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Featured New Mantra by Diane DeVaughn Stokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Table for One by Linda DeMers Hummel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Mother Nature Gone Glam by Rose Ann Sinay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Don’t Ask the Experts by Melissa Face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Everybody Needs a Mary by Susan DeBow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 A Silver Lining Day by Diane Stark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Southern Snaps by Connie Barnard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Everything I Need to Know (Almost) I learned (Almost) on YouTube by Ann Ipock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Exhilarating Moment Number Three? by Janey Womeldorf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Sasee Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Notes for Newcomers: Who are the Newcomers Anyway? by Phil La Borie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

In This Issue Read It! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 A Gourmet Life: Chef Adam Kirby, Bistro 217 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Community Life: Janine Lawson, President, North Myrtle Beach Woman’s Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Life by Design: Streater Meehan, The RSVP Shoppe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Connoisseur Life: Jennifer Stradtman, Boom Boom Wine Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Fashion Forecast: Living a Beautiful Life by Whitley Hamlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 November Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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letter from the editor I am a former news junkie; one who kept the television tuned to a major news channel for several hours each day. While reading a book on personal development, I came across a suggestion to eliminate television news for a time and see what happened. I did it, and the change was amazing. I’m much more relaxed and worry less about the myriad of problems facing our world. I do enjoy keeping up with local happenings, and, yes, I feel the need to know something of what’s going on in the world. But, I have found many good (read, short) websites that allow me to get just enough information to feel connected, but not enough to make me want to pull the covers over my head and cry – because, and this is key, there’s not one thing I can do to fix any of it. The truth is I am blessed, and so are you. The beautiful things in this world far outnumber the ugly, and when I sit to write in my gratitude journal (almost) every night, I see, over and over, how much I (and you, too!) have to be thankful for. Choosing to focus on that has changed everything for me.

Thanksgiving is such an easy, fun holiday because the only requirements are good food, a handful of people I care about and a thankful heart. This year, as I sit around a table filled with love and way too much food, I will count Sasee readers among my many blessings. All of us work very hard to give you a positive, uplifting and fun reading experience each month, and are humbled and grateful that you continue to make us a part of your life.

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New Mantra

by Diane DeVaughn Stokes

I have always had a sunny disposition. I get up in the morning ready to face the day and any challenges that lie ahead in a positive fashion. I know that irritates some people. A friend of mine who recently spent the weekend with my husband and I said that he has never seen anyone but me wake up with bluebirds singing on my shoulder! It takes him two hours before he wants to talk to anyone, even his lovely wife! So I learned pretty fast to hush the bluebirds ‘till he officially woke up.

Even when my husband and I first lived together there was an adjustment period of morning jitters. I was chirpy Susie Sunshine right away, and he was Oscar the Grouch ‘till he had his coffee, read the paper and had a shower. Then, and not one minute before, he recognized that I was in the room. So be it.

It takes a lot to get me in a bad mood. Even if something goes awry, I usually find the good in it and move on, but today was different. It was hard to shake off what happened today, and I’m ashamed to admit it. First I stopped by to see my mom who said it freaks her out sometimes to think she has a daughter as old as me! And that comes from the best role model I could ever have. Mom has faced age gracefully and with a passion to live each day to the fullest regardless!

Then I went shopping for eyeliner and the nice cosmetic rep said she put some extra goodies in my bag. The perfume samples were sweet, but the other items freaked me out. One was called “Fake-Out.” It was a wrinkle concealer. The other product was called “Miracle Worker” overnight crème. Yikes. Was I supposed to be thrilled with these goodies? It reminded me of when I was a kid and got an apple in my Halloween trick-or-treat bag rather than a Hershey’s chocolate bar; a little disappointing to say the least.

The horror of the day did not stop there. While at the checkout counter at the grocery store, the cash register spewed out a series of coupons for me. Yes, it knows I love them and use them. But today instead of cat litter discounts or toilet tissue coupons, I got one for Fixodent and one for Depends. I am not joking! I couldn’t make this stuff up if I wanted to. I even argued with the lady at the register that the machine must have me confused with someone else. She said the register is “all-knowing!” She said I must have bought such products in the past for someone else. Well, that was very tactful of her. But I hadn’t! I packed up my groceries and left for home feeling old!

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That evening my husband offered to take me to a movie. I told him to make sure it was happy and sappy because I needed a lift. But the lift came before the movie ever began. When my husband bought the movie tickets the box-office guy asked to see my ID! He didn’t believe that I qualified for the senior ticket.

Who lies about stuff like that?, I asked him. “You’d be surprised,” was his answer.

Then, with a wink, he said “You don’t look a day over forty!” He did stutter a bit on the “f”– not sure he was going to say forty or fifty. But he said “forty.” Alleluia.

Thank you, dear precious adorable hunky box-office guy! You just don’t know how much I needed to hear that today. If I wasn’t married….

So the point of all of this is: Yes I get up everyday on the sunny side of the street, and my future goal is to stay there all day long, unless something really serious happens. None of this was serious stuff.

I swear I’ll never let some young, funky, purple-haired cosmetic counter rep or stupid automated cash register get me down again. It was shallow of me to let it happen. Getting old isn’t so bad when I compare it to many of my friends who have not made it this far, and others who are facing horrible illnesses. My new mantra is, as long as I am healthy I will be BOLD about getting OLD.

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Table for One

by Linda DeMers Hummel

“Table for one.”

I make sure I say it quickly before the hostess sneaks a glance behind me, looking for a dining companion. I follow her to the far corner of the restaurant. “How’s this?” she asks. It’s a half-booth with one bench instead of two. As I slide in, it feels a little cramped, like a study carrel in a library. I can hear people chatting and laughing all around me, but the sides of the vinyl booths are too high to see anyone.

It’s perfect.

It’s perfect because I’ve never done this before in my hometown, and the forced anonymity of the booth is a comfort. Eating alone was something I used to do regularly on business trips, but that ended a few years ago. In work mode, I would still be wearing a good suit and expensive shoes, always toting my phone and laptop and wasting no time in setting them out on the table. Eating was secondary. My first message to anyone in the restaurant who cared (which was no one): I am working, not really eating alone.

This was an ordinary Saturday, and I was in jeans and a sweater. I’d finished a shopping trip in my old neighborhood, just in time to discover a fierce thunderstorm rolling in. It seemed a little dangerous to drive even the short distance home, and I knew this restaurant – a famous local ribs joint – well. I’d been here with my husband when I was married. I’d been here lots of times with my kids when they were in high school. Never alone.

The hostess hadn’t seemed surprised when I asked for a table for one.

Did I look like the type of older woman who eats by herself? What kind of woman is that, I wondered. Was she a woman who didn’t care at all if couples passed by, feeling just a little sorry for her as she sat alone? Was she hoping her waiter would be around soon so she’d have something to do with her hands? Was she thinking that being part of a duo in a restaurant was a much better way to be? Was I one of those women? All of those women? After glancing at the menu, which I already knew by heart, I just barely controlled my desire to whip out my phone and pretend I was sending important texts to important people.

“Waiting out the storm?” my waitress casually asks as she takes my drink order.

“Oh, yes!” I answer. (Translation: “I would never eat alone without a good reason. I have millions of adoring friends and family who dine with me often.”) Every time she comes back to check on me, I talk about the storm as if Katrina is howling outside. The ribs are better than I even remember them. I’m

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pretty sure I’ll want them again, maybe soon. All I’ll need will be a raging storm as an excuse and the corner booth available where no one can see me.

Three weeks later, on a clear Friday evening, I picked up my car from the mechanic. As I took a breath and pulled out my credit card, the receptionist uttered the best news I could have heard: “Everything’s covered under your warranty.” A celebration was in order.

