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A Lighthearted AdventureTRANSCRIPT
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36 44 52FeaturedOooh la la – Not So Much by Erika Hoffman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Lessons Learned South of the Border by Jeffrey Cohen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Life at 42 MPH by Rose Ann Sinay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Anticipating the Fun by Diane Stark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Southern Snaps Christine Yilmaz: Safety in the Sky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Cooking With Barbara. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Notes for Newcomers: The Magic of Sea Shells by Phil LaBorie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Sasee Kids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Fashion Forecast: Summer’s Chicest Fashions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Spam Magnet by Diane DeVaughn Stokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Elvis, Poisoning and a Gas Station Healing by Liz Pardue-Schultz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
In This IssueRead It!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Finding Adventure: Thomas Butler, Butler Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Page Nash: Rose Arbor Fabric & Barbara’s Fine Gifts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Dana Malinski: Currents Home & Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36A Lighthearted Life, JeRena Handy: Flamingo Porch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44July Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
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Beach Girl, by Gwen MeyersonGwen Meyerson lives and paints in her native New York City. She has a BA in Art from Queens College, attended the New York Studio School and received an MFA in Painting from Florida State University. She is a modern, representational painter creating work that ranges from cityscape to Southwestern landscape to beach scenes. Gwen works in both oils and acrylics using a vibrant and expressive color palette. Her work has appeared in publications including Art Connoisseur, and she has been in several juried gallery shows in the New York area. When Gwen paints a city scene she likes to expressively show a moment in time when the passersby are one with their urban environment. Her vibrant color palette is a nod to the masters she respects, such as Matisse and Bonnard.
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readers’ commentsSasee has really done well for us. You guys did a great job with Susan’s interview and definitely went above and beyond --most importantly, we got business! We frequently ask people, “Where did you see us?” And they say “We saw you in Sasee!” We also recommend you to the other business owners we know -- and will continue to do so. Our ad shoots are always great --we have high standards, and you guys are so patient with us! – Susan and Scott, The Lamp Niche
I LOVED seeing the June “Southern Snaps” featuring Ashley Hoffman. She is a fan-tastic, talented jeweler that I discovered in Charlotte by way of a Myrtle Beach cli-ent, and I am a big fan of her work! – Whitley
RE: “Cooking With Barbara: From Father to Daddy,” by Barbara Crady WhitleyThat is a mouth-watering recipe and a wonderful portrayal of your dad. My hus-band is the griller, too. Enjoyed reading your story. – Linda
RE: “When My Bosom Hit the Big Time,” by Linda O’ConnellLinda–Your story made me laugh–at several spots. Hopefully, the next time I go shopping to embellish my two divining rods, I can laugh as I remember your tale… instead of crying because bra shopping is sooo frustrating. – Sioux
July is my favorite month of the year for several reasons – it’s my birth month, it’s summer (my favorite time of year) and it starts off with a lighthearted holiday that offers a day of stress free excitement. My agenda is much the same every year. Living in Pawleys Island makes the planning ridiculously easy – a crazy, fun parade, the beach, a military flyover to stir my patriotic spirit, food and, finally, fireworks. It’s a very satisfying day all around. The month continues with my annual birthday adventure. After a string of not very fun birthdays, I decided to take matters into my own hands. Leaving my comfort zone to do something completely new has become my gift to myself. I parasailed one year – it was fabulous, but my adventure isn’t always so extreme. I’ve dined alone at a new restaurant that interested me, hiked on the beach from Litchfield to the Murrells Inlet jetties and have even taken short day trips. No matter what I choose, these mini-adventures renew my joy in life and set the tone for my next trip around the sun. I’m not sure what’s on the agenda this year -- I’ve thought about sky diving, but maybe I’ll save that one for my next milestone year!
Enjoy our “Lighthearted Adventure” issue and your July – I challenge you to find your own adventure this month. Whatever you do, make it something that stirs your spirit and brings you joy! As always, thank you for making Sasee a part of your life each month.
Happy July!
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Voice
Oooh la la – Not So Muchby Erika Hoffman
When I was a teen, I was an unabashed Francophile. Everything about France, I found superior to here. During high school I studied French, did well in my language courses and travelled to France with a youth tour group one summer. I was there on Bastille Day and found the festivities more to my liking than the fireworks held locally on high school football fields in New Jersey towns. I loved crepes, café au lait, French art and the mystique of the people’s nonchalant attitudes as they puffed their Gauloises cigarettes. Everything about the country intrigued me; I was fifteen.
When I was twenty, I went to study abroad for six months in Aix-en-Provence. The scenery, with Cezanne’s Mt. St Victoire visible from my room, entranced me. The history of Marseille and the Chateau d-If of Dumas’s novel allured me. The crèches and fairs at Christmas charmed me. And the old men playing bocce in the parks day after day seemed provincial and quaint and European and romantic. Yet, by the end of January, I was more than ready to come home.
I discovered something in my travels abroad: I missed America. I came home to a college basketball game at Duke. I came home to pizza and beer and hushpuppies and barbecue. I came home to wide streets and big cars and folks who wore other colors than black.
I found friendliness in the good old USA, not cynicism, despite the Vietnam War going on. I found generosity, not mate-rialistic pettiness, despite the early ’70s being a time of short-ages and lay-offs. I found a variety of ethnic heritages living side by side, not rampant racism or chauvinism. I found no barefoot gypsies breastfeeding their babies on the sidewalk as elegant, fashionable damsels sashayed by, ignoring the misery of the out-stretched brown hand and soft begging for a franc.
I’m not recollecting these memories as an indictment of France in 1970. I loved France. Yet, I began to see chinks in its lovely armor the longer I familiarized myself with the Gallic nation of my adoration and imagination. My crush on France
faded as I suddenly saw what I had left behind. If I were to com-pare my epiphany to a movie, I’d have to say it reminded me of Clueless, when the girl realizes her true love is the guy she’s known her whole life.
Suddenly, I realized the value of my home country. I saw and admired in my fellow Americans that DNA strand that made their ancestors sail over on rickety ships or in more mod-ern eras jet over, leaving all that was familiar behind to begin a fresh start in a land not so terribly steeped in tradition.
When my parents gushed about their trips abroad to my uncle who was born in Arizona before Arizona was even a state, he’d respond; “Why go over there? Isn’t there enough beauty here?”
Indeed. France has its Notre Dame and Germany has its Neuschwanstein and Italy the Coliseum, but we have sunsets over the Grand Canyon and breaking waves on the beaches of the Atlantic and whales breaching in the Pacific, and glaciers calving in Alaska and lava erupting in Hawaii and plains and plains of crops and lakes and pastures and towns occupied by folks who respect hard work more than titles. In the USA, a man’s character means more than his inheritance.
For my fellow Americans who think this place is not so wonderful, I urge you to travel. Inhabit another land and mix with other folks and other cultures. I wager you will appreciate and marvel at all faraway places with strange sounding names you visit, but when your plane touches down at JFK or LA or O’Hare or RDU, you will feel gratitude when you glance down at your passport and see the proud eagle. There is a reason immi-grants flock here. If you were born American, you will feel thank-ful to your forbears who had the foresight and courage to jour-ney here and give you this tremendous chance to live in a most excellent country during this exciting century. Vive la France, but God Bless America!
Erika HoffmanErika Hoffman writes personal essays often. She is an unabashed patriot and thankful for her brave ancestors who travelled here from Wales, England, and Germany centuries ago. She’s also in awe of those immigrants seeking the American dream today, like her son-in-law.
