A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
I had lunch at our local Wendy’s yesterday. Looking up the street I was struck by something. See if you can spot it… Here. I’ll make it a bit more obvious in this collection of logos… Notice how all of these companies use shades of red and yellow in their logos? One might argue that … Read More “Yellow and red” »
One of our board members, Garry Harper, was quarterback at USC with George Rogers. Today he brought George’s Heisman Trophy by the office. Of course, work came to a standstill.
In a weekend already jam-packed with concert and Christmas activities, we managed to squeeze in even more. After a lazy start to the day, we eventually made it to the late afternoon Service of Lessons and Carols at the Furman University Chapel. This was the first time in several years we had been able to … Read More “From the Sublime to the Ridiculous” »
What’s so special about the bottle of wine pictured here? Nothing, except that it was purchased on a Sunday in Greenville, South Carolina. No longer do we have to drive across the border into North Carolina if we need to pick up a six-pack for a party, or a bottle of wine for a dinner. … Read More “Blue Laws Relax” »
I thought the good people of South Carolina had just passed an amendment to the state constitution prohibiting this… Turns out Johnnie is a woman. The social upheaval can remain dormant.
Prior to our concert at the Peace Center last night, the entering audience was serenaded (if that’s the right word) by a group of 35 tubas playing Christmas carols. Apparently this is a national event that takes place the second weekend of December each year. According to the TubaChristmas website… TUBACHRISTMAS was conceived in … Read More “TubaChristmas” »
‘Twas the coldest weekend of this winter so far. The lake was actually frozen, as was the fountain on our front porch. Here’s another fountain downtownd…
I had two occasions to shop downtown this weekend at the Mast General Store. Located a couple of doors down is Bentley’s Bookshop. I was dismayed to see a "Store Closing" sign on the door. Greenville has a dirth of used bookstores, especially of the quality of Bentley’s. I have to admit that I tended … Read More “Closure” »
This weekend we presented our annual Christmas concert with the Greenville Chorale. The concert was a joint effort between the Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra and the Chorale, with a Friday concert up there and Saturday night in the Peace Center. With the ensuing rehearsals, it was quite a busy weekend. Thursday night’s rehearsal was a bit … Read More “[loud]Magnificent[/loud]” »
OK, I’m going to try again. Now that I’ve upgraded to the latest version of WordPress, I’ve got some heavy-duty spam filters in place. Therefore, I’ve decided to open comments once again. Not only did I open up future posts. I ran an SQL query to open up all of my previous posts. Comment away, … Read More “Comments are back!” »