hospital Sleep Disorders Center 30 Pinnacle Orthopaedics 26, 27 Plastic Surgery Center of The South 18 Salon • Spa Venessa 28 Sosebee Funeral Home 52 Summer Camp Page 42 Superior Plumbing 47 The Cherokee Chorale 12 The Repair Barn 36 Three Sisters Gifts & Home Accents 11 Tim's Auto Buff 37 Wellstar 2 White's Pools, Inc 33 Woodstock CVB 7 Woodstock Funeral Home 6 Woodstock Furniture Outlet 31 Woodstock Market 28
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FROM THE DIRECTOR
20 Things I’d like to say before I die So Forbes put out a list of “40 things to say before you die.” It was a twist on the traditional bucket list idea, but with some interesting and, occasionally obvious, insights into how our words define our existence. Suggestions and tips had a bit of a “Tuesdays with Morrie” type to feel — and I mean that with no disrespect — and were put forth so we could all define our lives in better terms. Suggestions were along the line of “Today was good,” or “I can do better” or “This is wrong.” Each phrase had a self-helpish explanatory sentence with it, demonstrating how saying these words will benefit your life. Of course, I was inspired and developed a much less intellectual, yet just as important list of my own. While these are not exactly things you should say before you die, I define my list as “20 things I’d like to say before I die.” And while this is my list, I do believe some of these sentiments to be universal. If you have any phrases of your own, please email me at mmaguire@ cherokeelifemagazine.com and I’ll publish them in our next issue. In the meantime, here you go: 1. This is a hard choice son, but life is about choices. Oxford has the better reputation, but Harvard is closer to home. Either way you’re getting a full scholarship, so I support you in whatever decision you make. 2. Strange, even after winning three national titles in five years, watching UGA play football never gets old.
10.Film option rights? For my life story? How many millions did you say? 11. I am truly flattered Ms. Klum, but I am a married man. 12. I don’t need a nap. 13. Did you see this latest study? It says that scientists have proven that biscuits and gravy are good for your heart, brain, joints, lower cholesterol and help stave off all forms of cancer. 14. Well, I can’t speak for everyone, but I am thrilled the college football season now runs from August to February. 15. There’s more beer left? I thought we were out. 16.It took a long time, but I, too, am happy that our country is finally energy independent. 17. We didn’t expect our son to make the jump to the NBA after one year of college either, but he can always go back and finish his degree. In the meantime, I’m enjoying early retirement.
3. I cannot believe all the money that was donated this year to help the poor, the needy and the disabled!
18. It is great to see the turn that society has made and evolved into a much more civil and respectful place.
4. What shall we drive tonight, dear? The Aston Martin or the Stingray? The Rolls is in the shop again.
19. I sure do love this new ban on cellphones in restaurants. What a great idea.
5. What a great sermon! That makes two weeks in a row!
20. I have seen more miracles happen in this life than I ever anticipated, expected or dreamed.
6. So, this is how earth looks from space. 7. A model? Me? I never really thought about it, but, go ahead, I’m listening.
Happy Thanksgiving,
8. I never thought I would get to play a $25,000 guitar. 9. There is absolutely nothing left to be fixed or to be cleaned in the house.
Mark Wallace Maguire
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The Cherokee Chorale’s last concert of its celebratory 25th season will be the Pops Concert, entitled “Night at the Copacabana.” The concerts take place Saturday, June 1 at 3 and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 2 at 3 p.m. Concerts take place at the Falany Performing Arts Center on the campus of Reinhardt University. Conducted by Dr. Melissa Arasi and Wes Stoner, the concert will feature songs made famous by the popular New York night club. Tickets for the concert are $10 for adults and $5 for students and are available at the door before the concert, from any Chorale member, and at the Cherokee County Arts Center and Chamberhouse in Canton, Three Sisters in Hickory Flat, Jasper Drug in Jasper, and FoxTale Book Shoppe in Woodstock. Information: 678.439.8625 www.cherokeechorale.org.
Canton Festival of the Arts celebrates 10 years in May The Canton Festival of the Arts, sponsored by the Cherokee Arts Center, is a two-day outdoor festival, with an emphasis on fine art and crafts, the art of living green and the literary arts. Set in historic Brown Park, the festival offers free admission and a variety of engaging activities. The popular Artist Market is the centerpiece of the festival, bringing together more than 60 talented artists and crafts people from throughout the nation, whose fine art mediums include oil, watercolor, fine blown glass, elegant and whimsical jewelry, decorative and functional pottery, sculpture and hand-turned wood. The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Information: www.cherokeearts.org.