“Table for one!”

This time the place was packed with couples and families, probably – though I didn’t look too hard – people I knew in my past married life. I wasn’t sure what I’d do if someone from my old neighborhood found me in the corner booth and said, “Linda, is that you?” Would I make up an excuse, or would I just talk about how much I loved the ribs? That didn’t happen, and I ordered a full rack. I realized I didn’t know if they were pork or beef and – news flash – I didn’t care.

This afternoon, I found I was hungry after gardening. Very hungry. I had been working hard all morning, planting and pruning, and whipping my tiny backyard into a shape I’d be proud of. No storm this afternoon. No celebration necessary. No excuse, no cover story. Just an ordinary Saturday.

“Table for one,” I say. Instead of heading for the corner booth, the hostess seats me at a table in the middle of the restaurant, which is noisy and crowded as usual. The extra room feels luxurious. When my beer is When she isn’t eating ribs alone (or served, I savor the first smooth gulp, with others) Linda DeMers take a long look around, and consider Hummel is hard at work on a which side dishes to order. Perfect. memoir about growing up as a suburban baby boomer. E-mail Linda at lindadhummel@gmail.com.

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A Gourmet Life

Chef Adam Kirby: Bistro 217

Tell us a little about yourself.

I’m a new dad; my son, Abel, is four months old and the most wonderful thing that has ever happened to me. My wife, Lindsay Hart-Kirby is a local girl; she and her mom own Pawleys Island Wear in the Hammock Shops. My dad and his wife live here, and my mom, who lives in Atlanta, comes to visit a lot, especially since we had Abel. We live near the river in Hagley Plantation. I love my river view!

I was born in Atlanta, but have lived from Hawaii to Charleston. When I realized a traditional four year college wasn’t for me, I started working in a restaurant in Charleston. From there I moved around a lot, living in Hawaii, Oregon, San Francisco, and even Athens, Georgia, for a while. I graduated from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Portland, Oregon, and have been fortunate to work with some of the best chefs in the United States. My personal cooking style has evolved from all of my influences – I grew up surrounded by wonderful, traditional Southern cooks, was trained in classic French cuisine and influenced by the amazing Pacific Rim cuisine from my time in Hawaii and San Francisco.

What do you do for Thanksgiving?

This holiday is the only time I cook when I’m not at work. We have 30-40 friends and family members over and prepare a feast! I do fried turkeys, baked turkeys, and just about everything you could imagine for Thanksgiving. Luckily for me, my wife and my mom are both excellent cooks and help prepare the meal.

Which family member had the most influence on you becoming a chef? Why? Definitely my mom: I grew up in a house where everything from mayonnaise to jelly was homemade, and traditional Southern food was served. At an early age, Mom taught me the difference between good and bad food. My friends all came to my house to eat – even when I wasn’t at home! Cooking delicious food is a generational thing in my family – my mom learned to cook from her mom and so on down the line.

What are you grateful for right now?

My little boy – I never knew you could love someone so much. Also, my beautiful wife, my family, my pack of crazy dogs, my business partner, Anne Hardee, and the great staff here at Bistro 217. My life is good.

Tell us a little about Bistro 217.

We cook “from the hip,” meaning we don’t use recipes. We cook to taste. As much as possible, all of our ingredients are local, organic and fresh. Our fresh fish is delivered daily, we grind our own meat for burgers and everything is made from scratch. Our sous chefs, Raiford King and Elvis Xhani are amazing, which makes it easy for us to communicate what we want to achieve.

We have customers who eat here every day we’re open. I think Bistro 217 is sort of like “Cheers” with good food! This fall and winter we will do a lot of catering and holiday parties – I love winter food featuring the hearty winter vegetables and heavier fare. Plus, business is a little slower in the winter, and we have time to really create and refine our cuisine.

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Mother Nature Gone Glam

by Rose Ann Sinay

Last week, I pulled out “the bear” – my nubby brown, seasonal sweater decorated with large leaves in brilliant oranges, rusty reds and mustard yellows. Fuzzy squirrel appliqués peek through the piles of leaves along the hemline as if the tiny animals were scavenging acorns for the winter. I’ve had the knitted pullover for at least twenty years, actually, for as far back as I can remember. Since it has only been worn in short spurts and lovingly put away, it still looks in perfect condition.

My (now adult) children groan when I pull it out of the cedar chest with its pungent, I’ve been stored away, smell. If you have walked through an area store in October and happened to notice a strong, woody fragrance, it could have been me.

The sweater is big and comfy, and from the back, I probably look like a great grizzly (hence “the bear”).

My daughter tells me it is embarrassing to be seen with me all wrapped up like a billboard advertisement for fall. It’s not fashionable, she says.

Of course, she also means all my other sweaters decorated with pumpkins, scarecrows, and apples.

I do remember a time when my son and daughter were young they thought their mom was cool for having such fun, holiday clothes. As children, it was a cue that it was time for Mother Nature’s extraordinary changes to occur.

I tell them my chromatic wardrobe is a celebration of cold crisp air, changing seasons, nature’s magic, and not having to suck my stomach in for the next two or three months. They can’t relate to the last reason; I promise them that this little pleasure will come in time. They don’t know the real joy of covering their bodies in cozy fleece, heavy sweatshirts, long sleeves, denim jeans and turtlenecks.

It’s a vacation from the summer nakedness.

It’s what I like to call fall freedom. I can cover up my arms and wave to my heart’s content without worrying about my batwings flapping. No one sees the slightly overgrown stubble on my legs, and those long turtle necks that that gather softly under my chin, hide that small turkey waddle that has (not so) suddenly appeared. I can walk the beach, the bottom of my jeans getting slightly wet (sporting a crust of sand), and not have to think about whether I am bulging in my spandex swimsuit. I just love fall!

I knew it was a little early in the season, but recently there was a day cool enough to bundle up. I took the opportunity to wear “the bear” when I went out to pick up a few items at the store. As I stood in line at the register, behind a mother and her three young children, the oldest came over and shyly asked about the squirrels peaking through the tree limbs, half hidden by leaves.

“Can I touch them?” the little girl asked, running her finger over the puffy decoration.

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“Sure,” I said, showing her all the little furry creatures dancing along the edge.

She giggled and called her little brother over to find the hiding squirrels.

The baby in the carriage, pointed to the brightly colored leaves, so I leaned over so she could touch them. This is what I remembered, the feeling of wonder and the creation of an invisible demarcation in time. I realized that my old sweater had a purpose other than hiding my bulges and my unbuttoned pants.

I knew what I needed to do. I paid for my purchases and went out into the parking lot to find the family. Unfortunately, they were already gone. Before I could change my mind, I took off the well-loved sweater and looked for the nearest clothes donation box. Maybe a young mother would take it and begin her own fall fantasy adventures with her children.

On the way home, I stopped at a local shop to replace my beloved sweater with a more sophisticated version. I found a multitude of beautiful, solid-colored cardigans in all the rich autumn shades that I love, and thick enough to enable my fall hibernation. I looked longingly at the embellished ones that told a story, but instead, picked up a soft, red button-up and a turtleneck in a winter white.

As I passed the jewelry counter, I saw pendants in all shapes and colors that caught my eye: glittery pumpkins, red and green apples, and tiny fall wreaths that could be pinned on to my new, plain purchases. A little further down the aisle were scarves stamped with a cornucopia of harvest images. I had struck gold.

My daughter was right. It was time to update my clothes, but not my spirit. I bought a pumpkin brooch in every size, wrapped an apple scarf around my neck and went out in to the cold day to embrace the season.

