I finished Pat Conroy’s South of Broad this week and, as expected, it was a complete work of art. The story was wonderful, but the true beauty of this book was in Conroy’s amazing descriptions of Charleston, the characters and of their relationships with one another.
When I put the book down, I felt an almost […]

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Saw this chair on Target.com and it called to me. It’s so, so…ME. I love it. There is no where in my house that I could put it, even if I could afford the $150 price tag and even if I didn’t have the suspicion that a Target chair would fall apart given as much […]

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I have a Pat Conroy book waiting on the kitchen counter, begging to be read. But somehow, I just can’t do it. I keep looking at it, thinking about how great it will be. I’m worried that when I pick it up I’ll be disappointed.
Whether it’s a great book or not, it takes a great […]

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Lots of folks, including The View, The Huffington Post, CNN, FOX News, you name it, are talking about Obama’s nominee for Surgeon General, Regina Benjamin. This issue fascinates me, in part because I see both sides of the argument.
The issue in question: is she too fat to be surgeon general?
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Browsing the internet for an inexpensive bedroom set for my youngest daughter, I ran across this:

Not the most attractive set I’ve ever seen, but at first glance it doesn’t seem too bad. Clearly it’s not what I want for my two-year-old, but it’s advertised as a tween/teen set. But check out the name. The bedroom […]

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Holy cuteness, Batman. Is that not the most adorable bag/towel combo? I desperately want to win it because the husband won’t be joining us at the beach this year for the full week. Instead, I will have to go it alone ( with the help of my parents, sister, brother-in-law. OK, I’ll have plenty of […]

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This guy used to have a local news program where he traveled the Carolinas talking to interesting folks who do interesting things. Loved the show, especially the bloopers that aired during the credits, and I’m sad to see it go off the air. I happened upon his blog and, as expected, it’s as interesting as […]

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Hey, ya’ll. The Preppy Paper Girl is doing a giveaway on her blog and I want to win, win, win it! She has some of the very cutest stuff and features it on her blog. You can buy stuff or, she totally doesn’t mind if you window shop. Isn’t she sweet?
Go follow her blog right […]

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This is the purse I finally decided on, and I couldn’t be happier. I thought long and hard about asking for the cute Dooney & Bourke for Mother’s Day but in the end realized that I just wouldn’t get $100 worth of enjoyment out of it. I may still consider buying the small version at […]

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Yum, yum, yum. Naan is an Indian flatbread ( think pita bread). I keep reading about it as a delicious, high-fiber replacement for pizza crust and tried it today. I bought the whole wheat kind, toasted it lightly, then topped it with a few slices of smoked mozzarella, sliced tomatoes, and sauteed mushrooms and green […]

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