I really enjoy gardening and every season brings different challenges! This year my husband and I built a raised garden bed in the fall.  We bought the wood at Lowe's along with cow manure and compost (I did save and use my coffee grinds and cracked egg hells and anything that seemed good for my com

Driving into the plantation the grounds are so charming with incredible Oak trees and lots of hanging moss everywhere.     We had family visiting us so while they were here, we decide to check out Boone Hall Plantation with them. What an interesting visit it was. The first thing we did was go on t

What a wonderful evening we had! Charleston has so much to offer. We like trying different restaurants, so we went downtown and started our evening with friends at Le Farfalle Italian restaurant and cocktail bar. There are parking garages within walking distance and street parking. Before we entere

We took our granddaughter downtown to the Charleston City Market. There's so much to do and see! There are several parking lots near the city market and of course street parking too. We parked in a lot across the street from the market. It was very easy, and convenient, and affordable. Horse and

           James Island Crab House is absolutely our favorite restaurant - the water view is beautiful so peaceful, the service is great, and for a treat, I love the hush puppies. Still, my favorite thing altogether is their Dungeness crab legs. OMG, they're tender and succulent. Plan on getting me

Massage Envy - the best way to prep for the holidays I had the nicest, most relaxing, professional facial in Mt Pleasant on Sunday :-) I've had facials for years, and this one was exceptional! Masks required upon entering. When I walked into this Massage Envy location1948 Long Grove Dr. Suite 4, Mt

Christmas Eve in Charleston - with amazing food! We had such a wonderful Christmas Eve; we decided to go downtown Charleston and check out a Japanese Sushi restaurant - it's so close, only took us 10 minutes to get there from James Island. Downtown is so beautiful at night with Christmas lights eve

I've heard so much about the Plantations in Charleston so we decided to check out Magnolia Plantation on James Island. I love looking at all the old established Southern tree-lined roads with Large Oaks and Spanish Moss hanging off from them. Here's an interesting legend: Spanish moss became so com

I am moving from one house to another, and I have learned so much! I hope these tips help you. Use old clothes to save on packing materials - I had some clothes I planned to give away so I used them to pack and once I moved in and unpacked I donated them. A great way to ensure your expensive w

                I recently met a friend there for the first time and it was amazing! We had lunch, we both had fantastic salads. My friend had a delicious eggplant salad and I had a cobb salad, great taste, and large portions.           Loved the atmosphere, so cozy, down to earth and very casual.

Do you love gardening and just looking at beautiful flowers. Yeah!!! Spring is here. The flowers and trees are in bloom!           I took a drive today to visit Brownswood Nursery on Johns Island to see what they had. What an assortment! I really enjoyed walking around the garden areas, and I che

From the minute we walked inside to ZEN ASIAN FUSION, we were so impressed.            The atmosphere was amazingly beautiful, We didn't have to wait at all, we walked in, were seated in a booth right away, and there are lots of tables there. Definitely, a family restaurant with all ages comin