From the category archives:

Out and About

Taste of Florence

October 17, 2011

Taste of Florence is tomorrow night at the Florence Civic Center.  Just looking at the Vendor list makes me want to go!  This is a very nice event.  I hear the Pee Dee Foodie will be there, and you may spot my blue hat walking around checking out the dining selections!  It looks like most [...]

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Cooler Weather, exercise, and ADD.

September 15, 2010

The mornings are just enough cooler now that outdoor exercise seems actually tolerable. I know there are a lot of walks and runs coming up and I am going to be adding them to the calendar. I have gotten lots of emails from teams raising money for the Heart Walk and I am sorry I [...]

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Super Tall

August 25, 2010

My iPhone camera does not do this sunflower justice. They are so tall and still blooming! (I really love this house.)

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Thank you

January 25, 2010

We were sitting in a corner booth, happily discussing things of no real consequence to the world around us. I noticed a young family seated at a table close by. The dad had on an army uniform– the same color of the uniforms I see on the news when units are deploying. The kids were [...]

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Throwback Dr. Pepper!

January 6, 2010

I found this at the Piggly Wiggly at the Florence Mall, what a find!

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Brrr!

January 6, 2010

My children have loved seeing the ice around town the past few days. (Personally I was about ready to become the Florida Flossip until I saw that it was cold there as well.) Here are some pictures from around the Pee Dee. Thanks to everyone that emailed them to me! Country Club of South Carolina: [...]

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Customer Service Success Stories

January 3, 2010

I have had THREE really good experiences in customer service recently. These experiences were enough that I remember each person by name. I am going to split them up over the next few weeks. My first customer service shout out is to Benson with Verizon Wireless. I had something I needed urgently and had to [...]

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Pecan Festival!

November 19, 2009

Another Pecan Festival has come and gone, and I think this festival is going to be a long term success! As you know, I think Florence has been woefully lacking in the festival department prior to the Pecan Festival. How can we be a southern town without a festival? Despair no more… we finally can [...]

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