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Lessons Learned South of the Borderby Jeffrey Cohen
I’ve always been fascinated with the lure of exotic lands and the mystery of foreign cultures. – the foods, the customs, the history. When I plan a vacation, instead of being satisfied with sunning on a beach or lying around the pool, I search for special places that I can learn something from. That’s what I had in mind when I planned our first trip to Mexico. My wife and I would head south of the border to the land of sombreros, tortillas, bur-ros and mariachis.
“Just think of how much we’ll learn about Mexican culture, senorita,” I whispered to my wife as our plane landed in Mexico City.
I couldn’t wait to discover the old world charm of rustic adobe huts and palatial Haciendas. What I found were moun-tains of glass and steel skyscrapers. Instead of quaint cantinas and make shift taco stands, hombres tossed dough in the win-dows of pizzerias, Chinese restaurants decorated with red paper lanterns lined the streets, and there was even a kosher bagel shop. I learned that somehow east had traveled west.
We decided to take a little stroll and learned a quick lesson about walking in the city. Mexican drivers follow traffic laws to the letter. When a traffic light turns green, they go. If you happen to be in the crosswalk when the light changes, they go anyway, right over you. The way they see it, you are the one breaking the law, not them. They have a green light.
I was desperate to find something authentically Mexican, so we got tickets to the bull fights. Exhausted from dodging traf-fic, we decided to take a tourist bus to the arena. I had just fin-ished Death in the Afternoon, Hemingway’s book on the beauty of bull fighting. I was taken by the drama of the matador, alone and facing death in the ring with honor, bravery and skill.
We were as excited as the other thirty tourists who filed from the bus into the stadium. “Ole!” they shouted as they slid into their seats. “Ole!” They grinned as they handed over pesos to a vendor and passed cold bottles of beer all around. “Ole!” They laughed as the matador appeared in his tight-sequined outfit. “Ole!” they cried with joy as the red cape taunted the bull. Then the matador took out his sword and aimed it at the charg-ing animal. “O…noooooo!” they whined, cringing in horror.
Some turned their heads, and then got up to leave. Others fol-lowed. By the end of the third fight, we were the only ones not on the bus. When we finally did return, we squeezed our way up the aisle. The tourists on board turned away whispering “sadist,” “cow killers,” and even a couple of “Yankee go homes.” I learned that bullfighting is a lot like Mexican for some Americans. They just don’t have the stomach for it.
We eventually found a brightly decorated restaurant and pulled up a couple of chairs at the tables that were set out on the sidewalk. After scanning the menu, we ordered plates of Mexican delights. I chose to spice mine up with the green chili salsa on our table, avoiding the red, which I assumed would be far too hot. Four glasses of water later, I learned that you can’t judge the food by its color. You judge by the amount of smoke coming from your ears! I had a four-alarmer going.
We wandered into a lovely little park where women were selling trinkets laid out on woven blankets. I took a picture of one as she held up a string of beads. She turned on me and chased me for almost two blocks screaming Spanish words that my wife later translated.
“Well, she did a lot of swearing. Something about you steal-ing her soul.”
I breathed a sigh of relief as I tried to catch my breath. “I’m sure glad that’s over.” I shook my head.
“Did I mention the curse she put on you?” my wife asked.Now I don’t believe in curses or voodoo or black magic. But
I got sicker than I have ever been in my entire life. My wife reminded me of the four glasses of water I had guzzled down earlier and suggested that maybe it was a case of Montezuma’s Revenge.
“Montezuma at his angriest wouldn’t have the heart to wish this on a dog, not even a gringo dog like me,” I whimpered, then collapsed on the bed where I stayed for the last few days of the vacation. And so I learned a final lesson about taking pictures in Mexico. Don’t even bring a camera.
Jeffery CohenFreelance writer and newspaper columnist Jeffery Cohen has written for Sasee, Lifetime, and Read, Learn, Write. He’s won awards in Women-On-Writing contests, Vocabula’s Well Written Contest, National League of Pen Women Writing Competition, Southern California Genealogy Competition and Writers’ Weekly Contest.
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Fusion is a collection of all that came before – in this case, watercolor, jewelry design, acrylic painting and spiritual journeying. Jill Hope has used semi-precious stones, rice paper, metals, foils, pumice mediums and more to create her striking new works.
Tell us a little about yourself.I’m a Myrtle Beach native and graduated from College of Charleston, then received my law degree from Florida State University Law School. After work, I like to hit the gym or watch Netflix on the couch with my Savannah cat – a cross between an African Serval and a domestic cat. I think Anthony Bourdain has the best job on the planet! This photo of me was taken in Thailand at a monastery where the monks care for the tigers. I’ve always loved big cats, and it was amazing to be this close.
My grandfather started the first Butler’s in Whiteville, North Carolina, in 1948; then my dad opened in Myrtle Beach in 1973. Working in my family’s business has been great! Our staff is awesome and friendly, and, of course, I have a great boss! After law school, I thought I would try it before diving into the legal field, and I’ve never looked back.
What are your July 4th plans? Tell us your favoritememory/tradition of this patriotic holiday.Wherever I am, I’ll be spending it with good people and eating good food. As a kid, I always spent the day on the beach with family and friends, followed by grilling out burgers and hot dogs. After dark, we would return to the beach with a bag of fireworks. I loved fireworks as a kid – the beach and the 4th of July go hand in hand for me.
What’s the best trip you’ve ever taken?Any travel plans in the works?That’s a tough one since my passport has 15 stamps on it. I spent a summer in Japan during law school, doing an intern-ship and taking classes. After graduation, I returned to teach English for a year. What an amazing experience! The people are friendly and the culture is vibrant – of course, the food is absolutely amazing. After a year, I still felt like I had only experienced a fraction of what Tokyo has to offer.
I’ve taken some wonderful trips – Thailand, China, a European trip where I visited France, Belgium and Luxemburg; Mexico and the Caribbean. My girlfriend, Kaitlin, and I are planning a trip to Ireland this fall. Being lucky enough to be an American can make us forget that there is a huge world out there to explore.
What’s new and exciting at Butler Lighting?Working in lighting is almost like working in the fashion industry. There are always new, exciting looks being intro-duced, and we stay up to date by attending the lighting show in Dallas every year. Our customers love our combination of traditional and contemporary looks. The introduction of LED
bulbs is exciting. Prices have gone down and quality has gone up, and it now makes sense for people to invest in them. The look of the LED bulb is now almost identi-cal to regular bulbs, so you no longer have to sacrifice visual appeal. Not only can you put LED bulbs in old fixtures, but new fixtures have integrated LEDs, which opens up all sorts of new design possibilities. Whether you need to light an entire new house, or just need a single table lamp, we would love to help turn your house into a home. Stop by and see us!
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Life at 42 MPHby Rose Ann Sinay
For our military family, “vacation” was the gap of time between reassignments. We traveled from one base to another – six months here, two years there. Vacation meant visiting family in California, Texas, and Virginia, because we weren’t sure when we would be stationed close enough to make another visit feasible. I was 12 in 1965 when we made our most memorable trip. It was the year we returned to the United States after our four-year stint in Japan.
Our furniture, shipped from Tachikawa, was to be delivered to our new destination, McGuire AFB, New Jersey, in about a month’s time. My father was given additional leave to travel from the west coast to the east coast. The extra time meant we got to visit everybody we knew whether they wanted to see us or not.
