Holiday Decorating & Cooking: Cottage at the Crossroads
Jane and husband Leo Windham moved into their beloved cottage – located at the intersection of Hwy 403 and Hwy 401 – about six years ago. The house was Leo’s childhood home, located on land the Windhams have owned since the 1700s, and it seemed the perfect spot for the couple to downsize, unwind, and enjoy their retirement. Little did they know that they were beginning a whole new career centered around gardening, cooking, decorating, and beautifying that sweet little house, or that documenting their efforts online would win them a sizable number of fans who appreciate their hard work and dedication.
Church of the Week: Center Methodist Church
“I was not looking for Center Methodist that fall day, I was driving from point A to point B, looking at the beautiful fall foliage of upstate South Carolina. Even when I saw it, I didn’t know what I was seeing. There was no church sign, no steeple with a cross, and just a few tombstones behind the building that could be seen from the highway. That was the only hint that this little 30 ft. by 44 ft. white lap siding building sitting on top of a red clay hill in a grove of hickory trees could possibly be a church.”
Anchor Club Pie Sale
Delicious, homemade pies were up for grabs as the Darlington Anchor Club held their annual Thanksgiving Pie Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, at the Darlington County Courthouse. Pies were priced from $8 to $12 with many varieties available, including sugar-free apple, Japanese fruit, coconut, sweet potato, pumpkin, Million Dollar, lemon chess, Derby, and pecan. Proceeds from the Pie Sale fund Anchor Club activities throughout the school year.
Where is this in Darlington County?
Can you guess where in Darlington County this week’s photo was taken?
Cozy up to a good book
By Jimmie Epling Director Darlington County Library System Winter is not far away according to the calendar. It starts December 22nd this year. The days will get gradually shorter until then. The nights will get nippier too, requiring you to find that jacket in the back of your closet and frost scraper under the car seat. The good thing about this week is we are in the midst of the holiday season. The shopping hype of “Black Friday”...
Trinity-Byrnes welcomes a speaker for all history buffs
Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate school students were in for a special treat when Mary Ellen Donovan Fuller spoke to the student body about her father, James B. Donovan. Donovan was a New York lawyer who engaged in many of the 20th century’s most intense historical events.