Rose Ann Sinay

Rose Ann Sinay is a freelance writer typing away in sunny North Carolina. Her articles/ stories have been published in The Carolinas Today, The Oddville Press and The Brunswick Beacon.

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Voice

Don’t Ask the Experts

by Melissa Face

I deactivated my Facebook account. It’s just a temporary reprieve, really, from the judgment and criticism that point to one obvious truth: I am failing as a parent.

Lately, it seems that in front of every laptop sits a parenting expert, eager to share his or her philosophies on child rearing. They write their articles and blog posts, someone shares them on Facebook, and then they appear on my newsfeed, as if I asked for their advice! And according to each of these specialists, I’m doing everything wrong.

For starters, I didn’t nurse either of my children long enough. One lactation authority states that breastfeeding is really only beneficial if it is done for six months or longer. Well, I did not meet that goal, so my kids are already at a disadvantage. For four months, I endured cracked, bleeding, sore nipples. I became a dripping, breast-milk-stained, pumping-in-the-bathroom-at-work mess. And now I find out I did it all for nothing? Great news!

Just last week, I read a potty training article by another “expert.” This individual insisted that toilet training remain a positive experience. Always.

Seriously? I’m supposed to smile and shrug my shoulders while my three-year-old insists that his pee pee only wants to come out in his pull-up, not in the potty?

“It has to be on his terms,” the article reiterated. “If his head is not in the game, it will never work.”

My husband and I made a potty chart, bought tablets that dye the water fun colors, and promised gifts of toy trains and chewy candies after the first potty success. But our child wasn’t interested in our bribes. “It’s okay, Mommy,” he said.

“Santa will bring me a train for Christmas!”

But one day, tired and frustrated from cleaning puddles of pee pee off my floor, I placed my child in the bathroom, allowed him to cry as needed and waited for action. Eventually, he went in the potty, earned a few toys and beamed with so much pride you would have thought he invented the toilet.

None of that matters, though. I did it all wrong. There were tears, a few from both of us. Potty training, despite its stressful nature, is supposed to be a positive experience. Always.

I failed again.

More recently, I read an article about how parents spend too much time worrying about whether our kids’ childhoods are magical. The author made a couple points that deserved a high five, but overall, I was in complete disagreement.

According to her, I’m wrong for sending guests home with goody bags at my kid’s birthday parties. “Children should not expect presents and prizes when they are celebrating the birthday of another child,” she said. “We are spoiling our children.”

I guess I never thought of it that way. I thought we were simply sending home a little token to let the kid (and ultimately the other parents) know that we

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appreciate them taking the time and energy to acknowledge our child’s birthday.

My bad.

Furthermore, the author mentioned how ridiculous it is to take children to overpriced theme parks when they are under the age of five. “They are so expensive, and the child won’t even remember the experience. Keep it simple. Not everything has to be magical.”

While I do agree that theme parks are expensive, I am not worried about what he remembers when he is an adult. I want him to have fun now. I am also not at all concerned about my child’s life being “too magical.”

Let’s be real. My son is now three-and-a-half. He is a beautiful, trusting child who believes in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny and thinks that everyone is kind, Pluto is his friend, sugar is good for him, and parents are just as awesome as super heroes.

We all know that he will soon outgrow these innocent viewpoints, and he will learn that the world is filled with disease, despair and destructive people. He will discover that sometimes, very bad things happen to very good people. So, in the meantime, I’m not going to apologize for trying to make his life as magical as possible for as long as possible. All kids deserve that.

If I believe all of these experts who have parenting blogs (and some who don’t even have children), then I’m no less naïve than a teenage girl who lets a fashion magazine dictate what is and is not pretty.

The truth is: I’m a great parent. Sure, I have shortcomings, but I am a fantastic mom. I play, sing, dance and pretend with my child. I discipline, advise, encourage and listen. I commemorate his past, save for his future and enjoy his present. And I’m happy to do it, even the potty training.

I decided to reactivate my Facebook account. I’m not reading too many parenting articles these days. I’m just posting Melissa Face lives in southeastern Virginia pictures of birthday parties, day with her husband and two children. She trips and vacations. Internet time teaches English, writes essays, and spends is a reprieve from toilet training, a little too much time on Facebook. Email and it should remain a positive Melissa at writermsface@yahoo.com. experience. Always.

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I work for Little River Fishing Fleet and Coastal Scuba booking trips and taking reservations. I’m also a diver – I became certified so I could dive with my son, Alex. I’ve logged 76 dives and am completing my Advanced Open Water certification. My son is away in graduate school at East Carolina, but my mom, Connie Polk, lives near me. I also have one sister in Morrison, Colorado.

I moved here five years ago from Salisbury, North Carolina, and live in Cherry Grove. We always vacationed here, and when my son left for college, I decided to move here permanently. My mom and I travel together a lot; we’re working on her bucket list! We’ve just returned from a trip to Tuscany, and before that we took a Viking River Boat Cruise through Amsterdam and Budapest. I love to travel.

What do you do for Thanksgiving?

My son’s girlfriend and her family stay at my house, and they do the cooking! I’m just the gopher. We also celebrate several family birthdays while everyone is together – my son, his girlfriend and her sister all have birthdays close to Thanksgiving.

Which family member cooks your favorite dish? What is it?

That’s tough. My mom doesn’t cook much anymore unless I beg, but she makes the most delicious apricot lemon bundt cake I’ve ever tasted.

What are you grateful for right now?

Everything: I have it all, a great son, my mom is near me and healthy…I love my life.

Tell us a little about the North Myrtle Beach Woman’s Club and the upcoming Christmas Candlelight Tour of Homes.

I joined the club in 2009, right after I moved, to get to know people and get involved in the community. We are a member of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs and are preparing to celebrate our 40th anniversary. Our membership fluctuates from 70-76 women, and we meet once a month. This is a working club, not a social club. We do a lot of community service, and all the proceeds from our fundraisers are donated to local charities. I was voted Second Vice President first, and last April I became President.

The Christmas Candlelight Tour of Homes is one of our biggest fundraisers (the other one is in the spring). It’s our 21st annual tour and will be held on Friday, December 5th, from 4-8 pm. Tour goers will be able to view the private interiors of six spectacular homes decorated for the Christmas season. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 the day of the tour.

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Voice

Everybody Needs a Mary

by Susan DeBow

My dear friend, Mary, is 97. Last year she moved into a nursing home because she got a wicked case of shingles that left her with neuropathy. So, she turned in her car keys and house keys and moved into the Country Manor Nursing Home.

She had gotten her new car when she turned 95, along with a five-year loan.

That’s Mary. Looking forward.

At first, Mary was in a double room, which cramped her style. She didn’t complain. Her myriad of friends did. There was no room to sit when we’d come to visit. And visitors she had. Daily.

So, Mary’s sister put in for a single room and within a short time she got one. Her sister moved in a love seat from Mary’s home, her keyboard, her TV, DVDs, books, desk with computer and printer and a portion of Mary’s massive wardrobe. What she couldn’t fit in her closet at the home, she has stored in a friend’s house. Just in case.

I met Mary maybe eight years ago at our little church that was built in 1826. I do believe many of the current members were born around that time.

Well, not quite, but most are in their 80s and 90s. I, at 62, am the second youngest member.

Mary and I clicked. She had this little smile and interest in everything I did. She heard I was a writer and that thrilled her. When she learned I was a “published” author, the pedestal became higher. She’d give me a hug and sidle up next to me and scrunch her shoulders up and roll her eyes and her whole face smiled.

She made me feel better than anyone I have ever met.