My father (a bit of a prankster) got a kick out of surprising our relatives, so no one received a heads up as to when we would arrive. We could be a week early or two weeks late. It was not unusual for us to tumble out of the car at midnight, waking the sleeping household. My father, excited to see them, would expect our kin to be just as happy to see us – despite being awakened from a deep sleep. My mother was mor-tified, but there were no cell phones back then to sneak a call to the intended victims.
Our first stop, California, didn’t mean a visit to Disneyland; it meant visiting my aunt, uncle, and cousin, Valerie, while we waited for our transportation to arrive by ship. My father had chosen to bring back his prized military vehicle as our family car. The jeep was infamous for having appeared in a movie filmed in Japan. The twelve-year-old me thought it was pretty cool. But something happened to my dad’s pride and joy during shipment. Once on the road, we found our top speed was a whopping 42 miles per hour. The jeep felt more like a sardine can with two adults, three children and luggage crammed into its small space. And how lucky were we that we could unzip the canvas top (that leaked when it rained) to have the sunshine and breeze on our faces? We all ended up with wind burn, sunburn and a permanent hair lift. After our first fifty miles, I realized this trip might not be the R&R I had imagined.
The eldest of three siblings, I was the only one that remembered life on American soil and some of the great landmarks the US had to offer. A trip to Mickey’s Magical Kingdom happened only because our relatives lived within walking distance of one of the gates. Cousin Valerie and I sneaked out of the house and rode the rides until we lost our cotton candy and hot dogs over the railing of the tilt-a-whirl. It was wonderful. It brought back everything American and familiar. Our trip was beginning to feel like a holiday.
Next stop: Texas. Our arrival at my grandparents’ house was much more subdued. With constant reminders from my mother, my father knew to temper his “enthusiasm.” A flurry of visits from my moth-
er’s sisters and their families left the adults gathered around the kitchen table, reminiscing about the old days. All the cousins explored the farm and made plans for the next reunion that would never happen. And like fish, three days were long enough and still in good taste.
My dad was not one to stop once we were on the road. Lunches of peanut butter and fluff or bologna on Wonder bread, potato chips and fresh fruit were put together on my mother’s lap in the front seat. We knew pit stops were only for gas and emergencies, so our cans of Fresca and Tab were consumed slowly. We developed incredible bladder control that coincided with fueling the vehicle.
At 42 miles per hour, we noticed everything along the roadside. We drove through gas war towns where the price signs seemed to change every five minutes, fluctuating between 18 and 24 cents a gallon. We saw a chain gang working along the road. For a family traveling across country at a snail’s pace, these were exciting events.
The billboards – how I loved those big, bright, intrusive splats of advertisement. They were everywhere. Eye candy. A map of what lay ahead. Occasionally, we stopped at a few of those places to stretch our legs or buy an inexpensive souvenir – we were there. It was such a small thing and yet so special.
The most anticipated leg of the trip was to visit my father’s brother and his family in Virginia. My father went into overdrive plotting the best way to surprise them. This would be the piece de resistance. My mother rolled her eyes and prayed for their understanding. My brother, sister and I were just thrilled about sleeping in the same bed for a week and eating my aunt’s home cooked meals. We arrived late at night in stealth mode – our headlights and engine turned off before we coasted into their driveway. My aunt’s hair was in curlers, but we were welcomed as if we were right on time. Sandwiches were sitting in wait in the refrig-erator. My father had been outfoxed.
I snuggled into the bed beside my cousin who didn’t seem to mind the intrusion. For the next week, we fished, picked raspberries, sat on the porch swing and chased fire flies into the night. It was hard to say goodbye.
We finally arrived in New Jersey, happy to be in our new home. The trip had been long, and it had probably felt never-ending to my par-ents. But when I thought about Disneyland, my cousins, the farm, the billboards and chasing fire flies, I was sure it had to be one of the best gap-vacations ever. We had stopped rushing to be somewhere. We had traveled life in the slow lane.
Rose Ann SinayRose 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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Anticipating the Funby Diane Stark
“How many more days of school do we have left?” My six-year-old son, Nathan, asked in mid-May.
“Three more weeks, Honey,” I said, “and then it’s all sum-mer, all the time.”
He grinned. “Can we do those Bingo Cards like we did last summer?”
My heart smiled at his request, but before I could answer, my 13-year-old daughter, Julia, piped up. I already knew what she was going to say.
“Mom, remember last year when you and I stopped at Starbuck’s for cotton candy frappes and we sat outside, just the two of us?” Without taking a breath, she continued, “And you had a notepad in the car so as we drank our frappes, we brainstormed a list of fun activities to put on our Bingo Cards? It was so much fun, just thinking about all of the great stuff we were going to do that summer.”
“I remember, Honey. That was a great day.”“It was seriously almost the best part of the whole Bingo
Card, and the summer hadn’t even started yet. Can we do it again this year?”
I grinned and nodded. “Of course.”“I want to make my Bingo Card at McDonald’s,” Nathan
said. “Can we do that, Mommy?”I nodded again, excited by their enthusiasm. Making Summer Fun Bingo Cards has become a tradition
at our house. It’s the easiest thing – and full disclosure – it wasn’t even my idea. But my kids absolutely love it.
Every May, I print one blank Bingo card for each of my kids. I’m sure there are many of them out there, but here’s the link to the one I use: http://amysfinerthings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Summer-Bingo-25-1.pdf. I help my kids fill in each square with a fun activity they’d like to do this summer, and then we put a sticker on the square after it’s com-pleted.
The activities range from big, planned-out events like going
to the beach or the water park to small, spontaneous things like cooking with Mom or having a water balloon fight. We buy prizes at the dollar store, but when the kids get a Bingo, they feel like they’ve already won. This will be the fourth sum-mer we’ve done the Bingo Cards and my kids have grown to love the tradition.
But this year, the kids were adding a new element. This idea of going somewhere special to brainstorm ideas for their cards was something new. Yes, it happened last year at Starbucks with my daughter, but that was a spontaneous thing. This year, she wanted to plan it that way.
And I realized that it was all about building anticipation. She wanted to imagine the fun she’d have before she had it. Because that makes the fun, well, more fun.
It might sound silly, but I do the same thing. Last January, my husband and I took a cruise with some friends. A month before we set sail, we invited them to our house for dinner so that we could book our shore excursions. We could have done it via email or over the phone, but getting together was so much more fun.
When we decided to book the parasailing trip, I could feel the butterflies already. And when we chose the excursion that would take us horse-back riding on the beach, I grinned, knowing I’d be checking something off of my Bucket List.
It was all about anticipation. Vacations are amazing, but they are always over too quickly. Enjoying them before they happen makes the fun last longer.
It reminds me of the Prudential insurance commercial where they give people blue and yellow magnets to show events that might happen in their lives. The blue magnets are negative things, and the yellow magnets are positive events. The board where people displayed past life events was a good mix of blue and yellow, but the board showing events they anticipated happening to them in the future was almost all yellow.
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Diane StarkDiane Stark is a wife and mom of five. She loves to write about her family and her faith. Her essays have been published in over 20 Chicken Soup for the Soul books.
Obviously, the point of the commercial is to show that we need to plan for the “blue” events in our lives by buying Prudential insurance.
But I love the optimism of the whole thing. Realistically, life is a mix of good and bad things, but the people in the com-mercial only anticipated the positive events. As a serious Polly Anna, rose-colored glasses kind of girl, this commercial makes me smile.
