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Southeastern Wildlife Exposition
Welcome to the largest wildlife art and nature event in the nation. The Southeastern Wildlife Exposition starts tomorrow, February 18th and runs for 3 days. It's in the heart of the lowcountry, Charleston, South Carolina. Don't miss a minute...go Read More...

Posted Thursday, February 17, 2011 2:42 PM by Franne and Mark Schwarb | 0 Comments

New York Social Diary
Charleston made the New York Social Diary. http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/node/1904836 Though it's only one point of view it still tells us that we are thriving. The arrival of Southwest Airlines is much needed and anticipated by all of us that Read More...

Posted Wednesday, February 09, 2011 10:24 AM by Franne and Mark Schwarb | 0 Comments

Holidays in Charleston
Hooray it's December and time for all the holiday events. Just because we don't have feet of snow it doesn't mean we don't celebrate "big time". Here is list of my/our favorite things and events" James Island County Park Read More...

Posted Tuesday, November 16, 2010 10:05 AM by Franne and Mark Schwarb | 0 Comments

Halloween Past
It's a few days after Halloween and I am still licking my wounds. We had NO trick or treaters again this year. I've heard tales of people that had 400 youngins come to their door....not me/us. Are their children living next door to me or even Read More...

Posted Thursday, November 04, 2010 8:44 AM by Franne and Mark Schwarb | 0 Comments

Spoleto 2010
It's here....it's now....it starts today. Spoleto 2010 in Charleston, South Carolina is one of the best things we do in our fair city. From comedy to opera, from concert in the grass to art in the square. Don't miss a minute. If some of the Read More...

Posted Friday, May 28, 2010 8:03 AM by Franne and Mark Schwarb | 0 Comments

Spring at the Beach
Mount Pleasant, SC....a hop, skip and a jump from the beach. We know it's spring when the line to get to the beach on the IOP connector in the morning is moving at a snails pace and the same thing the other way at 4:30PM. We love the tourists. They Read More...

Posted Monday, April 12, 2010 12:53 PM by Franne and Mark Schwarb | 0 Comments

Dunes West, Mount Pleasant, SC
If you are familiar with Mount Pleasant you have probably heard of Dunes West and maybe you have even been here. Dunes West was originally owned by Georgia Pacific. They used the timber here to make paper and other products. As time went on they realized Read More...

Posted Sunday, February 28, 2010 12:00 PM by Franne and Mark Schwarb | 0 Comments

The Lights are ON
If you think you can't be wowed by holiday lights think again. Visit the James Island County Park and see their Holiday Festival of Lights and any tendency you might have had to be a Scrooge will be gone. The lights are on 5:30-10PM Sunday-Thursday Read More...

Posted Thursday, December 10, 2009 10:49 AM by Franne and Mark Schwarb | 0 Comments

Did you Gobble or is it behind you?
My grandmother used to tell me a story about a little girl and boy that ate too many berries, fell asleep in the forest...like after eating turkey...and then couldn't find their way home in the dark. It wasn't meant to scare me or get me to eat Read More...

Posted Tuesday, December 01, 2009 2:39 PM by Franne and Mark Schwarb | 0 Comments

Let's Count Calories
Charleston is well known for its restaurants and cuisine. Prices range from a $4.00 burger to the daily rate for lobster. It’s been said there are no bad eating places because the town is too small and word travels fast. Now that I have lived here Read More...

Posted Thursday, October 15, 2009 1:19 PM by Franne and Mark Schwarb | 0 Comments

School Days
As school starts in Mount Pleasant, SC what am I thinking about? It seems like yesterday that I was sending my three off on their new adventures. That's what we called anything that could be fun and or scary....and a new year at school could be. From Read More...

Posted Wednesday, August 12, 2009 10:35 AM by Franne and Mark Schwarb | 1 Comments

Downtown
When you are lonely there's a place you can go it's called downtown....my apologies to Petula Clark. Charleston Place http://www.charlestonplace.com/web/ocha/charleston_place.jsp was ranked #22 of the top 50 large hotels in the United States and Read More...

Posted Monday, August 03, 2009 11:36 AM by Franne and Mark Schwarb | 0 Comments

Touched by the Heart
Families are touched by many things. At this very moment our family is feeling a "heavy touch" from heart disease. We are not strangers to it. My father had a bypass, Mark's mother had heart disease but this time it is too close. Mark has Read More...

Posted Thursday, June 18, 2009 2:39 PM by Franne and Mark Schwarb | 0 Comments

Charleston Humidity
I truly enjoy living in metro Charleston, SC. I can drive to the Atlantic Ocean in 10 minutes. Be downtown in 20. Shop at Whole Foods in 15. Eat at a 5 Star restaurant in 45. BUT, many days are NOT good hair days. The humidity here can be horrible. I Read More...

Posted Thursday, April 30, 2009 4:34 PM by Franne and Mark Schwarb | 0 Comments