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news & noteworthy
Culinary Coup Century House lands star chef from Atlanta The culinary talent and expertise that has helped to keep Atlanta’s acclaimed Bacchanalia restaurant near the top of many national and regional food critics’ lists of favorites has decamped for Century House Tavern in Woodstock. Daniel Porubiansky, 47, has agreed to a partnership in Century House and is its new executive chef. The fact that he lives just six miles from Century House and has a stake in its future were reportedly attractive arguments in sealing the deal for the move. Though the restaurant in a historic home in downtown Woodstock is not a fine dining destination like Bacchanalia, its food has been consistently good and has found favor with the locals. For now, Porubiansky has said he will just be tweaking the menu, incorporating more techniques and utilizing local farm products as much as possible.
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BY JOAN DURBIN PHOTOGRAPHY BY JENNIFER CARTER
Get comfortable
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and get comfort food at
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All of the food is good, but the authentic German fare is the king here. Owner Michael Spaly, left, is a Berlin native and makes dishes like this sing with flavor.
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F
or more than a century,
the long, low building at the corner of Arbor Hill Road and Cumming Highway has been the heart of the Lathemtown community. Its history is there to see in a multitude of old photographs hanging on an inside wall. In 1906, it was opened as a general store, owned and operated for generations by the Lathem family to serve the farmers who populated this part of unincorporated east Cherokee County. In the latter part of the 20th century, the mercantile morphed into a country cooking-style restaurant. Then in 1994, Michael Spaly bought the building and christened it the Corner Café, a uniquely American eatery that also happens to serve authentic German food and beer. The building is still a landmark in the quiet, mostly rural landscape, but instead of buying seed or bidding on livestock, residents now come to quaff some brews, get a home-cooked meal and socialize with their neighbors. “It’s like the Cheers of Lathemtown. It’s a gathering place,” said Spaly. But even if you are one of what Spaly calls “the drivebys” who stop in on their way through the area, you’ll find a warm welcome and friendly staff. “Once they find this place, they come back. Everybody has a good experience. Unless they just come in to use the bathroom. Then I get grumpy,” Spaly said with a half grin. The customer experience will start with a menu that has something for pretty much all tastes and appetites. My initial impression was this was roadhouse food, in the best definition of the term. Starters are mostly triedand-true bar food like wings, fried mushrooms, and potato skins with bacon or chili. But Spaly’s house made French onion soup would be a shame to pass up.
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French Onion Soup with a cold German beer.
Chock full of onions in a satisfyingly tangy broth, it’s crusted with lots of provolone cheese baked to a golden brown. This nicely done version of a classic is a harbinger of good things to come. There are seven full-meal salads with six house made dressings. Our favorite is the peppered steak salad, with an impressive hunk of tender, sliced New York strip crusted with seasonings and peppercorns adorning a plate of mixed greens, hardboiled egg, tomato and cuke slices and feta cheese. Of course there are burgers and sandwiches. What’s interesting is Spaly serves a half-pound bison burger in addition to a thick Angus beef burger that can be ordered plain, with cheese and bacon or chili and jalapenos. There’s also a “lean and mean” turkey burger and a veggie or black bean patty for the less carnivorous.
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The Cherokee Chorale • Pops Concert
THE CHEROKEE CHORALE'S LAST CONCERT OF ITS CELEBRATORY 25TH SEASON
SATURDAY, JUNE 1ST • 3:00PM & 7:30PM SUNDAY, JUNE 2ND • 3:00PM FALANY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, REINHARDT UNIVERSITY.
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conducted by Dr. Melissa Arasi and Wes Stoner featuring songs made famous by the popular New York night club.