When my novel, Cleaning Closets came out, she bought one. Then, she bought another and another and another until just about everyone she knew had been given a book. She was my one-woman publicity team.

I’d go to church just to see Mary.

When I had some dinners at my house that I called Jeffersonian dinners because they were designed around some dinners Thomas Jefferson had where the invitees would discuss a topic, I invited Mary. The group ranged in ages between 34 and 96. You can guess who was 96.

Mary quickly, and without trying, became the star. She had wanted to be a standup comedienne in years past. Well, she at least became a sit-down comedienne because she made us all laugh so hard we thought our gaskets would burst. In this droll, understated way, she would tell her stories and roll her eyes and bring more life and personality to the party than anyone else. She’d outlived nearly everyone she’d given instructions to about her funeral. And she was still looking for one more boyfriend…stipulation? He had to be able to drive at night.

Mary had two husbands and no children. But she gathered people like a mother hen gathers her chicks.

Mary and I, to this day, talk about anything and everything. Even sex. She

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knows books, TV shows, movies and life. She’s curious, and she does something that so many people don’t do. She asks you to talk about what you are doing, and how you are doing. She knows what a conversation is. It isn’t all about her.

Mary loved to dance and still dresses with more style than I have ever had. She holds court dressed in matching outfits, lots of costume jewelry and shoes that Imelda would have fled the country for. She still orders them. She delights in ordering things to wear and having her sister tell her she better not wear those shoes because she might fall. I tell her to wear them if she is riding in her wheel chair but not to stand in them.

She always has a feather or some other adornment in her hair and her nails done. Even in the home she is a social butterfly. On her door is a card system one of her friends made that she can flip over and it tells visitors where she is.

Bingo, church, coffee hour. That way, visitors can go find her.

I’ve gone to bingo with her. She does funny imitations of everybody and laughs at her own situation. Only once did she do a poor me. She had heard two more friends had passed away, along with her ex-husband. But she acknowledged her mood and sadness and then moved on.

She plays the clavichord for the church service and when other residents ask her to. She knows which ones like her to play and she obliges. She enjoys the food and doesn’t complain. But, boy does she like it when I bring her Frisch’s cherry pie!

I hadn’t been up to see her for a while as I had another friend who was in the process of dying that I had been visiting a lot. Mary understood and emailed me kind words, and she felt for me. Again, she said she missed me but knew it wasn’t always about her.

In my experience, God doesn’t put many people like Mary on earth. She elevates me and makes me believe in people when I am just about to give up on them. And to have someone have faith in me like Mary does has been one of the greatest gifts in my life.

Oh boy, I just got an email from Mary. She said my dog, Winston and I look alike and the email is filled with Susan is a writer who enjoys selling houses smiley, winky characters. to nice people. She just got a pedicure and She cracks me up! has lovely feet.

Susan DeBow

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Voice

A Silver Lining Day

by Diane Stark

It hadn’t been a great day. I’d woken up that morning with a plan, but nothing had worked out the way it was supposed to. I’d made plans to meet a friend for coffee, but I’d had to cancel when the school nurse called and asked me to pick up my son from school. I’d planned to run errands, but a repairman called to make sure I’d be home to let him in the house. He gave me the dreaded four-hour window, and at the end of it, he still hadn’t shown up.

When he finally arrived, he didn’t have the right part and he promised to return “sometime” the following day. Sigh.

My children got home from school, and I’d planned to clean the kitchen while they did their homework. They didn’t have any; so instead, they convinced me to play a game with them. Then we made cookies, which definitely didn’t make my kitchen any cleaner.

The day had been full of frustrations, and by the time we sat down to dinner, I was ready for some quiet time, hopefully with a novel and some kind of chocolate.

I tried to shake off my sour mood as the kids joined me at the table. I smiled at my five-year-old son and asked, “Nathan, would you like to pray over our dinner?”

He looked at the table and frowned. “I like this chicken, but where is the bread I like? You said you were making that too.”

“I made it, Honey. It’s still in the oven.” I glanced at the kitchen timer. “It will be ready in three minutes, so go ahead and pray and then I’ll grab the bread.”

Nathan nodded, satisfied that I’d prepared his favorites. He folded his hands and bowed his head. “Dear Lord, thank You for this day and thank You for my family. Thank You for Mommy, and Daddy, and my brothers and sisters, and Grandma and Grandpa. Thank You for my school and my teachers and for each friend in my class.”

As Nathan began to list each child in his class, I realized I’d made a mistake. The timer was about to go off, and Nathan wasn’t done praying. The bread should be fine for an extra minute or so, I thought.

But three minutes later, Nathan was still thanking God for the trees and the flowers and the grass. He’s going to be so upset if his favorite bread is burned, I thought. Quietly, I got up and went into the kitchen. I was pulling the bread from the oven when I heard Nathan say, “Mommy, what are you doing? I’m still talking to God.” I shrugged helplessly. “The timer went off, and I didn’t want the bread to burn.”

“But I’m still thanking God for the good things He gives us,” he said, the accusation clear in his voice.

“I’m sorry, Honey. And you’re right. Thanking God is very important.”

“Then why did you stop praying and get up?”

“Mom got up, but she didn’t stop praying,” my 11-year-old daughter, Julia, said. “She was still listening, even while she got the bread.”

Nathan thought for a minute and then smiled. “OK, that sounds all right.”

I smiled; glad I was forgiven for my misstep.

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After we ate, I asked Julia if we could talk. When we were alone, I thanked her for her quick intervention at dinner. “I’m so glad you spoke up,” I said. “You really helped Nathan understand.”

She grinned. “You’re welcome, Mom. Glad I could help.”

I returned her smile. “Most days, I think you and your siblings are teaching me more than I’m teaching you.”

I expected her to laugh, but instead, Julia grew quiet. After a minute, she said, “Did you notice anything different about Nathan’s prayer?”

“Other than the length of it?” I said with a chuckle. “It just went on and on and on.”

Julia shook her head. “Mom, he didn’t ask God for anything. He prayed for that long, and he didn’t ask God for a single thing. All he did was thank Him.” I realized that Julia was right. My young son was so thankful for every blessing in his life that I nearly burned the bread while waiting for him to finish listing them.

It made me think about my own attitude. I thought back on my less-thanstellar day and realized that there had been some good things.

Yes, I’d missed my coffee date to pick up a sick kid from school. But thankfully, his illness wasn’t serious, and we’d been able to grab some breakfast on our way home. I have five children, so one-on-one time is rare. My son and I had a great conversation during breakfast, and I enjoyed our time together. Hello, silver lining.

I didn’t get my errands done because I spent all day waiting on the repairman. But I did make some progress on a writing project that had been on the back burner for way too long. And it looked as though I’d be stuck at home again the following day. More writing time – another silver lining.

I played a game and made cookies with the kids instead of cleaning my kitchen. The bad news is that my kitchen stayed dirty. The silver lining? Some really terrific cookies and a fun time with my kids.

When Nathan prays, he thanks God for everything under the sun. When I pray, I thank Him for kids who teach me to see the silver linings, even on the cloudDiane Stark is a wife and mom of five. She loves to write iest of days. about her family and her faith. Her essays have been published in over 20 Chicken Soup for the Soul books.