It reminds me of my own family.
My kids are anticipating a great summer. They aren’t remembering that last summer it rained when they wanted to play outside. They aren’t remembering the days that they argued over which board game to play or that Dairy Queen ran out of their favorite Blizzard topping. They aren’t remem-bering the days that I was too busy to play with them or how many times they complained about being bored.
Nope, their summer is full of yellow magnets: Trips to the pool and the movie theater, running in the sprinkler, eating popsicles on the front porch and grilling out on the back deck. Having friends spend the night on a Tuesday and staying up all night for a movie marathon.
Even going to Starbucks to enjoy a cotton candy frappe while they plan that great summer.
I love their optimism.
My kids have taught me that one of the best parts of sum-mer vacation – of anything good in life, really – is the anticipa-tion.
I’ve learned to enjoy the fun before the fun actually hap-
pens. This means printing a photo from a resort’s website and taping it to the bathroom mirror, in the hopes of going there someday. It means promising an after-dinner surprise at the breakfast table and spending the whole day listening to them guess what it could be. (It’s almost always ice cream, but they guess anyway.)
And yes, it means posting Summer Fun Bingo Cards on my fridge a full three weeks before school is even out for the sum-mer.
It’s all about the anticipation.
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What are your July 4th plans? Tell us your favorite memory/tradition of this patriotic holiday.Normally, for the 4th of July we go to a barbeque at my Aunt Page and Uncle Sammy’s house in Murrells Inlet. Then we swim at the Murrells Inlet point and finish the night with fireworks at the Inlet.
Some of my fondest memories are going to our Inlet house for the 4th and spending the day sitting on a float and eating my Uncle Rick’s ribs and chicken wings –the best! We were served in the water so we didn’t have to get out! And then, of course, we watched the fireworks…afterward, sitting on the porch, my dad would tell us the ghost stories of the Inlet. It was, and still is, a memorable day.
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We’re planning a vacation with my family (all eight of us!) to St. John in 2016, and I can’t wait. We will rent a house and just have quality time for a week. As much as we all love Murrells Inlet, our lives are always busy. We are looking forward to a great vacation trip.
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Confident and friendly, Christine Yilmaz is the type of person who never meets a stranger. Originally from Baltimore, Christine’s love of aviation led her to earn her pilot’s license and eventually to a career as an air traffic controller. We met when seated together on a plane; both of us returning from family visits. By the time our plane landed in Myrtle Beach, Christine, her adorable daugh-ter, Chelsea, and I had become friends. I learned a little about her interesting career that day and was able to learn much more the day Sasee visited the Federal Aviation Administration’s Myrtle Beach Air Traffic Control Tower.
As a child and young teen, Christine was a com-petitive gymnast, competing in state and regional com-petitions. An accident that broke her ankles ended her Olympic dreams, but not her desire for excitement. Always in love with airplanes, flying became her focus. “Growing up, my dad was a volunteer with the Civil Air Patrol, United States Air Force Auxiliary, and I was frequently
around planes,” Christine remembers. “My parents would take me to the airport, and I would sit on the observation deck and watch the planes for hours.” As soon as she was old enough, Christine set her sights on becoming a pilot. “Flying lessons are very expensive, but I won a scholar-ship through the Civil Air Patrol to train for my first solo,” said Christine. “Pilots always broadcast their status, and when I went up alone for the first time, I said ‘Get out of my way, I’m flying by myself for the first time!’” Christine and her family remain very close, and she visits Baltimore frequently. “Without my family’s support, I wouldn’t be where I am today.”
Budding pilots must take intensive training, as well as log many hours in flight time. To finance her dream, Christine took a series of jobs in the aviation field and eventually became a licensed private pilot, certified to fly small planes. At the time, she was working as a ground handler for a company that contracted with several major
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airlines. One day she was coordinating a crew that was de-icing an aircraft at BWI in Baltimore, and an air traffic controller, impressed with her precision and skill, suggest-ed she consider air traffic control as a career. Intrigued, Christine soon began the rigorous process of becoming an air traffic controller.
“Air traffic control is managed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),” said Christine. “The training is intensive and ongoing. Before I was even allowed to interview, I had to pass an eight hour exam.” After pass-ing the initial exam and interview, Christine was sent to Oklahoma City to begin training. “I loved it from the first day; I knew this was right for me.” After completing the
first level, Christine was sent to Atlanta Air Traffic Control Center for more training before being assigned to an air-port for, yes, more training.
While in Oklahoma City, at her first class, Christine met another young trainee, Selcuk Yilmaz, a naturalized American citizen and native of Turkey who had moved to the United States with his family at 11 years old. Selcuk and Christine fell in love and were married soon after completing their training. Their first assignment as new air traffic controllers was the Atlanta Air Traffic Control Center, and this is where their daughter, Chelsea, now three, was born.
“It takes several years to be certified at each air traffic facility,” Christine told me. “Every airport is different and requires a unique set of skills. After five years in Atlanta, Selcuk and I were given the option of moving. I had vaca-tioned in Myrtle Beach all of my life and loved it, and
when I brought him here, he did, too. We moved to the area a year ago.” The Yilmaz’s quickly put down roots, buy-ing a house in Market Common, and the Grand Strand is now home. “We really like it here; there’s so much to do. Chelsea is in a great preschool, and Market Common has wonderful shopping and entertainment. Of course, I’ve already gotten a pass for Myrtle Beach State Park!” The Yilmaz’s also love music – Christine plays piano, Selcuk plays guitar and both sing. “Chelsea used to love it when we played for her, but now she complains,” Christine told me laughing.
The FAA’s Myrtle Beach Tower is the same one that was used by the United States Air Force before the base
closed in 1993 and is situated on property adjacent to the airport. The day we visited, Christine gave us the grand tour of this fascinating facility. Controllers work in one of two areas: a radar room, which is kept in darkness to better see the large, circular radar screens on one side of the room. At least two controllers are here at all times, monitoring air traffic in and out of our airport. At the top of the tower sits a glass tower cab lined with equip-ment where controllers direct air traffic in and out of the airport. The Myrtle Beach Airport is unique due to the variety of aircraft that use it. “We direct commercial jets, helicopters, medical aircraft, military traffic and general aviation which consists mostly of private planes. While in a big airport like Atlanta we see all commercial jets that come in from the same direction, here we have a large variety of aircraft that comes in from several directions,” Christine explained.
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Tower controllers direct the air space for their particu-lar airport only, and all United States airspace is managed by the FAA. At the Myrtle Beach Tower, controllers direct air traffic up to 10,000 feet, at which point control is taken over by a regional facility in Jacksonville, Florida. Every flight that is in controlled air space is receiving direction from air traffic control. “We give each plane a unique iden-tifier, and they program it into their equipment before coming into our airspace,” began Christine. “Also, each air-line has a unique call sign.” The Myrtle Beach airport has only one runway, measuring 9,503 feet, but the direction of take offs and landings depends on the wind direction as all aircraft must take off and land into the wind.
If all of this sounds complicated, it is. The day we visited, we saw commercial jets, luxurious private air-craft, helicopters and small private planes come in and out. Controllers are continuously monitoring every move of each aircraft and stay in almost constant communica-tion with pilots. Along with monitoring aircraft, control-lers must also monitor the weather, usually on the hour, but more often when fog or storms could cause problems for pilots. Every detail is documented and every possible situation has a solution. On an average day in July, the Myrtle Beach Tower will direct more than 100 commercial jets, hundreds of helicopter tours, plus general aviation. Medical flights are always given first priority, as are mili-tary planes.