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Entrées include crowd pleasers like grilled prime rib au jus or with peppercorn sauce, peppers and mushrooms, baked Idaho trout or Mediterranean pasta. I surprised myself by really enjoying the “bear claws,” essentially lightly crunchy chicken tenders bathed in a honey barbecue sauce. I rarely will seek out that kind of sauce as it’s generally too cloyingly sweet, but Splay’s hits just the right balance of sweet and tangy. Price points range from $6.95 for burgers to $18.95 for some dinner entrées. Spaly also features a “Tuff Times” menu that will be much appreciated by anyone looking to get bang for their bucks. For $8.95, diners can choose from items such as country fried steak, pork barbecue hoagie, spaghetti and meatballs or double cheeseburger with fries. All of the food is good, but what really sets Corner Café apart is its authentic German food. Spaly, a Berlin native who cooked in kitchens all over Germany as well as in blue ribbon American establishments like Buckhead’s Ritz Carlton and the Standard Club in Duluth, proudly shares his heritage with Café customers. Bratwursts and knachwursts ooze juicy flavor with each bite. Schnitzel, a pounded cutlet breaded and fried, is made with pork rather than veal to keep it affordable. It’s great as it is, with real mashed potatoes and sauerkraut or rotkraut as sides, but for a true treat, try the jager schnitzel, which comes with a richly seasoned wine mushroom sauce. By the way, both of Spaly’s krauts are rock stars.
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He simmers the sauerkraut with bacon, white wine and apple sauce for an hour, adds chunks of fatback and lets it go on the stove for five more hours. The finished product is absolutely delectable, with just enough brightness in the fermented kraut and saltiness from the pork but mellowed out by the wine and fruit. Rotkraut is red cabbage cooked with sugar, apple cider vinegar, bay leaves, whole cloves, bay leaves and juniper berries. It has a delightful snap from the vinegar that makes it an ideal counterpoint to the meaty sausages and schnitzel. No German meal would be complete without a flagon of beer, and Spaly has a terrific lineup. Don’t pass up the chance to sample a lager from Weihenstephan, the oldest brewery in the world, established by Benedictine monks in 1040. Another good choice would be a Warsteiner Dunkel, a traditional dark beer that’s both smooth and satisfying.
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by Stacey L. Evans * photography by Jennifer Carter and courtesy of Gibbs Gardens
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GIBBS GARDENS
Ball Ground garden of wonder celebrates one year
Gibbs Gardens celebrated its one-year anniversary in March. We visited during the much-hyped Daffodil Festival — which this year attracted over 40,000 visitors from around the world — to get a glimpse of the stunning fields of yellow and share with you the kaleidoscope of colors in the rolling hills of Ball Ground.
Bottom left: In March and April, daffodils cover the landscape like fields of sunshine. Something about walking down rows between the yellow-cloaked hills fills one with the urge to frolic through them, arms outstretched to welcome Spring. Daffodils are Jim Gibbs’ favorite flower, and his affinity shows in the sweeping vista of millions of blooms. Gibbs remembers his mother always pointing out the daffodils when he was a child. “It’s the first thing in Spring, when you see this yellow come out ... the weather is still chilly but it’s such a warm color it makes you feel good and ushers in Spring. I get excited when I see the first daffodils; it takes me back to childhood,” he said. Top left: The colorful Manor Gardens surrounding Gibbs’ home. Above: Cherry blossoms also burst open with life in March.
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a thriving work of art
Above, gardening guru Jim Gibbs at the entrance to Gibbs Gardens in Ball Ground, which contains over 16 unique gardens. Right, Gibbs believes every garden should have a cat to help take care of the property. “The cats love the attention they get from visitors too,” said Gibbs.
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On March 1, 2012, Jim Gibbs was scared. Though he had acquired countless awards and achievements in his 40 years of landscaping, this was the day he was presenting his great masterpiece, a 30-year project of labor and love to the world. It was opening day of Gibbs Gardens, a world class garden carved out on 220 acres in Ball Ground. “I had no idea how many people would come,” he said. “We did have lots that first day and I was thrilled. It was one of the most exciting days of my life. My fears disappeared after that.” When planning and budgeting for the gardens, Gibbs estimated they would have about 50,000 to 60,000 guests in the first year. By the end of that first March, 14,000 people had trekked through the daffodil-filled landscape. Word of mouth spread quickly, and Gibbs Gardens surpassed 100,000 visitors within the first year. As the garden grows and blossoms, so has the response. This March, despite the yucky weather, the Daffodil Festival at Gibbs attracted over 40,000 visitors in just the first four weeks. “This year people came wearing layers, knitted hats and gloves, but they came from all over to see the daffodils. It’s very thrilling to know it’s successful,” said Gibbs. On any given day you can find the affable Gibbs strolling through the gardens, fiddling with the plants or taking a moment to relax on one of the benches. And you can often find him in the visitors center, eager to engage in garden talk or get feedback on guests’ experiences.