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by Connie Barnard

Once again, it’s me – writing to you from the Deep Blue Sea. Sasee readers may recall a piece I wrote a few years ago recounting our travel adventures on a freighter ship and the grand time my husband, Howard, and I had exploring our way from Savannah to Australia and New Zealand by way of the Panama Canal, Tahiti, Fiji and New Caledonia. It was our Journey of a Lifetime – or so I thought. Well, guess what. We are now on our Journey of a Lifetime #2. I should have realized something was in the works when I overheard him at a dinner party saying something about travel destinations still on his Bucket List. (I love Morgan Freeman, but don’t you just wish he had never made that movie? Now every senior citizen in America feels obligated to go do something crazy.) Anyway, this time it seems my guy’s proverbial bucket would be full if he could just travel the rest of the way around the globe, starting once again at Savannah but going east this time by the Rock of Gibraltar, through the Suez Canal, then on to Seattle by way of Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and a few other spots I can’t spell or pronounce. Here is the catch: The first 33 days you can’t get off the boat. You just catch a quick glimpse of places and check them off your list. At a few locations passengers can debark and explore for as long as it takes the freighter to unload and reload its cargo. Thanks to the modern magic of mega-cranes, that is usually around 24 hours.

Without going into more than you’d ever choose to know about the dynamics of our 40+ year marriage, I can tell you that the proposed plan for this trip did not sit well on the home front – for some very valid reasons which include a list of family concerns and the inability to get home if needed. I must also confess that deep in my soul lay an equally significant concern: SEC football; I am a proud UGA grad whose evangelical faith in the Dawgs resurrects itself every fall. You can just imagine my reaction when I learned that he’d booked this two month trip to start on August 25. Let’s just say, it was a cold summer in Surfside Beach. “Not on your life,” had been my

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first response – perhaps with one or two expletives attached. Then I hedged and said I’d meet him when he arrived in Singapore. Then, ten days before the trip was to start, I caved once more and signed on for the whole deal. Call it what you will, I love this guy even more than I love to watch Todd Gurley run with the ball.

On August 24 we boarded the CMA-CGM freighter Figaro in the Savannah Harbor. Built in 2010, the Figaro is newer than our previous ship and roughly ten time as large, holding over 1,000,000 tons of corrugated metal containers bound for ports throughout the Mideast and Orient. The Figaro is an elegant French ship with a dedicated, cordial staff of 31 officers and crew who constantly maintain it. It is certified as a Green vessel; restricting fuel usage and recycling everything from sea water to table linens. As best I can determine, the only paper product aboard is toilet tissue. Passengers are free to roam as they choose, and on this particular trip, we are the only ones.

Our cabin is a large suite with windows on two sides, a queen size bed, a private bath, a living area with two sofas and a wall of built-in wooden cabinets.

There is also a “gym” with two stationary bikes, a rowing machine, free weights, a ping pong table and an indoor saltwater pool. The ship’s library has a nice assortment of books and a separate collection of hundreds of DVDs, most of which our poor proficiency in French prohibits us from enjoying. We did, however, discover an English language collection of all six seasons of House, M.D. to which we quickly became addicted, now limiting ourselves to just two episodes per day. We also have several dozen books loaded on our Kindles, including my book club’s selections for the entire year and the same Spanish grammar course I brought on our last trip but never opened. Almost every day in search of fresh air and exercise, we walk several laps around the upper deck. We also spend a lot of time up on the ship’s bridge taking in the 360 degree view, spotting other vessels, wondering where they are going and what they are carrying – and speculating about the contents of the several

thousand crates aboard our own ship, some stamped with intriguing crests like Lloyds of London.

The ship’s captain, Yves, is a charming man, French in every sense of the word. Look at those eyes, and you know he enjoys a very good life. With an enviable work schedule of four months on followed by four months off, he spends his free time sailing and fishing in the blue waters of the Mediterranean where his family has lived for generations. The sea is in Yves’ blood. He grew up on a little island off the west coast of France, the son of a sea captain, the grandson of fishermen.

French, Romanian and Indian seamen make up the balance of the ship’s staff. It is a people’s watcher’s paradise. English is the official language on board, and most of the crew members speak it along with French and their native dialects. Dinner conversations often remind me of what it would be like to hear Peter Sellers in Pink Panther talking with Martin Short as “Fraunk” in Father of the Bride.

Dan, the ship’s first officer, is a personable young man from Romania. In the evenings after dinner he talks about his wife and young daughter back in Constanta, his pride in Romania’s rich history, and his deep concerns about his country’s current economic struggles which have scattered its citizens around the world in search of a living. The ship’s cook is Frank, an amazing French chef who serves up four course gourmet meals, with wine, at lunch and dinner each day. Then there is Cecile, a pretty young French woman who works in the engine room as a motorman.

Today, on a beautiful sunwrapped Sunday; the ship’s entire staff gathered on its deck for a mid-day meal referred to by the Captain as a barbecue.

Fellow Carolinians, let me tell you that this familiar term bears no resemblance to our local Food of the Gods except in the sense that every bit of it was cooked on a wood-burning grill: Delicious seafood, beef, chicken, sausages, vegetables, even small bits of fruit. While relishing every aspect of this unforgettable meal, we watched a large, impressive sail boat pass by. The Captain identified it as the famous Tata, owned by a well-known sports designer and leased for scientific research of Arctic waters where it is currently headed. Though nestled in the shade of the freighter’s crates, for just a moment I felt like one of the Beautiful People, cruising the blue Mediterranean on an unforgettable fall day.

Eight days into the trip we saw land for the first time, waking up early to watch the sun rise over

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the Azores Islands. It was truly a memorable sight reminiscent of the opening scene from Mama Mia!: Lush green mountains, little white buildings huddled at their base, and a majestic volcano rising above the mist.

I am told its name is Pica.

A couple of days later we saw the Strait of Gibraltar, well sort of. We went through it, but because our passage was at night, we can claim only to have simultaneously seen the lights of Europe and the lights of Africa. (Enough for my travel partner to check it off his to-do list, however.) Moving from the North Atlantic into the Mediterranean was impressive. The air temps were immediately warmer,

“All journeys have

secret destinations

of which the traveler is unaware.”

– Martin Buber and somehow things got a bit cozier.

When daylight came, we could catch glimpses of Algeria and Tunisia – and what we think were Crete and Malta.

Clearly this trip is more about journey than destination: The ever-shifting time zones and constant adjustment of watches certainly contribute to a fuzzy sense of time. I am told that at one point we will lose an entire day! This probably would have really rattled me earlier in the trip, but it is amazing how relaxed one can become without the daily prescribed dose of television, cell phones and internet.

Tomorrow we will start our passage through the Suez Canal which I now know to be his most important destination in this whole adventure – just one of several insights I’ve gleaned during some long, soul-searching conversations we’ve shared over the past two weeks. We eagerly anticipate the Suez – and maybe being able to text with our kids if the air waves are favorable. At the same time, I have come to recognize that in some inexplicable way these unplugged days present a rare and precious opportunity to Be Still and Know – to Connie Barnard traveled the world as a grasp that somehow, on some military wife and taught high school and level; being deprived of all these college composition for over 30 years. luxuries is perhaps the greatest She has been a regular contributor to luxury of all.

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Streater Meehan: The RSVP Shoppe

Tell us a little about yourself.

I grew up in Murrells Inlet and graduated from Waccamaw High School. My family’s claim to fame is that my grandmother was the first female dentist in South Carolina!

I moved to Boston for college, and after graduation worked for the Kraft family who own the New England Patriots. They are such a nice and generous family; I was treated very well and was amazed by their incredible philanthropy. It was an exciting job – Tom Brady was in the office almost every day, and I also met quite a few celebrities, including Donald Trump, Jon Bon Jovi and Steven Tyler! Steven Tyler was always very “blinged” out. He really looks like the rock star he is!

Even though I loved my work, I eventually missed home and decided to move back. I had been taking classes in letterpress and design, so when I returned to the area, I worked for a year and then opened The RSVP Shoppe. My exciting news is that I just bought a home in Mt. Gilead.