Two large spotlights, with a red and green light on each, are situated on either side of the control tower. If a plane loses radio contact, this spotlight brings them safely
to landing. “We had a small plane recently that lost its radio,” Christine told me. “The pilots are trained to rock their wings to let us know their radio is broken, and we then use the red and green spotlights to let them know when to begin their landing.”
Christine is still working on her final certification for Myrtle Beach and works a forty hour week. However, due to the challenging nature of this work, controllers are given frequent breaks and switch from the radar room to the tower during their shift. Christine and Selcuk use their breaks for energizing, short walks. I asked Christine what was the most unusual plane she had seen since arriving in Myrtle Beach. “I had the honor of seeing a B17 Flying Fortress fly over Myrtle Beach. There are only about eight of these WWII planes left. I really enjoy working with the military pilots. They come here for training and do a lot of ‘touch and goes’ (landing and taking off again quickly). We also get the new Boeing 787s coming in to test the new planes after they are built in Charleston – they are gorgeous!”
An avid traveler, Christine and her family are planning a trip to Turkey early this fall to take Chelsea to meet her Turkish relatives. I asked Christine is she had any travel tips or insider information. “There is really no better day to fly. Just plan your trip and go. I would encourage every-one to do their homework and research their particular airline to find out their luggage requirements, etc. Also, know what you are allowed to bring through security and onto the plane.”
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What are your July 4th plans? Tell us your favorite memory/tradition of this patriotic holiday.The 4th is a big holiday in Pawleys Island – the entire com-munity is buzzing with excitement. My girls and their dad like to get up at 5 am and go set up a tent on the beach for a big cookout after the parade. Last year, we rented a house on the island, and it was wonderful. We had tables of food on the porch and served Mimosas and Bloody Marys while we watched the parade.
Growing up, we would go to Victory Stadium and watch fireworks after having a big cookout in the back yard. My dad always made sure we had plenty of sparklers!
What’s the best trip you’ve ever taken?Any travel plans in the works?Hands down the best trip I’ve ever taken was two years ago when we went to Saint Martin. We stayed in a fabu-lous penthouse overlooking the ocean, and one day we took a day trip and sailed to Anguilla – it was the best day – we had a catered lunch on the beach, the scenery was stunning – I’d go back right now if I could!
We don’t have any vacation plans this year, but we’ll be taking our daughter to Los Angeles where she’s moving for her new job. Spencer just graduated from SCAD, and designs handbags, shoes, prints her own fabric – she’s amazingly creative and talented.
What’s new and exciting at Currents Home & Design?We’re having a huge July 4th sale – there will be great deals on everything in the store. The design part of my business has exploded and I’m adding lighting, art, unique accesso-ries, and I’m also working on a custom furniture line. I’m fortunate to have my daughter, Carly, running the shop
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I opened Currents at my first location in 2004 and am still loving every minute. It’s fun to go out and find unique, different items that can’t be found every-where. One of my favorite things is to take my client’s existing furniture and décor and make the most of it by properly arranging and adding new pieces to enhance the look. It’s so gratifying to be able to create an atmosphere that brings happiness to a family’s home that will last for many years.
Currents is located at 10185 Ocean Highway in Pawleys Island, in the Shops at Sweetgrass. Dana is open Monday – Friday 10 am – 6 pm and Saturday 10 am – 5 pm. Contact her at 843-235-0456, visit www.currentshome.com, or find Currents Home & Design on Facebook.
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July – heat waves shimmering from a black-top highway along a country lane, sweet aromas of honeysuckle and yellow roses, hollyhocks dripping after a summer shower! Sweat drips (yes, sweat, not perspiration!) from my husband’s brow as he lights the charcoal for the easiest holiday (and meal) of the year. No frantic preparation, no gifts to agonize over, no huge feasts to juggle along with endless, but delightful, parties.
July 4th – no worry for this meal that’s cooked, or left uncooked, almost entirely outside. We sit at the picnic table just at the back door and partially shuck fresh, locally grown corn to place on the grill for a slow roast. I sprinkle on some Parmesan cheese, sea salt and freshly snipped chives. Les will put them on the rack first with their shucks wrapped loosely around them. (Be sure to poach the ears ten to fifteen minutes to prevent burning!) Then in the last few minutes – sometimes we can’t wait any lon-ger – the four (or more) of us will grab the ears and while hopping them from one hand to the other, eat the succulent morsels before they’re really done. Those that remain, if there are any, will be replaced at the back of the rack just before the hamburgers and hot dogs go on. Voila! Meal is ready! The buns will go on last, just enough to give them a slightly seared crispness. What a joy this day is!
July is also the birth month of my son, Adam, who has always been the risk taker in our small nuclear family. Just before he was born on the 8th, that July 4th, my husband, Les, and my daughter, Heather, and I enjoyed a magnificent holiday display of fireworks at the stadium on the campus of UNC, where Les was studying for a graduate degree. I believe that was when my in-uterine son’s love of fireworks began. Since that time, when he grew old
enough, he would beg us to buy enough twizzlers, and dervishes to launch from our front porch to make us at least feel we were having a dazzling display.
One July 4th, we were privileged to be able to view the fire-works from a balcony at North Beach Plantation in North Myrtle Beach. From there we could see all of the displays from Myrtle Beach to Surfside to Murrells Inlet and even to Pawleys Island. It was awe-inspiring to see the blossoming of color and tracers of light without having to hear the concussions that caused them.
Burgers, hot dogs, corn in the shuck – all part of an easy, relaxed day, but also my family and I would enjoy potato salad: little cubes of pearlescent potatoes boiled with the skin on, then tossed with velvety mayonnaise, a touch of mustard, dainty squares of hard-boiled eggs, and dices of Momma’s sweet pickles. Scrumptious. From time to time, I would add my version of pasta salad: al dente penne pasta, olive oil, salt, pepper, niblets of corn, green peas, sweet red bell pepper, green onions, varying herbs, chopped summer tomatoes, and cubed feta cheese – a beautiful combination of colors and textures.
Anyone would be happy and content, particularly on this holiday, paying homage to the birth of this great nation. I hope you all enjoy and saver the day. Until next time, keep cooking!
Cooking
Cooking with Barbara
Corn and Lesby Barbara Crady Whitley
Barbara’s Pasta Salad1 lb. penne pasta, cooked to package direction (al dente)
Toss while still warm with 1/4 cup olive oil, 2 tablespoons champagne vinegar, ½ teaspoon each salt and pepper
Mix the following ingredients and add to still warm pasta:1 cup garden peas1 cup cut corn1 sweet red bell pepper diced1 cup diced tomatoes1/2 cup green onions, chopped or sliced on the diagonal1/2 cup diced firm feta cheese
Add following herbs to taste:cilantrobasildilloreganotarragonItalian seasoning
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Notes for Newcomers: The Magic of Sea Shells
by Phil LaBorie
I think there’s something very magical and mysterious about sea shells. How did they come to be? How old are they? Where did they come from and how long did it take them to arrive here on the Grand Strand beaches? They’re just so nifty; it’s almost as if they are gifts from King Neptune him-self.
I can just imagine the gigantic gent wearing his crown at a rakish angle and holding his famous trident. His long flow-ing locks are gracefully fanning out behind him and his tree trunk-sized legs are firmly planted on the ocean floor. Of course he’s surrounded by a bevy of attractive mermaids and mermen who lovingly attend him as he sends millions of the little sea treasures out to charm the world.