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Japanese Gardens at Gibbs are largest in the nation Jim Gibbs said the Japanese gardens, the largest in the nation, is the most difficult garden he has ever designed. It was while studying with a master gardener in Japan in 1973 that Gibbs began dreaming up Gibbs Gardens. The Japanese gardens best epitomize what Gibbs wants guests to experience — peace, tranquility and an appreciation of nature’s beauty. As you walk along the babbling brook that leads to the Japanese area, the first glimpse is overwhelmingly breathtaking. I was astounded in the perfection of placement of every flower, tree, vine and statue. Photographers will spend hours there; every angle offers a gorgeous vista and there are hundreds of vignettes worthy of photographing. Poets will find inspiration here, nature lovers will marvel in the unique varieties, art lovers will appreciate the picturesque setting and magnificent color. It is a truly a work of art to behold.
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Gibbs designed the gardens so that something new would be in bloom every month from March to November. The bloom calendar provides a guide for which flowers are being showcased each month. “Every festival is enjoyiable and exciting. I hate to see them go out of bloom, but that’s why I appreciate them so much. You have to wait a year to see them again,” Gibbs said. “If you think about nature and how wonderful it is they don’t compete with each other ... because one comes into bloom and then another comes in. I love the surprise nature brings.”
BLOOMCALENDAR AZALEA FESTIVAL: Begins in May, continues into fall FERN DELL: Begins in May, ends in late October RHODODENDRON FESTIVAL: starts in May, ends in two or three weeks ROSE FESTIVAL: starts first week of May, continues through November HYDRANGEA FESTIVAL: starts in May, ends in October WATERLILY FESTIVAL: starts in May, ends in November DAYLILY FESTIVAL: starts in June, ends in August CREPE MYRTLE FESTIVAL: starts in July, ends in August ANNUALS AND PERENNIALS start in spring, continue in fall, peak in summer
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Taking time to stop and smell the roses The enchanting Grandchildren’s Sculpture Garden, at right and on opposite page, is delightful and whimsical. The statues beckon you to join in their playful reverie and remind you to, literally, take time to stop and smell the roses. Gibbs takes a calming stroll through the gardens every morning. “I like to walk by myself because I can hear the birds sing and if I want to sit on a bench and listen to them or sit by the waterfall and listen I can. I also love the fragrance in the morning. I love all of the five senses that we are able to enjoy in the garden. When the sun is at an angle is the prettiest time, sunrise or sunset. I love the way the sun comes through all the leaves to uplight them and downlight them — the whole effect of nature is fascinating to me. I feel like I’m closer to God in a garden than any place.”
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Smoke
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The South is a place of Tales of mysterious beasts and wild, halfcrazed heroes roll clear down to
Voodoo bubbles up from the mudflats in a whisper as black and syrup-slow as the waters of the bayou. It’s no wonder the
stomping shuffle of buck dancers and the lonely moan of the slide guitar were perfected in the Southern night. Crowded by the song of Katydids, it is a darkness where the forsaken are rumored to find salvation in music.
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So it was for Mike Snowden. Burned out by a lifetime of playing in bands – the endless travel, the constant in-fighting, the search for something that wasn’t there – he put down his bass guitar and walked away from music. In the seven years that followed he had a child, got a day job and settled into a calm that had previously eluded him. But magic never dies. It merely waits. Five years ago, he realized his daughter had never heard him play. Never seen music swell up and flow from her father the way it can for only those who truly love it. But his bass carried too much baggage, was too complicated to be pure in a child’s eyes. So he picked up a banjo, then the drums, but neither fit. “And then I came across a picture of a guy playing a cigar box guitar,” Snowden says. “I knew I had to try it.” Snowden happened to have a friend who worked at a cigar store and had given him a handful of old boxes. The East Cobb resident had long been intrigued by the smell of the wood, the exotic cities stamped into the side. He knew there had to be another use for them and finally it struck. That old Southern magic. Snowden made a guitar. Three strings and a plug. Varnish. Wood. Something so simple it reaches the purity of truth and carries a unique sound all its own. He started to play music again. First for his daughter, then for anyone who would listen. He gave up on playing anything else, focused solely on this strange, three-stringed guitar. “I sold or threw out all my old equipment,” he says. “It was liberating.” He played festivals, recorded music, put out albums and, of course, made more guitars. Almost 500. Aerosmith’s legendary guitarist Joe Perry bought one. So did Audioslave’s Tom Morello. Sugarland’s Christian Bush gives them as gifts. Snowden didn’t invent cigar box guitars, rather he reintroduced them to us. They first appeared in the 1840s when cigars stopped being packed individually in crates. Civil War soldiers made them. So did Bo Diddley. And Jimi Hendrix. Then, for a moment, they all but disappeared. The internet is the modern day Crossroads, a place where magic floats in the ether like a blown kiss. It’s where Snowden saw his first cigar box guitar and it’s where the world first saw him – video of the wounded cry of a slide easing its way down the slender neck of his black Cohiba guitar went viral. People took note.
