The first of May, we spent a relaxing and fun-filled week in Bluffton, South Carolina. Our friends Ed and Diana moved there three years ago, and enticed us with photos and tales of their life in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. They treated us so well that I asked them if they would adopt us. We’re still […]
Archive for South Carolina
My friend Laura recently informed me that it is my destiny to clean my way across the Southeast, one Airbnb at a time. I don’t know how I ended up with this job. It was certainly not intentional. After our most recent Airbnb experience—six long weeks in a “quaint” farm cottage in South Carolina—I have […]
The first of April, just ahead of the heat, humidity, and bugs, we left Florida and headed north. This is the first time that we’ll spend an entire year east of the Mississippi in our travels. We’ve looked forward to this adventure—which will take us all the way to the Maritimes—for years. To ease into our […]
We’ve been on Lopez Island since the first of July, happily ensconced in our summer camp hosting gig. Meanwhile, our blog is far away, both in time and distance. It’s a bit daunting when I think of being so far behind. Much worse is when I start comparing myself to other bloggers. Bloggers who stay […]
In Charleston, an enormous pineapple fountain dominates the waterfront. This was not a random fruit choice by city planners. In the antebellum South, the pineapple was a symbol of the ultimate in hospitality. Visitors greeted with this exotic, rare, and expensive fruit felt honored by a hostess who spared no expense to ensure her guests’ […]