What do you do for Thanksgiving?

I love Thanksgiving; it’s my favorite holiday – it’s all about friends and family. Every year, my friends and I throw a “Friendsgiving” a few days before Thanksgiving. We get together and have an oyster roast – it’s so much fun.

On Thanksgiving, my mom cooks for our family and everyone is invited. We always have people over who don’t have family here and need a place to spend the holiday.

Which family member cooks your favorite dish? What is it?

My mom makes the most wonderful creamed corn. It’s my greatgrandmother’s recipe. She takes fresh corn and cuts part of the kernel off, then fries it. Then, the cobs are scraped and added to the mix. It’s delicious.

What are you grateful for right now?

My health, happiness, friends and my business are all blessings.

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Everything I Need to Know (Almost) I learned (Almost) on YouTube

by Ann Ipock

Listen up, people! It’s a whole new world out there because you, too, can become a genius, thanks to YouTube. I’m talking about higher IQs, improved conversations and easier living in general. That is – IF you can follow the instructions. The whole point is, you should be able to watch a tutorial and master any pesky job in the world, according to YouTube. Therefore, don’t be caught dumbfounded when you’re at the next cocktail party and someone asks you, for instance, between sips of wine, “By the way, how do you fold YOUR fitted sheets?” Learn now!

When hubby Russell joined Facebook a few months back, he asked me right away, “Why do people keep sending me recipes on Facebook?” Ha! I explained to them that first off, no one is sending him anything personally and that secondly, they aren’t “sending” – PLEASE get the vernacular right – they are POSTING. After that he began UN-friending people who he still insisted “sent” him recipes. Instead, he’s found other beneficial uses for Facebook besides connecting with old college friends (whom thankfully we’ve joined at East Carolina football games a few times). He’s discovered YouTube.

One night he excitedly said, “Guess what, Ann! I’m going to learn how to fold fitted sheets.” He showed such enthusiasm that I expected him to say, “I’m going to learn how to become a scratch golfer.” Let me explain: In 1 minute and 42 seconds, Jill Somebody will teach you this: “Hold the sheet lengthwise with both corners, with the fitted side towards your body.” Then she says something about “corner one goes in the pocket, then corner two, three and four; then fluff and fold.” Next (she really says this) “walk it to the table” and finally, “fold it in thirds.” If

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only! That night, Russell ran to the linen closet, grabbed a fitted sheet and tried this. After what seemed like hours – I dunno – I was ignoring him, he yelled, “It doesn’t work!” I turned around and all I saw was his arm poking out and his beet red face. I couldn’t believe it. He had almost folded HIMSELF into the sheet.

But wait! There’s more! Here’s a YouTube video I saw on my Facebook page that sounded interesting. See what you think: how about you want to “bole some coworn” as Paula Deen, in her strong Southern dialect, would say. This one is 1 minute and 18 seconds and is hosted by Carl, but there’s no talking here – just pleasant Asian music playing in the background with the words printed across the screen. Oh, and I noticed an empty jar of Bonne Mamam gourmet preserves, so I thought this might be a good indicator of his culinary prowess. Here’s the deal: he microwaves for three minutes an ear of corn with the husk left on. Next, he’ll lay the corn on the counter and slice off the end with this huge Shun knife. I’m guessing it’s a Shun knife, since he appears to be a gourmet chef. He then grabs the hot corn with an oven mitt, cuts off a small portion off the large end and shakes the

Voice cob, whereby the husk slides off easily and there’s NO corn silk left behind. It didn’t happen quite this way for me. In fact, I failed miserably. I had to keep cutting more off the cob, inch by inch, until there was only one-third of the original ear left. The husk would NOT slide off, so I peeled it off – one layer at a time, I might add – and was left with a little corn and a lot of corn silk. Russell said at dinner that night, “What happened to this corn?” “Just eat it!” I said with a grimace.

But the best tip on YouTube – at a short 1 minute and 55 seconds – for a foodie like me (since the corn thing failed miserably) was sharpening kitchen knives with an ordinary coffee mug. Red Ferret, the host (is that his real name?) has a lovely British accent, so I could listen to him all day, even if I didn’t learn ANYTHING. Especially when he says, “odnery” for ordinary. What you do is, turn the mug upside down on a flat surface, next slide the knife blade at about a 30 degree angle in one direction only; then flip the knife and repeat. The trick is to get the blade to hit the unglazed rim on the bottom of the mug. I didn’t know there was an unglazed rim on the bottom of the mug, did you? So I tried that one today.

Oh, and to test the success, the tutorial says your knife will then be so sharp you can slice a piece of paper. But why, I wonder. Isn’t that what scissors are for?

Instead I followed the instructions, then tried to slice through a Bogue Sound watermelon – my favorite – but I didn’t see one bit of difference in the knife’s sharpness. As I sawed back and forth, back and forth, making very slow progress; I wondered what I did wrong. I also wondered if the corn guy, above, sharpens HIS knife with a coffee mug? I’m guessing not.

Well, I don’t give up easily, so I’m going to give YouTube another chance.

We’ve got a big home improvement job coming up – removing wallpaper; and I did some research today. I picked a tutorial by John Ripper since I hoped to “rip” off that wallpaper fast! He made it look so simple (they always do). The only tool I have to buy is a hand-held wallpaper scorer, which I can find at my local hardware store. I already have the other necessary items, fabric softener and water. Sounds easy, right? Wish me luck! If this doesn’t work, I swear I’m going to divorce YouTube and start dating Pinterest.

Ann Ipock Ann Ipock is a Wilmington, North Carolina, author, speaker and humorist, who is shoe-obsessed and a recovering wannabe Debutante. After getting the mayor’s mustache caught in her dental hygiene polisher, she turned to writing. Hubby Russell calls her a “legend in her own mind.” They have two daughters and two granddaughters. Life Is Short, I Wish I Was Taller is her third book. Visit her website at www.annipock.com

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Exhilarating Moment Number Three?

by Janey Womeldorf

I have felt truly exhilarated twice in my life.

I have always loved France – the country, the food and the language – and studied it for several years in high school. In the three decades since, I have dabbled in French language tapes but regretfully, nothing stuck.

One day, a local college catalog dropped into our mailbox and in a moment of wild abandon, I committed myself and my credit card to a semester of French. That fall, I returned to the classroom for 90 minutes, twice a week, to parler francais. I was the nerdy Francophile soaking up every musical word from the edge of my seat, and I hungered for more.

I got it when I turned 40.

My life was blessed, but pangs of unfulfillment gnawed at me. On the one hand I craved adventure; on the other I feared it. When had I lost my spark and spontaneity? One afternoon, I stumbled onto an article about studying abroad and couldn’t shake it. Four days later, with my husband’s support and a bucket of courage, I booked myself two weeks at a language school in eastern France. To push myself even further outside my comfort zone, I passed up the hotel or single-apartment option, instead electing to live with, and even more daring, eat all evening meals with a local family. For a 40-year old, health-conscious, (a.k.a. picky) eater, who, by the way, doesn’t like meat; I expected to go hungry – often. Adding to my angst was the slew of fried chicken jokes from my loving husband and sister. My finger quivered as I hit submit.

That summer, for two glorious and, as it turned out, chicken-less weeks, I

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lived, breathed, read, studied and spoke French until my head hurt. I went to class in the mornings, lunched on crunchy baguettes, conquered the local bus system and browsed French markets on sunny afternoons with my newly-found sisters – a group of five women – all of us searching. We hiked, we rented bikes, we explored and we bonded. I soon ditched the bus in favor of walking to class, becoming powerless to daily, flaky croissants from the local boulangerie on the way. I savored every bite and step of my four-mile-each-way commute – two miles downhill, then two more along the banks of a mountain-framed, picture-perfect lake. At nights, I delighted in my four miles back, especially the caloric burn of the last two uphill.