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Snowden with one of his favorites. He keeps a well stock inventory of cigar boxes to create his instruments. You can purchase one and see Snowden’s upcoming performance schedule at http://snowdenguitars.com. “There’s a whole underground scene of guys who play these things,” he says. Last fall, Snowden played a series of shows in the UK culminating in Manchester’s fourth annual Boxstock Festival. Once again on the road, but this time with less trouble, fewer complications. Now he’s back home. To his family. To a place where the heavens speak through three strings and a twelve-inch box. Simple maybe, but nothing short of magic.
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A shopping spree? Flowers? Fine dining? Travel? Dessert? We asked three Cherokee moms what they really want for Mother’s Day. Their answers might surprise you.
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Mother’s Day what she really wants Deana Hames WOODSTOCK RESIDENT
I love being a stay-at-home wife to my husband, Matt, and children, six-yearold Jesse and five-year-old Ella. It is a blessing and privilege to be able to take and pick them up from school every day, to help with homework, do laundry, shuttle between swim lessons, ballet, practices and games, fix meals, serve at school and church and to do all of the other things that go along with taking care of my family. But like most families, we are so incredibly busy doing the things of life, that it is somewhat difficult to actually be in this moment without worrying about and planning the next. So my perfect Mother's Day gift? To be
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Woodstock resident Deana Hames with her children, Ella, 5, and Jesse, 6.
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Mother’s Day what she really wants Jennifer Puckett CANTON RESIDENT
My first thoughts, as a working mother were: A weekly cleaning service, a monthly massage, a biweekly manicure, a chef and a facial. Then I really pondered the question and thought what I really want for Mother’s Day is a weekend getaway with my husband and two daughters. This would be a weekend away from all of the household distractions; a weekend away from stresses from work; a weekend away from all the commitments previously
scheduled; a weekend away from the hustle and bustle of trying to get things done before the next week starts. What I truly want is a weekend away with my family laughing together, listening to my 4 year old’s silly jokes, breaking up silly sister fights between my girls, trying new drinks/restaurants with my husband, and a weekend
to go adventuring together and watching my girls’ faces light up with new found fun!
Add a camera to capture it and that sounds like the perfect Mother’s Day gift to me! Jennifer Puckett is owner of Therabeat,Inc. and co-owner of In Harmony Pediatric Therapy. She is married to Brian Puckett (coach/ teacher at Teasley Middle School) and mother to Carlynn Grace, 4, and Brinlee Ann, 20 months.
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Jennifer and Brian Puckett with their daughters Carlynn Grace, 4, and Brinlee Ann, 20 months.