And who can resist the excitement of walking along a beach, eyes glued to the sand in search of them? It’s no secret that shelling along the Grand Strand and environs is a huge, year-round attraction for visitors and local residents alike.
My favorite shell happens to be the Lettered Olive. And while it is the official shell of South Carolina, and appears here in abundance, I prefer it because I happen to be extraor-dinarily fond of olives and also because I think it has such a perfect shape. Our esteemed Sasee editor Leslie Moore favors the Imperial Venus Clam for reasons of her own, but with an estimated 700 sea shell species to choose from in South Carolina alone, I’m confident you can find one that you’ll count among your favorite treasures.
The big obstacle of course is finding one or more of these little beauties in perfect condition. Disappointments abound. How many times have you found promising discov-eries that have turned out to be just fragments, or are missing significant pieces or even uncovering one whose owner is still in residence?
So, some thoughts on how and where to look for good specimens.
First of all, the best shelling occurs at the first low tide in the morning. In fact, I was out at dead low tide on Garden City beach a few weeks ago and came across so many shells that even the fastest computer in the world would have a problem counting them all!
You can easily find tidal times, surf conditions and a whole lot of other useful information at local Chamber of Commerce websites, from North Myrtle Beach to Georgetown.
If you’re looking for large shells, you’re most likely to find them at the water’s edge. And, if you get the opportu-nity to go shelling right after a big storm, King Neptune almost always serves up goodies in a big way.
But before you head out, a few words of advice:
Sunscreen: I don’t want to sound like your mother, but trust me, appropriate amounts of sunscreen during the sea-son and bug spray in the fall (the sand fleas can be a real nuisance) are essential. A liberal application of both potions will ensure that both you and the kids have a great shelling experience and a bite-free time.
Bring a bag to carry your finds: While a small plastic bag will certainly do, I tend to favor a drawstring mesh bag; it makes it much easier to rinse off your treasures.
Watch the tides: If you’re heading for a remote beach, be sure to check the tide tables for high and low tides; you don’t want to be surprised by a rapidly rising incoming tide that prohibits you from getting get back to the car without getting completely soaked.
One more thing, if you do uncover an interesting shell and decide that you MIGHT want to add it to your collec-tion, be sure to bag it on the spot! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve decided that I would come back and look at my find on my return trip. Of course, despite my leaving markers, there was no way I could find the same shell again.
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Phil La BoriePhil is a recent transplant to the Grand Strand; in a former life he was a Connecticut Yankee with a long history as a writer/creative director in the ad biz. He can be reached at [email protected].
OK, now, where to look: Any all and beaches in the Grand Strand area offer plenty of opportunities. Based on recent expeditions, I’ve found that just north of Springmaid pier is a good location. I also like Garden City beach heading south from the pier – there are generally fewer people and more opportunities to find interesting shells. If you’ve got the time and energy, walk south all the way to the point - it’s a lovely stroll.
And even though you have to pay an entrance fee, don’t overlook either Myrtle Beach State Park or Huntington Beach State Park, they are excellent local choices with plenty of other opportunities to learn more about our local flora and fauna.
If you’re looking for somewhere a little less populated, try Pawleys Island.
Looking further afield, consider Bulls Island, about 75 miles south of Myrtle Beach. The Island is part of the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge and can be reached by ferry.
About 90 miles south of Myrtle Beach, the Isle of Palms and Sullivan’s Island, just north of Charleston, are good bets.
I should also mention that both the north and south ends of Folly Island, south of Charleston, not only offer great shell-ing opportunities, but a chance to see some other amazing sea creatures including starfish and sand dollars.
Both live starfish and sand dollars are brown-colored. Dead sand dollars are white. Finding dead starfish requires a more careful search.
In any case, please remember that taking any live shells, sea urchins, starfish or sand dollars from the beach is severe-ly frowned on by the local authorities and environmentalists. In addition, trying to turn living critters into dead ones involves a process that usually destroys the original color to say nothing of the awful smell the dead sea creature emits.
So, it’s OK to look and even pick up and examine these lovely creatures, but if they’re alive, please return them to the sea.
Wherever you decide to look, you’ll get the best results if you get there before other folks. So get out early and often! Take the proper precautions and enjoy yourself; the King wouldn’t have it any other way.
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Harold and I have been married since 1999. I was widowed in 1988 and have one son, Shad, who lives in Austin, Texas. We have 2 grandsons and 3 granddaughters. We also have a Peekapoo named Amy JeRena – she only weighs six pounds and is worthless! I always wanted to name my little girl Amy JeRena…she never came along so I named my dog Amy JeRena!
What are your July 4th plans?Since we moved here, we’ve spent the 4th with my husband’s granddaughters, Imari and Nora. Last year, Imari turned seven, and we went to Carolina Opry. She got to wear makeup and heels because I allowed her to be 17 that night, plus she ordered a Shirley Temple at dinner. This year she wants to go again, and sit on the front row, and hopes she’ll be picked out of the audience. She sang every song the performers sang. Finally I told her not to sing loud it would bother the people next to her. It was a perfect night for Grandma and Imari! Nora gets to go this year. What’s the best trip you’ve ever taken?Any travel plans in the works?I think it was when Harold and I drove to Austin, Texas, to visit my son. Then, we took our time and came back through Louisiana. I love Cajun country, they are wonderful people. By the time you read this, we’ll be back, but we’re preparing to leave for a fun vacation. We’re meeting friends in Virginia, flying to South Dakota, taking a tour on a bus out west. I am excited to go to Montana--I have family that lives there. After that, we’re taking a train to Chicago and finally a plane back to Roanoke to pick up our granddaughters for their July 4th visit! I am blessed with my staff at the store -- they will do a better job without me! What’s new and exciting at Flamingo Porch?According to my manager, Rick, it’s like Dick’s Last Resort around here because we cut up and have so much fun! I opened the store in January of 2014. After retiring from sell-ing insurance, I had booths at a few places locally, but a friend of mine encouraged me to open my own place – I wouldn’t have done it without her support. I was trying to find a name, and combined two names I liked to make Flamingo Porch. We really have a flamingo porch in the store, complete with everyone’s favorite flamingo, Flossy! I’ve been offered $800 for Flossy, but we won’t sell her!
We have only the highest quality consigned furniture; all upholstery has been professionally cleaned since coming into the store. You get truly unique items in a consignment store – home décor items from around the world at only a fraction of the original price. Something new for us is a line of beach décor that’s fun and reasonably priced – look for many unique surprises coming soon! Stop by and see us – my staff, Rick, Dana, Patty, Dennis and Tim, are the best! Flamingo Porch is located at 752 Mink Avenue in Murrells Inlet in THE MARKET with Food Lion, 17 bypass and 707. Flamingo Porch is open 10 am-5 pm, Monday-Saturday and by appointment (or by chance) on Sunday. Contact JeRena at 843-651-9570 or visit www.flamingoporch.com. Check us out on Facebook for new consignments to the store and please leave your comments!
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Enjoy Sun and Safe Fun at the Beach!Nothing beats the heat like a day at the beach – and we do have wonderful sun and surf in our
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Young children and inexperienced swimmers should always wear U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets in and around the water. No one should use floatation devices unless they are able to swim.
Pay close attention to young children (and elderly folks) -- even at the water’s edge. Wave action can cause a loss of footing.