As for my family, I struck gold – she was a gourmet cook, and he was a wine connoisseur. Every night, I feasted on home-grown vegetables, freshly-caught fish and decadent cheeses, all paired with a different wine carefully selected from my host’s cellar. I was in my element. I lost weight, I felt fit, French rolled off my

Voice tongue and when the class ended two weeks later, I could barely wait for my husband to arrive for our pre-planned vacation.

He was flying into Geneva, Switzerland, so all I had to do was catch the train from France to Switzerland, locate the city-center Hertz office, rent a car, drive to the airport, navigate the parking and meet him. With no GPS or phone, just a map, directions and my new French-language skills, I hugged and thanked my French family, and set off.

Five hours later, I strolled into the Geneva airport, oozing with pride, rattling my car keys triumphantly. Every cylinder in my body sparked, and my confidence was on overdrive. With no cell phone or computer, my husband and I had barely spoken in two weeks, and I was fit to burst. I had worn jeans, sandals, and a seductively-snug, white sleeveless t-shirt to complement my leaner, tanned body and sun-kissed hair. His mouth dropped and eyes bulged when he saw me and we couldn’t stop hugging. I exploded with excited conversation, and my chatter was unstoppable. Suddenly he stopped, took a step back, and declared: “Janey, this is the most alive I’ve ever seen you.” He saw what I felt – I was on top of the world.

Exhilarating moment number two: We were travelling to the Grand Canyon and hoped to book the mule ride into and out of the canyon. When I called to book, we were devastated to learn all the rides were full. We had no choice but to lace up our hiking boots and hike down.

We arrived at the summit early, and heeded the park warnings signs indicating the furthest point one should attempt in a day. Two hours later, we reached our goal and rewarded ourselves by devouring lunch overlooking the Colorado River. But here’s the thing about the Grand Canyon: Going down is the easy part; the real challenge is the brutal trek back out when you’re hot, thirsty and your legs already feel like lead. Spirits were high though as we set off. At times, we would glance up towards the rim until we realized it was soul destroying – tourists the size of ants. Conversation trickled to words as we focused not to let our throbbing feet make any clumsy moves. The sound of hooves startled us, and we stood to the side to allow the mule riders to pass us, also on their way back up. The last rider jokingly shared that he could no longer feel his butt it was so numb. Laughter ignited a much-needed burst of energy and suddenly glad to be hiking, we trudged on.

Four hours later, we reached the rim physically exhausted but triumphant. We hugged tears of pride and exhilaration and to this day, it remains the most physically challenging thing I have ever done.

Our need for exhilaration is not done yet – life is too short. We plan to return to France next year for a self-guided, biking, wine-tasting vacation along the Loire. This time though, we’ll stay in hotels. Tempting as the host-family vacation is, I got away with no fried chicken once and don’t want to push my luck.

Some things are just too exhilarating.

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Tell us a little about yourself.

I grew up in Tallahassee, Florida, and, along with my siblings, worked in my grandmother’s four star restaurant. I learned to love good food early! Her Talquin Salad is on my menu – the dressing is a secret family recipe that only a few of us have. Even though she was asked repeatedly for her secret, she never revealed the recipe – and I never will either!

For 15 years I worked as a corporate lobbyist in Washington D.C., and took clients out to nice restaurants frequently. That’s when I learned how to order wine and eventually studied to become a Level 1 Sommelier. I am recently married, two years ago, and we moved here shortly after our wedding. We live in Grande Dunes. I love it!

What do you do for Thanksgiving?

We go to my family home in Tallahassee. My father is the best chef in the family, and we usually have around 20 family members around the table for a traditional Thanksgiving meal. Before my grandmother passed, we would have Thanksgiving in her restaurant – it was always packed!

Which family member cooks your favorite dish? What is it?

Definitely my father: He makes the most delicious squash with onions and bacon.

He also prepares okra with caramelized onions, browning it in a cast iron skillet and then roasting it in the oven. The simple dishes are always the best.

What are you grateful for right now?

So many things – my health, my family and my success with Boom Boom Wine Room. I’m especially grateful for my customers who come back time and time again.

Tell us a little about Boom Boom Wine Room.

We just opened on June 23rd of this year. Our menu changes weekly – we use a lot of local, fresh foods to prepare gourmet small plates and yummy desserts to complement the wines. My chef and pastry chef say it’s like being on “Chopped” because I bring in what’s fresh and delicious, and they get to create the menu.

Our wine set up is so much fun. I have twenty-four wines on display and customers can try a 1, 3 or 5 ounce pour. The wines are in a machine that dispenses your choice of pours. This gives you to opportunity to try a greater range of wines – we change the wines often, but I always have a wide price range. Most everyone loves trying a small pour of a very expensive wine without having to purchase the entire bottle.

I enjoy helping my customers discover new wines that they may enjoy. First, I find out what they do like, and then I offer a variety of options based on their palettes. It’s a great way to expand your knowledge of wines.

Boom Boom Wine Room is located at 7713 North Kings Highway in Myrtle Beach, and is open six days a week, closing on Sundays. Contact Jennifer at 980-422-5456.

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corner. As a creative person, I like to surround myself with pretty things which foster smiles and imagination. I get so much design inspiration for my own dwelling space from a vast sea of design bloggers posting pictures of their own pretty spaces.

Mismatched bright happy colors, shapes and patterns do it for me every time.

My effort to surround myself with beautiful things inevitably spills over into my wardrobe of clothing and accessories. As a working mom, wife, wardrobe stylist, fashion writer and competitive runner, I live on the go and literally feel at times I am flying by the seat of my pants. When I’m with my two young boys or working from home, I am completely dressed for comfort. Drawstring fleece pants and oversized hooded sweatshirts are my happy place. When I am in a client’s closet outfit coordinating or in the field scoping out the current fashions, my desire remains to be comfortable, but appearance takes the drivers’ seat. I love to adorn myself in accoutrements, literally piling on pretty layers of interest.

As they say, it’s what’s on the inside that counts. As I walk through this incredible journey of life, I find that I am able to live my own most beautifully when I am maintaining a state of inner peace. Perhaps my greatest pilgrimage ever, certainly to date; I think, it is through receiving God’s grace that I will reach my destination.

I have recently been introduced to the most supportive, loving group of leaders in my Charlotte community. After spending a weekend with 31 other couples all seeking a closer relationship with God, as well as deeper, more meaningful, intentional relationships with others here on earth, I think I am able to understand a little more clearly what it means to walk more closely with God. No matter how hard I aim to please or feel more accepted by another, I cannot change their actions, thoughts or perceptions of me or anything else.

Living a Beautiful Life

by Whitley Hamlin

I turn my head from the computer screen as I attempt to articulate my thoughts on my aspirations for living a beautiful life. As a writer, I’m fascinated how a word, an image, even a sound can spark a single thought that will lead to an entire article. I love hearing what other people think, and I gain a lot of inspiration from them. As my fingers gently fall to the keyboard, I look over at the vintage quilted sofa covered in bright green flowers that look like artichokes dancing across the fabric, their form accented by quilted stitching. I’ve added bright pops of contrasting color with hot pink and magenta diamond patterned pillows flanking each

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Last month I was having an especially rough day navigating my path of self-acceptance, the inner peace I seek to achieve. All of the people around me feel I am loving and loveable exactly the way I am, why am I so hung up on a comparatively miniscule number who seem in opposition? Why am I on a never ending conquest of aiming to please? On that difficult day, my mother-in-law shared one of Mother Teresa’s quotes with me: People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.