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Mother’s Day what she really wants Photographer Jennifer Carter shares her story It was a spring day in 1991, and my mother and I were out for a walk. This was a much rarer occasion than I’d care to admit because it was also around the same time that an acute case of teenaged-angst had completely taken me over, and the last person I wanted to be seen with was my mother. (In retrospect, I imagine that I couldn’t have been the most ideal companion for her, either.) But the earth had begun to thaw around the German countryside near the Army base where my dad had been stationed, and for the briefest of moments, our relationship seemed to thaw right along with the landscape. The wildflowers had begun to bloom along the path, and there was a lightness in the air after the long cold winter. It was during that walk that I asked the question, “Which would you rather have for Mother’s Day—a bouquet of red roses sent to you from the florist, or a handful of wildflowers picked from a field?” I would never forget her answer. She looked out across the surrounding hills, and spoke of her affinity for the latter. Frankly, her answer baffled me, not only because she had always managed to find agreeable work at local florists wherever my dad’s military orders had taken us, but also because in my still-limited view of the world, twelve pristine roses seemed like the most decadent gift to a girl who had never received any. “Roses are often ordered with just a phone call, arrive with a signature in unfamiliar handwriting, and delivered by a stranger,” she told me. “A handful of wildflowers, walking towards me in the hand of a person I love and who loves me…now that’s what I’d really like to see.” Twenty-two years later, now with a child of my own, I’ve finally come to understand the heart wrenching draw of hand-picked flowers, sometimes roots-and-all, delivered to me by little hands. A collection of frothy, wish-filled dandelions on a spring afternoon somehow means more to me than all the store-bought roses in world. This year will mark the eighth Mother’s Day without my mom, and I plan to celebrate it with the bittersweet task of performing her very last request—a wish that seemed kind of whimsical to people who didn’t know her, but perfect to those who loved her. She asked, at the end, that her ashes be spread on a field of daisies, and in fulfilling that wish, she also has, perhaps knowingly, given ME the gift that I want most for Mother’s Day — just one more walk with my mom among the wildflowers, but as a daughter who finally understands.
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Woodstock Antiques and Consignment 5643 Bells Ferry Road Acworth, GA 30102 Phone: 678.445.7861 What you can find: Vintage rentals for events and the film industry; items for sale, from books to furniture to jewelry; consignment services An added touch: The store is pet friendly and every customer can peruse the store with a free cup of coffee in hand.
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When you step into Woodstock Antiques & Consignments in Acworth, you’re stepping into 25,000 square feet of treasures with stories to tell, waiting for new owners to give them new histories. At the heart of the new-age vintage store – or vintage superstore, really – are the owners, Suzie Chinal and Kimberly Posey. Their love of antiques brought them to the store in 2004 when, unbeknownst to each other, they both were thinking of buying the store from the former owner. They never knew each other before that but, once they decided to take the leap from strangers to co-owners, a sisterhood blossomed. “It still to this day amazes me that we went from not even knowing each other at all to coming together at the perfect time and building this business together,” Posey said. “There was definitely a divine hand in it. To be able to make a decent living doing what we love together is wonderful. We’re blessed.” Posey added that she and Chinal often refer to their relationship as their “second marriage” because of the amount of time they spend and decisions they have to make together. Posey has been in the antiques business for 14 years and owned a small antique store called Gilded Treasures in Canton prior to taking over Woodstock Antiques & Consigments. Chinal has been a dealer for nine years, after she said she ran out of room at her own home for all of the antiques she found.
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Both said the industry is slowly changing from the Mom and Pop, moth ball-infested antique stores most people think of when they hear the term to a place of well-built, fashionable and eco-friendly treasures. And Woodstock Antiques & Consignments is on the forefront of that. “When you buy something like a great vintage piece of furniture, you’re buying something that was built with such great quality. It’s a piece they will have for years to come and can cherish rather than buying something that’s brand new and maybe a bit cheaper but will only last for a few years before it falls apart,” Chinal said. And buyers have also shifted from buying pieces simply because they think they could be worth a lot of money to buying pieces they find aesthetically pleasing and fashionable, regardless of what their true value may be, Posey said. Still, you never know what you may be able to find.
