Author: Margaret Evans

Another great LowCountry Habitat project is in the works… and there’s jazz involved. Women. The word conjures many images, surely, but for me it’s just a big question mark. They might as well wear a tight green outfit with a symbol in the middle like Frank Gorshin’s Riddler on the 1960’s Batman television program. I’ll never understand them, but I won’t give up trying either. All anatomy aside, there is something inherently different in the genetic and chemical makeup of men and women, just as God intended. That’s not to say they should not be desired as companions, sought out as leaders, or appreciated as the last bastions of civility and virtue. There’s currently a commercial on ESPN radio – of all places – touting women as the world’s most underutilized resource. While that may be true in Afghanistan, it’s certainly not in my little world.

Homes for the Holidays Turns 10 at Habersham   The silver sparkles at this year’s Homes for the Holidays Tenth Anniversary Tour in the award-winning Habersham neighborhood where the vision for a holiday home tour in Beaufort all began.  A celebration under Habersham’s marketplace tent will be underway commemorating ten successful years of holiday home design.

On the Occasion of her 90th Birthday By Anne RobertsI wish I had known Dottie sooner. As she is about to celebrate nine decades on this good earth, I realize that I have not known Dottie long enough.

Hilton Head Island’s marvelous motoring festival turns ten. Vicki Head estimates that she’s owned about 117 cars in the 39 and 1/2 years she and her husband Bill Head have been married. That works out to about a new car every four months.

In Beaufort, fall is the giving season… along with all the others. There is no doubt that the people of the Lowcountry of South Carolina are generous. During the fall, weekends are filled with benefits raising money for a variety of non-profit organizations. There are cocktail parties, wine tastings, read-a-thons, tours, oyster roasts, fashion shows…you name it; volunteers have come up with creative ideas to gather people together and collect money for many deserving organizations.

In Beaufort, fall is the giving season… along with all the others. There is no doubt that the people of the Lowcountry of South Carolina are generous. During the fall, weekends are filled with benefits raising money for a variety of non-profit organizations. There are cocktail parties, wine tastings, read-a-thons, tours, oyster roasts, fashion shows…you name it; volunteers have come up with creative ideas to gather people together and collect money for many deserving organizations.

Beaufort County has been recogized as one of America’s Promise Alliance’s 100 Best Communities for Young People for its comprehensive menu of initiatives to help young people. The competition recognizes communities across the country that focus on reducing high school dropout rates and providing service and support to their youth.