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A Great Escape
What a wild year 2020 has been so far! Most all of us were affected one way or the other this past spring by the effects of Covid–19. Even if you weren’t directly impacted by the virus, or even the quarantine, it’s almost a given that your stress levels went up a bit. Whether they have found a cure …
The Carolinian Catbird
The Gray Catbird gets its vernacular name from its distinctive vocalization that sounds like a cat’s mew. Not somewhat like a cat’s mew, the call is a clear feline “mew.” Prepare to be surprised. The Catbird’s formidable Latin name is Dumetella carolinensis, which refers to its being a small thornbush dweller in the Carolinas. Yes, it’s a Carolinian. Not our …
Seductive Panthertown
Check out Wilderness Falls and Frolictown Falls in a gorgeous two-mile loop trek that can be done in an hour or two in Panthertown Valley’s west side. The Valley is over 6,000 acres of protected forest land in Jackson County between Cashiers and Lake Toxaway. There are entrances on the east and west sides of the Valley, Wilderness and Frolictown …
Trunk Shows at Narcissus
This summer, Narcissus in Cashiers is highlighting a trunk show by Lafayette 148, a New York-based company. The show will take place Thursday, July 9, through Saturday, July 11. The line features modern, sophisticated, luxurious, Italian designer fabrics in a wide range of sizes – from petite to regular, and women’s XL. Then, on Wednesday, July 29, and Thursday July 30, ShuShu, …
80 Years on Main Street
Wit’s End, a family-owned and managed retail store opened in the summer of 1940, six months before the start of World War II. To say the business has weathered its share of economic storms during its 80 years is an understatement. Susie Young explained that after closing for two months this year, Wit’s End, like other businesses in Highlands, reopened …
Through Eyes of a Master Jeweler
Bijou, the new jewelry store at 177 West Main Street in Highlands, is appropriately named, as it’s indeed a small, delicate and exquisitely wrought jewel. Master jeweler Laurel Parham-Martinez has created the perfect showcase for her one of a kind creations. Laurel is a graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design with a bachelor of fine art in …
Feel-Good Shopping
Now that we can stroll downtown Highlands again, it’s time to catch up one of the town’s most popular summertime activities – shopping. It’s no exaggeration that over the decades, the town has built up an astonishing collection of shops and galleries and boutiques that draws casual browsers and serious shoppers from around the country. CK Swan and Harllee Gallery …
Peace, Love, & Laurent Perrier
Old Edwards Inn is known for its love of hosting parties, innovative and collaborative events that focus on and present their favorite finds. That’s precisely what they’ll do on July 30, at the Peace, Love, and Laurent Perrier Party at The Farm. The evening, featuring the champagnes of Laurent Perrier, promises to recapture the easy swinging style and laid-back …
Adult Snickerdoodles
A rtist Carol Misner has the warm and happy smile of someone you want to befriend. An engaging and exuberant woman she exudes the same grace, elegance and gentility of her paintings. For nearly two decades, the painterly storyteller has been creating her famed botanical paintings. Her illustrations, prized for the fragility and beauty she discovers in nature in …
The Pleasure of Dining Out
Are you like me? Has your outlook brightened by a factor of eight with the return of that supremely gratifying experience of Dining Out? Not that plating a takeout dinner in the comfort of home didn’t have its own subtle charm, but the restaurant experience is singularly indulgent, with its own nonpareil suite of pleasures. All of these blessings …
Fish & Cornbread
Here we are in July, right in the middle of a busy, strange summer. We still want to be outside enjoying the great outdoors, nature at her finest, and we can still do so, just like John Anderson, better known as “Cornbread” to the droves of his fans and collectors. Cornbread takes to the outdoors, no social distancing required, as …
Art League’s Hopeful October
In 1785, Scotland’s national poet, Robert Burns, wrote “To a Mouse.” A line from that poem, put into modern English, suggests that the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. So has it been with the Art League’s 2020 season, thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic. Each year, April through October, the League sponsors seven presentations by …