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iTHINK IMPROV TROUPE > >Enjoy the food and shops along Woodstock's Main Street, then come to City Center Auditorium for some family-friendly laughs as the iThink Improv Troupe takes audience suggestions and turns them into wacky comedy. Elm Street Cultural Arts Village presents iThink Improv Troupe on June 7 and July 5, at 9 p.m., at City Center, 8534 Main Street in Woodstock. All seats are $5. Information: 678.494.4251 or www.elmstreetarts.org
HOTLANTA DIXIELAND JAZZ BAND > >Led by Don Erdman, Hotlanta Dixieland Jazz Band performs jazz with a southern accent. Audiences will experience the joy, energy, and humor of early American jazz called Dixieland. Elm Street Cultural Arts Village presents Hotlanta Dixieland Jazz Band on June 9, at 2:30 p.m., at City Center Auditorium, 8534 Main Street in Woodstock. All seats are $12 in advance online, or $15 at the door. Information: 678.494.4251 or www.elmstreetarts.org
DIXIE SPEEDWAY ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION>>The historic Dixie Speedway, located in Woodstock continues its 2013 season on May 25 with its 44th Anniversary Celebration. The event will feature a demo derby and a full race program. Other events this summer include fireworks and a full race program on June 30. The speedway is located at 150 Dixie Dr. in Woodstock and features an array of racing events. Tickets are available for the main grandstand, trackside and the pit area. Information: www.dixiespeedway.com
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WHOSE LINE IS IT, WOODSTOCK? > >The acclaimed iThink Improv Troupe brings their special brand of wacky, well-mannered humor to the Elm Street stage at City Center for a full evening of comedy. Elm Street Cultural Arts Village presents “Whose Line Is It, Woodstock?” on May 17, 18, 24, and 25, at 7:30 p.m. at City Center Auditorium, 8534 Main Street in Woodstock. All seats are $10 in advance online, or $12 at the door. Information: 678.494.4251 or www.elmstreetarts.org ELM STREET TEEN IMPROV CAMP > >Want to learn how to think on your feet? Or perform an unscripted play in seconds? Or put your improvisational skills to the test and learn the basics on how to be an improv actor in a week? Or perform in an improv showcase? Participants in the Elm Street Teen Improv Camp will learn comic timing, scene building, group mind, and many other improv games and techniques used in shows like “Whose Line Is It, Anyway?” and Elm Street’s own “Whose Line Is It, Woodstock?” No experience necessary. Camp sessions are taught by Siobhan Brumbelow, director of the iThink Improv Troupe. Presented by Elm Street Cultural Arts Village, Teen Improv Camp dates are June 10 to 14, from 4 to 7 p.m., at City Center, 8534 Main Street in Woodstock. The camp is for students ages 13 to 18. Camp tuition is $125 for the week and includes materials, a shirt, and a DVD of the performance. The camp improv showcase is June 14 at 7:30 p.m. Camp attendance is limited to 12 campers. Registration is available online. Information: 678.494.4251 or www.elmstreetarts.org FUNK HERITAGE CENTER BOOK CLUB > > The Funk Heritage Center Book Club meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 2 p.m. Upcoming selections include “The Disappearing Man” by Doug Peterson on May 14, and “The Cutting Season: A Novel” by Attica Locke on June 11. No admission is charged for book club meetings. Call for additional details. Information: 770.720.9222 or www.reinhardt.edu/funkheritage FUNK HERITAGE CENTER ENRICHMENT CAMP – LIFE ALONG THE ETOWAH > > Funk Heritage Center presents their annual Enrichment Camp with the theme “Life Along the Etowah.” People who lived on the Etowah included generations of both southeastern Native Americans and pioneers. Campers will learn how Georgia's first peoples depended on the environment for everyday necessities. Junior archaeologists will dig into the past and learn how historians discover the history of this area. Participants will express their creativity through art and craft projects, play Native American and pioneer games, and go on nature hikes. Each year, Funk Heritage Center offers a high-quality enrichment camp which includes educational opportunities and fun activities. Children long remember the four-day camps and many return the following year to renew old friendships. Full and partial scholarships are available for children whose parents cannot afford the fee. Thanks to the volunteers who assist Center staff with the camp, the fee is kept low and the ratio of adults to children is approximately one adult to five campers. The Funk Heritage Center Enrichment Camp “Life Along the Etowah” is June 11 through 14, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. The camp is for children ages 9 to 12 years old. Tuition is $80 per child. Children should bring a sack lunch daily. For additional
information and registration, contact Funk Heritage Center. Information: 770.720.9222 or www.reinhardt.edu/funkheritage SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE OPERA MYSTERY > > The world's most famous detective is called to investigate a diamond theft at an opera house in this original stage play based on the work of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes must use his skills of observation and disguise, along with audience participation, to solve the mystery. Regular audience members to the Falany Performing Arts Center will be familiar with the cast, including Noel Holland and Don Gruel from Atlantic Coast Theatre for Youth. “Sherlock Holmes and the Opera Mystery” is May 5, at 3 p.m., in the Falany Performing Arts Center on the Reinhardt University campus. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors age 55 and over, and $10 for children age 12 and younger. Information: 770.720.9167 or www.reinhardt.edu/fpac/ 16th ANNUAL WOODSTOCK SUMMER CONCERT SERIES > > 2013 marks the 16th season for Georgia’s best summer concert series and the third in the newly expanded Park at City Center. The concert lineup includes Little Texas on May 11, Yacht Rock Review and Friday Night Fever on June 8, Ed Roland & The Sweet Tea Project on July 13, The Dazz Band on Aug. 10, and The Marshall Tucker Band on Sept. 14. All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free of charge and no tickets are required. Enjoy the concerts in beautiful downtown Woodstock this summer. Information:770.517.6788 or http://www.woodstockconcertseries.com
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Cherokee’s Reformation Brewery held a free tasting in Woodstock this spring. The business is earning a strong following in Cherokee and the metro area. 1. Brian Stockton of Woodstock, and Rachel and Brad Nix of Marietta. 2. Chris Henderson of Acworth and Jonathan Peyton of Canton. 3. Mike Pennington of Marietta and Ben Carter of Woodstock. 4. Corey Jordan of Kennesaw.