Keep a lookout for, and avoid, all aquatic life. Stay away from patches of vegetation in the water.
Rip currents are extremely dangerous. Learn how to see them from the shore and stay out of the water when they are present. Learn what to do if you get caught in a rip current. (redcross.org)
Teach your children to swim – even toddlers can learn water safety and it may save their life. Help them to understand both the joys and the dangers of playing near the ocean.
Leave the cell phone in the beach bag for emergencies. Children can slip away in one distracted minute. If your child is lost, notify the lifeguard or call 911 immediately.
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For a year now I have looked forward to each month’s opportunity to share my inherited love of fashion with my friends at the beach. Though I reside in Charlotte, North Carolina, with my family, sharing my personal experience and insatiable love of great style with those of you in the Grand Strand grants me one more opportunity to feel connected to a place I cherish and love– so dearly. Earlier this spring, I received one of the most amazing experiences to date in my career when SouthPark Magazine featured a photo shoot I created in their May issue. Inspired by an equal fondness for both bold fashion and enchanting interior design, together with a group of talented colleagues and friends, I crafted a photo shoot to showcase some of the most outstanding fash-ions available in Charlotte and share this affection.
As I've already stated, I love sharing my great passion for fashion, but what I really love about it is the people with whom I am sharing. Relationships are what make my experi-ence so meaningful, and I wanted to do something in an effort to connect more with the people of the Grand Strand. Summer is my favorite season of the year and so I thought, what better time to showcase summer’s chicest fashions available at the beach!
Together with the most lovely team at Sasee, I had the pleasure of working with four boutiques located at The Shops at Sweetgrass to do just that; Millie’s, Taylor’s, TAZ, and Palm Shoes and Collections. I hope that you like a sam-pling of the outfits we’ve shared here and you feel inspired and excited to visit these local boutiques to see what they have that is just perfect for you or your loved one. The pho-tos shared here are just a sampling of the outfits created for this story. To see them all, be sure to visit the Queen City Style at thequeencitystyle.com. Happy Shopping!
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TAZDress: Parker, Bag: Hobo, Shoes: Trina Turk, Jewelry: Kendra Scott
Whitley Adkins HamlinWhitley Adkins Hamlin is a three-time winner of Charlotte Magazine’s Best of the Best Voters Choice Award. Her style blog “the Queen City Style” won for Best Blog, and Whitley has won two years in a row for Best Stylist/Personal Shopper. She was also voted one of the Carolina’s 75 Most Stylish by Carolina STYLE in 2015. Her greatest love is the fashion and location styling she does for various local and regional publications. Whitley’s clients include stay at home moms, doctors, corporate execu-tives and more”!
TAZRomper: Michael Stars, Purse & Shoes: Bedstu, Bracelet: Twine & Twig
Millie’s BoutiqueDress: Hutch, Bracelet: BCBG, Earrings:
Sylvia Benson, Shoes: Cole Haan (from Whitley’s personal collection)
Millie’s BoutiqueShirt: Belvet, Shorts: Quinn, Necklace: Pixie Belle
Earrings & Bracelet: Millie’s, Shoes: Cole Haan (from Whitley’s personal collection)
The Palm Shoe Apparel, Shoes and AccessoriesBlouse: Dylan, Jeans: Paige, Belt: Suzi Roher, Boots: Red Lucchese, Handbag: eric javits
Taylor’s Ladies BoutiqueDress: Ivy in Blu, Hat: eugeniakim.com (from Whitley’s personal collection), Sandals: J. Crew (from Whitley’s personal collection)
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Spam Magnetby Diane DeVaughn Stokes
The world of technology is simply amazing isn’t it? And even though in many ways it has helped to make our lives easier, it has also bogged us down quite a bit! I wish I under-stood it better. Just last month I simply researched a vacation in Umbria for 2016, and the next thing I know I was getting tons of emails about villas, tour companies and attractions without asking for any of it.
Ten years ago, we went to Ireland, and I am still getting “green” deals from the land of my maternal grandparents. Last year I looked into river cruises online, and even without giv-ing my address to any company I have started getting massive amounts of literature in the mail and online. Yikes, how did they get my home address? Kind of spooky, don’t you think? I suppose Google Earth showed them exactly where I live, and they zoomed in on my house close enough to see me shaving my legs in the shower!
Nevertheless, the research and comparison of vacation prices and packages online seems to make it all worthwhile. For our twenty-fifth anniversary we wanted to go scuba div-ing in Moorea and Bora Bora with one of those little roman-tic huts over the water, and even though we are AAA mem-bers and use them whenever we can, Costco’s travel depart-ment beat everyone’s prices on the same exact package by almost $1500, and we learned about it online. Who knew? And it turned out to be a dream vacation dining with Eagle Rays, gorgeous fish, dolphins and friendly sharks. To top it off, we snorkeled for thirty minutes with a mother and baby whale. That trip was six years ago, and I’m still getting emails from French Polynesia.
What I don’t understand is why I keep getting other ridiculous clutter: dog food ads and coupons, yet I own two
cats. I continuously receive info on effective speaking semi-nars. Not to sound cocky, but as a talk show host on radio and TV for forty-two years, I could teach the course! How could the happiest married person in America (me) receive constant invitations to a Latin Singles web site? Though I studied Latin for four years in high school, I am not Latin and surely not single. Interestingly, I recently started getting emails from a Russian dating site too. Retirement seminars are in hot pursuit of me, both by snail mail and email. If I attended every single one of those that contact me, I would never have to cook another lunch or dinner meal again. And I should not be surprised, since I am over fifty, to be getting Viagra notices, but I would have thought they would send them only to men! The same day I got the Viagra ad, I also got an email from a nursing bra site. I guess I should take that as a compliment!
I totally understand why I get vacation literature of all types in my computer mailbox, and enjoy the suggestions even if it’s a place I have already been in case I wish to return, but have no understanding of how I got on the list of these other simply ridiculous sites. Perhaps, it is all done random-ly, and I should not take it personally.
But what galls me the most is that my husband signed us up, and is paying for, spam control, and it seems to have got-ten worse. Oh no, not in his mailbox, just in mine. I spend every afternoon deleting away and hitting that thumbs down button!
If there is such a thing as a spam magnet, then tag- I’m it!
Diane DeVaughn StokesDiane is the Host and Producer for “Diane At Six” on EASY Radio and “Inside Out” on HTC channel 4. She and her hus-band own Stages Video Productions in Myrtle Beach. Diane is also the author of Floating on Air – A Broadcasting Love Affair, found on Amazon.com.
Diane DeVaughn StokesDiane is the Host and Producer for “Diane At Six” on EASY Radio and “Inside Out” on HTC channel 4. She and her husband own Stages Video Productions in Myrtle Beach. Diane is also the author of Floating on Air – A Broadcasting Love Affair, found on Amazon.com.
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“Let’s go to GRACELAND!” Liz shrieked, with an excitement that I’d come to recognize as a forewarning to a wild ride. It was a Friday night in mid-January, and my roommate and I had spent the previous hour in our dorm room thinking of last-minute escapes from the impending weekend boredom that always settled over our South Carolina “suitcase college.” We’d tossed around ideas of venturing to all types of Southern coastal spots or moun-tain hostels and even crashing with friends in New York City, when, suddenly, my roommate’s eyes lit up with inspi-ration. Within 30 minutes, we’d roped our neighbor Jamie into the trip, mapped a route, packed Liz’s Chevy Cavalier to the gills and set off for Memphis at 9:30 pm.