If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway. For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.

While I feel right in my practice of living a life of gratitude, faith and forgiveness, I struggle with discernment and letting go. I appreciate the little things, I hear the music. I dance. I want to see the good, perhaps to the point I allow pain to rear its ugly head. This is not a religious brief but simply me sharing some of my personal walk in learning to live a beautiful life. At this moment, as I type, I hear Whitney Houston’s voice…“the greatest love of all…is easy to achieve…” Is it ironic? Perhaps it is, but I don’t think so. No one said the journey would be easy, but what I do know is it is beautiful. While I continue to fight my curiously difficult and rather annoying battle with allowing negative a place so close to me, I do know I will not stop seeing the good, hearing the music or surrounding myself with all the pretty things.

Whitley Adkins Hamlin Whitley Adkins Hamlin is a wardrobe stylist specializing in personal, editorial and commercial work, and the author of the fashion blog, the Queen City Style (www.thequeencitystyle.com). The granddaughter and great granddaughter of wardrobe stylists, Whitley has been exposed to, and collected, one of a kind wardrobe pieces since she was a young girl. As a result, Whitley both learned and taught herself the art of cultivating one of a kind looks she passes onto her clients. In her free time, Whitley is an avid runner who loves spending time with her husband and two young boys, cooking and entertaining and redecorating her house until there is nothing left to redecorate (which is never, ha!).

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Notes for Newcomers: Who are the Newcomers Anyway?

by Phil La Borie

I’m always on the lookout for either the unusual or the unexpected – must be something genetic – my dad was an Industrial Engineer at Kodak and conducted time and motion studies for fifty years. I always thought of him as a sort of detective. He was always looking for new and more efficient ways to improve job performance and increase production.

So here I am standing in line at one of the check-out counters in my local Big Box (in the 20 items or less line) and the guy in line in front of me is wearing a New York Yankees ball cap and has the team logo tattooed on his shoulder.

At the same time, he’s wearing a cut-off t-shirt that clearly identifies him as a resident of Massachusetts, and more specifically, from the area around Boston.

Here’s an anomaly – a diehard Yankee fan deep in Boston Red Sox territory. Talk about the unusual and unexpected! If there ever was a good example of chalk and cheese not mixing, this is it!

Just to be neighborly, I asked him about his apparently conflicting loyalties, and he tells me because of his choice of baseball teams and his insistence on openly displaying it, he wasn’t all that popular with the folks in his neighborhood up north. It’s only since he and his family moved to the Grand Strand area that he feels comfortable enough to sport both his choice in clothing and his very memorable tattoo at the same time. I thought his feeling that comfortable and relaxed was nice to hear, since I’ve also experienced a very nice reception from local folks since I’ve moved here.

This welcoming attitude to newcomers in our part of the world got me to thinking and led me to ponder the question, Who are these newcomers anyway, and why do they come here?

Here’s what I found out. (“Just the facts, ma’am,” as Jack Webb on Dragnet used to say). Please bear with me while I list them since they tell quite a story about the Grand Strand area and our popularity as both a resettlement location and a tourist attraction.

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Who’s Coming to Live Here from Where: The largest segment of newcomers these days comes from our neighbors to the North – New York, Northern New Jersey and Long Island.

They are closely followed by folks moving away from the Beltway – Baltimore/Washington, D.C. Newcomers are also arriving from Philadelphia, Florida, several Midwestern states and from as far away as Arizona and California.

New residents coming to our area prefer the Coastal Region, followed by the Inter-coastal Waterway, with Oceanfront as the third most popular relocation site.

About half of the 155,000 “new faces” we see in South Carolina annually are less than 50 years old. So we’re clearly attracting both younger and older new residents.

So, that’s a brief look at newly relocated residents, but let’s not forget about our tourists: The Grand Strand is vacationland to nearly 14 million tourists each year and that number continues to increase annually.

Over 100,000 of our visitors travel here from overseas – principally from Europe, but visitors from more distant parts of the world are also well-represented.

By the way, visitors have been arriving here since the 1700s. However, it seems that earlier visitors never experienced the Grand Strand’s welcoming attitude; in fact, most early efforts to settle and colonize our area met with abject failure.

Voice Some other information of interest: The influx of new neighbors has made Myrtle Beach the 9th fastest growing area in the United States. In fact, our area has grown 37% in the last decade.

Overall, over 500,000 new faces have moved to South Carolina during that same time period. The influx of these folks has resulted in creating nearly 45,000 new jobs state-wide.

But enough already for the numbers…

Why Newcomers Come Here.

Here’s just a small reminder of why we live here and just some of the reasons that make this area so attractive – either as a permanent residence or a vacation destination.

Fantastic housing options – Whether a newcomer is interested in either a short-term vacation rental or a permanent residence; very affordable options in a wide variety of locations abound.

Low taxes and low cost of living – The cost of living in the Grand Strand area is typically seven percent lower than the rest of the USA. And with no state tax on Social Security benefits, our area has become a magnet for retirees.

Everyone’s dollar just goes farther here.

Excellent Healthcare – Our area boasts numerous award-winning medical facilities with first-rate technology and treatments.

Wonderful weather – On average, the Grand Strand experiences 215 sunny days a year. And because we are on the coast with the Gulf Stream just 60 miles off shore, our temperatures are more moderate than those to the south of us or inland areas. That said, on certain mid-summer days around here, I find that a little hard to believe.

Miles of beaches – More than 60 miles of Grand Strand beaches stretch north and south as far as the eye can see. We are also blessed with beach water temperatures that rise well into the 80s during the summer months.

Great employment opportunities – Nearly 75,000 jobs in the Myrtle Beach area are dependent on tourism and that number keeps increasing every year.

And last, but hardly least, Southern hospitality – Our warm and welcoming attitude makes a big difference when folks are either choosing a vacation location, a permanent home or just submitting to a series of friendly questions about your “tat” in a local store.

If you’d like to experience our hospitality when traveling abroad, you might consider visiting one or more of Myrtle Beach’s sister cities – Burlington, Canada; Keighley, United Kingdom; Pinamar, Argentina, or Killarney, Ireland. Just tell them you’re from the Myrtle Beach area, and hopefully they’ll make you feel right at home.

Phil is a recent transplant to the Grand My thanks to Strand; in a former life he was a VisitMyrtleBeach.com, the Connecticut Yankee with a long history as Myrtle Beach Chamber of a writer/creative director in the ad biz. He Commerce and CarolinaLiving. can be reached at plaborie@voxinc.net. com for all the numbers.

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David Grabeman, D.D.S., P.A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Grady’s Jewelers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Affordables Apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Callahan’s of Calabash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Details by Three Sisters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Graham’s Landing LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Angelo’s Steak & Pasta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Carma the Salon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Dr. Sattele’s Rapid Weight Loss & Esthetic Centers. . . 13

Grand Strand Plastic Surgery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Barbara’s Fine Gifts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Carolina Car Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Doodlebugs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Homespun Crafters Mall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Belk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Carolina Coastal Plastic Surgery & Medical Spa. . . . . . 15

Eleanor Pitts Fine Gifts & Jewelry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Homewatch Caregivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Bell & Bell Buick • GMC Trucks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

CHD Interiors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Flamingo Porch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Inlet Skin Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Bio-Identical Hormones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Christopher’s Fine Jewelry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Frame Factory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Island Vista. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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The Citizens Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Good Friends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Brookgreen Gardens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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Good Times Consignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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Lowcountry Plastic Surgery Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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Pawleys Island Golf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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Vandy Jewelers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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