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5. Eric and Paige Przybylek of Canton. 6. Kim Loomis of Kennesaw, Jessica Miller of Acworth and Lynn Stallings of Kennesaw. 7. Mitra Vahdat of Marietta and Dr. John Delgaudio of Atlanta. 8. Josh Weekly of Canton and Ashley Seripka of Woodstock. 9. Coty Thigpen and Jimmy Thigpen of Canton.
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SIX WORDS Things in the Barnes household have leveled off in recent months. As you know, we have been in a state of flux over the last couple of years and this illusion that somehow things are getting easier could be the result of the achievement of inner peace or the acceptance that there is no chance that we are really in control of anything – ever. Let us all assume that by some miracle as a collective unit we are just handling life better. As I write this I am struck that somehow you might experience a gag reflex on the news of our recent good fortune. It is just like the nagging feeling of annoyance we experience as we read our news feed on Facebook? It is a predictable occurrence that there will always be a post of beautiful pictures depicting some exotic place at just the moment you long for the vacation – the one you have dreamed of and have not taken for the past five years because you couldn’t separate yourself from a demanding job. Or it could be the post that shows the child who has won the umpteenth award for being perfect delivered in real time as you exit the worst parent-teacher conference of all time. I try not to be that person. I promise. I reside in reality most of the time and seek to make sense out of it. Figuring out all those things that ultimately make me tick – my relationships, my beliefs, the things I enjoy and the things that irritate me. The end result I hope will be that I am not a stranger to myself or the people who love me. It would seem that being a stranger is somehow harder to do now with all the social media available, but I think in some ways people are more isolated than ever. Despite all the happy posts of how much people love their spouses and how wonderful it is to be so attractive and thin, I am well aware there is a larger story
behind all those people who are “drowning” in success. Often there is a history of disappointment or brokenness to overcome. Think of these posts of familial bliss as the virtual billboard in the ultimate “fake it till you make it” marketing campaign. I have launched such campaigns and it involves red lipstick and leopard print, pointy toe shoes, all of which lasts long enough to make it back to the safety of home and out from under the watchful eye of others. Author River Jordan delves into the lives of others as part of her book, “Praying for Strangers.” In it she endeavors to pray for a different stranger every day as part of a resolution after her two sons are deployed overseas. Her strangers include all types of people from the woman in the designer suit to the undesirable, homeless man. Each day she comes face to face with her stranger and just for a moment she stands in their shoes. Through all of this she discovers what we all know. There are people in every circumstance that need someone to care for them and to take a moment just to hear their story. The most profound revelations come when she has to reverse her initial judgment of a person after hearing their story. In the time it would take to BY CARLA BARNES hear an elevator speech – think of the time it takes to travel two floors – and you get the sense of the most important, intimate contents a person could share about their life. Ernest Hemingway is said to have challenged his writer friends that any great writer could write a full story in six words. The legend of this tale includes his response: “For Sale: baby shoes, never worn.” Magazine articles, books, and even a Twitter page @Six Word Stories share these stories – from the sarcastic to the hilarious, they definitely tell a story. Twitter follower Todd Scarborough shares: “Born. Founded thriving pigment empire. Dyed.” Another, Eric Berg shares, “It sounded better 17 hot dogs ago.” All of this got me thinking — are there six words that could tell my story? Do I keep it light or serious? Ultimately my six word story centers on my constant desire to laugh as a mechanism of survival. Borrowing from a popular 1980s movie my six words, “Laughter through tears: her favorite emotion.” Find your six words this month and make an effort to share your life with others. If you are unsuccessful you can always borrow my pointy toe shoes.
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