Foo Dog
The Year of the Dog is into full swing. So this week I thought I’d feature the neighborhood foo dog. Foo dog is just another name for the guardian lions of China — those majestic statues that traditionally guarded imperial … Continued
Children's Book Author
Chinese New Year begins on Friday — the Year of the Dog! As the author of the Down Girl and Sit series, it’s common knowledge that I love dogs. And I love living in a neighborhood that appreciates dogs as … Continued
Have I bored you yet talking about all things palmetto? No need to answer that. Today, let’s look at the ever-popular subject of trees on houses. Here in South Carolina, we put palmetto trees on pretty much everything that stands … Continued
I’ve written before about serendipity. It’s when you find something you totally weren’t expecting to find. Yet, at the same time, it’s something the universe wants you to find. Or maybe it’s not the universe. Maybe it’s a Facebook group. … Continued
When winter gets a little too dreary and my soul yearns for the sight of a colorful garden, I don’t have to go far. I just look at one of the neighborhood bottle trees. The sight of a bottle tree … Continued
I don’t know why sewer medallions fascinate me. But they do. OK, so I probably made up the term “sewer medallions,” but what else would you call those plates attached to storm drain covers? The ones that remind you to … Continued
Well. Here’s something we don’t see that often in South Carolina. Oh, sure, we’re used to seeing geese on the neighborhood ponds. We’re just not used to seeing them standing on the neighborhood ponds.
Right before Christmas, I did a blog post about the reindeer mailboxes in the neighborhood. I started to include these two mailboxes, but decided they needed a post of their own. After all, these are not Christmas reindeer mailboxes. They’re … Continued
So, the end of the year is upon us once again. Time to do another “Blog in Review” post to look at the most popular stories of this year. (Or last year, actually, for some of these same posts were … Continued