A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
With an extra day off to bum around, it was time to try a new place in town. I spotted the Diner on Main and decided to give it a try. While classified as a meat-n-three, it’s at the opposite end of the spectrum from Bill’s Place. A blurb on the back of the menu … Read More “Meat-N-3.3, Diner on Main” »
For the first time in many years, I find myself with the Wednesday before Thanksgiving off. Our district is following the lead of most of the state in granting an extended leave for the fall holiday. Monday and Tuesday I kept wondering what our school attendance must be like, but didn’t ask or check our … Read More “Holiday Creep” »
Right away something was different. The light, mystical motif on celeste was replaced by ominous low strings. This dark mood was pervasive throughout the entire film, in keeping with the grimmer nature of the movie. The previous three movies were not kids stuff. Giant three-headed dogs, huge attacking spiders and snakes, and werewolves and madmen … Read More “Scary Potter” »
Lectionary Reading for the Day: The Lord’s my shepherd, I’ll not want. And with the morning’s sermon still fresh on my mind, I went out to tackle the latests crop of leaves before the rain makes them heavier and unmanageable this evening. Laura and I both hit them with duelling leaf blowers. There is not … Read More “A Shepherd of Leaves” »
OK, I’m about sick of this. All week the Greenville Cage Liner has been spewing pages of Garnet and Orange ink for Saturday’s rivalry between Clemson and USC. If that were not bad enough, this morning’s paper sports not only a front page headline, but four, count ’em, four full pages in the sports section … Read More “Coverage Overkill” »
Right. Now I’m showing my complete ignorance about mixed drinks. After my resounding success with martinis, I figured I would look for variations. Not caring for pearl onions, I figured that I wouldn’t care for a Gibson. So, I thought I’d try for the other major variation, a Cosmopolitan. I had the Absolut Citron and … Read More “My God, That’s Pink!” »
I’ve watched too many of those make-over shows with Laura. None-the-less, it’s nice to throw a new coat of paint on things every now and then. That’s one of the things I love about WordPress – changing themes is as simple as making a selection. I like the spacing on this theme – Relaxation by … Read More “New Skin” »
I just got this recipe from Roxann Owens, one of my tech coordinators, via e-mail and I had to share… When I found this recipe, I thought it was perfect for people, like me, who just are not sure how to tell when poultry is thoroughly cooked, but not dried out. So, I thought you … Read More “Popped Chicken?” »
It is one week to the day from Thanksgiving. I don’t know why, but Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, sometimes even moreso than Christmas. I truly hate the fact that it now gets obscured by all the Christmas rigamarole that begins even before Halloween. It’s probably too late for this for teachers, but I’ll … Read More “Thanksgiving @ Reidville” »
Thai cuisine has been part of the Greenville restaurant landscape for several decades, albeit hidden away in some unusual locations for most of that time. The first I can remember is "The King and I", once located at the intersection of State Park and Mountain Creek Roads in a former gas/service station. The building and … Read More “Thai, Thai, Thai again” »