Being in our early 20s, we left every aspect of the trip
to chance. In this special time before smart phones, there was no researching our destination on our part. We set our sights on Elvis’s house and just started driving, agreeing to share the 10-hour drive time throughout the night and con-fident in our ability to function on a few hours of backseat rest.
We arrived in Memphis just as the sun was peeking over the horizon, and, realizing we knew nothing about the city, decided to keep driving toward Graceland in hopes of finding a cheap hotel along the way. As if by magic, a bill-board advertising just such a place appeared before us, and with another triumphant yell, Liz declared, “We are staying at the HEARTBREAK HOTEL!”
How could we refuse? Just one turn down Lonely Street (Yes, really), and we were there!
Grubby and tired, we shuffled to the front desk and were let into a fresh room immediately, since the “busy
season” had ended the week prior, just after Presley’s birth-day celebration. The hotel’s decor was a pleasant blend of 1950s kitsch and boutique eleganza, and the soundtrack to “Blue Hawaii” set the tone as we made our way through the lobby and to the elevators. Our room was disappointingly tasteful, with images of Presley reclining in a hammock over modern furniture instead of the over-the-top garish-ness we were hoping for. We were impressed with the vari-ety of nonstop Presley TV programming through the hotel’s five, Elvis-only channels; however, we didn’t have a chance to enjoy any of them because we were sound asleep moments after setting down our luggage.
None of us were Elvis fans when we’d thought to visit his legendary home. He’d died before we were born, and all our knowledge of him came from stories we’d heard from his surviving fans. However, over the course of the day, our fascination with this larger-than-life American icon grew more sincere. We spent hours touring Presley’s wild yet cozy home, laughing at the boring shag carpet in the otherwise exotic Jungle Room and gasping in awe at the mirrored staircase and white, domed bed. We shud-dered in horror at the gravesites of Elvis’s parents and infant twin, who had been dug up, relocated and buried next to The King himself directly beside the small backyard swimming pool. Listening to Lisa Marie Presley through headsets, we were treated to an intimate tour of her family’s hideaway from the insanity of fame, and were able to get a glimpse of the very relatable human who existed behind all the mythology. Yes, he would hear about a new gourmet sandwich being served on the West Coast and have his pilot fly him on his private jet to get one on a random after-
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noon, but he also now has a room filled with the cancelled checks for millions of dollars he donated to charities. He was registered as a volunteer firefighter in every major city in the country and would stop his tour bus to help with traffic accidents he’d see on the side of the road between shows. Our day peering into his life blew our minds.
After seeing The King’s two private jets, wardrobe display and gigantic car collection, we stopped by the park’s small diner, where I was the only one of us who ful-filled the unspoken obligation to try Elvis’s legendary favorite: The Fried Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich. This was the moment of my undoing. As we took our time snapping photos of the diner’s garbage cans (They were lined up in threes and read “Thank you.” “Thank you.” “Very Much.” respectively) and shopping at the gift empo-rium, my stomach started going nuts, and by the time we’d walked the 100 yards back to the Heartbreak Hotel, I was a food-poisoned wreck.
Jamie and Liz went out to enjoy a Saturday night on
Beale Street, while I lay in our room writhing in pain and trying to distract myself with Ann Margret-infused Elvis movies. My night only got worse and, by dawn, I was sore, dehydrated and exhausted. My poor travel companions were running on little sleep thanks to my all-night bathroom performance, but they kindly offered to take the reins on the drive home as we trudged into the gray Sunday morning light.
What we refer to as “The Great BP Miracle” happened about an hour outside of town. We’d stopped for gas, and I’d made my 16th hourly dash to the ladies’ room. I was hobbling back from the store, wrapped in a comforter and clutching a ginger ale when I noticed my friends talking to a very stout woman who spoke with comically large ges-tures. This animated stranger took one look at me and her face dropped; suddenly, her round form was gliding silent-ly across the parking lot. She was dressed in her Sunday best – a dark purple ladies’ suit and a black hat – and she gently extended a manicured hand to me, stating, “Let us touch hands and make friends.”
My Southern upbringing kicked in through my fatigue and I took her hand automatically. Without missing a beat,
she began speaking very quickly in a soothing, hypnotic rhythm.
“Chile, my name is Regina Victoria, which means ‘The Queen Who Reigns Victorious,’ and I do believe I was delivered here to you to help deliver you from this illness that has inflicted itself upon you this mornin’.” She clasped both hands around mine, “Let us pray to our Lord for His mercy…”
I shot a glance at my friends who stood on the other side of the car, mouths agape. Without any pause in her cadence, Regina bellowed, “LORD JAY-zuss!” and Jamie jumped a foot off the ground as a flock of birds scattered from a nearby tree in terror.
For the next five minutes, Ms. Victoria clutched my hand and made an impassioned plea to God to vanquish the banana sandwich poison from my body as everyone in the parking lot stood in awe of her thunderous perfor-
mance. W hen she was fin-ished, she pulled me into a dazed embrace and quickly departed, leaving us to giggle nervously, wondering what on earth we’d just witnessed.
We still laugh about the surreal encounter, but to this
day, none of us can explain how I was completely recovered within the next half hour. In fact, I even helped drive home that day, and then met my parents for dinner that evening as though it were any normal weekend.
I still stay away from deep fried sandwiches, though,
just in case.
Liz Pardue-SchultzLiz Pardue-Schultz proudly lives in North Carolina, writes about herself, wails classic rock hits at karaoke bars, and seeks out roadside oddities every chance she gets.
I was the only one of us who fulfilled the unspoken obligation to try Elvis’s legendary favorite: The Fried Peanut
Butter and Banana Sandwich.
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Before I Die, exhibit of work by Candy Chang, The Art Museum of Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach, 3100 S. Ocean Blvd., 843-238-2510 or visit www.myrtlebeachartmuseum.org.
Music on Main, Thursdays, North Myrtle Beach, 7-9 pm. For more info, call 843-280-5570 or visit www.nmbevents.com.
Ocean Isle Concert Series, Fridays, 6:30-8 pm, Museum of Coastal Carolina parking lot, E. Second St., Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. For more information, call 910- 579-2166.
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Second Saturdays at the Kaminski House, Georgetown, 11 am-2 pm. Sweetgrass Basket making with McClellanville craftswomen. For more info, call 843-546-7706.
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Moveable Feast, Diane DeVaughn Stokes discusses Floating on Air: A Broadcasting Love Affair, 11 am, Pine Lakes Country Club, Myrtle Beach, $25. For more info, call 843-235-9600 or visit www.classatpawleys.com.
Gary Louder & Smokin’ Hot, Sounds of Summer Concert Series, NMB Park & Sports Complex, Little River, 7-9 pm. For more info, call 843-280-5594 x 3 or visit parks.nmb.us.
Shrek: The Musical, Brunswick Little Theatre, Odell Williamson Auditorium, Brunswick Community College. For tickets and more info, call 800-754-1050 or visit www.brunswicklittletheatre.com.
Common Ground, bluegrass band, 7 pm, Brookgreen Gardens, free with garden admission. For more info, call 843-235-6000 or visit www.brookgreen.org.
Craftsmen’s Classic Arts and Crafts Show, Myrtle Beach Convention Center, Fri. & Sat. 10 am-6 pm, Sun. 11am-5 pm. For more info, call 336-282-5550 or visit www.gilmoreshows.com.
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