Thursday, Oct. 15, the delicious ladies’ luncheon was held at Greg Norman’s Australian Grille in Barefoot Landing, hosted by vivacious Debbie Bonner. Read more
The grounds committee has been back at work installing new up-lighting for our signs
Finally sitting down to write my column after a busy community yard sale day. I don’t think it was as busy as our spring yard sale, but since we were the first yard sale this spring after the pandemic, I think there was a lot of pent-up demand.
Happy birthday to Berkshire Forest.
There’s an article in this month’s “Brain & Life” magazine by a physician who got sick.
The Waterford Plantation community yard sale was held on Saturday, Oct. 10. The weather was warm and sunny. It had started out a bit cloudy earlier in the day. Traffic seemed lighter than in past events. Attendees asked for a list or map to point them to participants and why it was not promo…
The social committee is now gladly accepting donated gift baskets creatively themed for Plantation Lakes’ holiday boutique silent auction on Saturday, Nov. 7.
The picture of the new activity center shows the work that has been completed. If you had been there when it was the sales office, you know a wall has been removed, the flooring repaired, and painted. This has provided a large area for activity functions and parties. A date has not been set …
As I write my column, I’m listening to all the COVID news, especially since Mr. Trump tested positive, and how that affects the campaign and the vote.
Every couple of years, someone asks me how Column B got its name. Last week was one of those times.
By now the resurfacing of the parking lot at the amenity center should be completed. The work on the inside of the new activity center should be completed. The only work left on the activity center is to paint the outside. That contract has been awarded.
Everybody is trying to decide what to do about Halloween this year with the pandemic, and I for one, am not sure what I will do. Since you can be a carrier without knowing, it is a little scary as to who has touched the candy you would get. I think I’ll wait a few weeks to make a decision to…
Reminder: The Waterford Plantation community yard sale is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 10 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. To participate, tie a balloon to your mailbox. It would also be helpful for those who live in a cul-de-sac to put a sign out on their corner leading shoppers to their home.
Sunday night, Oct. 11 is a westbound traffic lane switch on Carolina Forest Boulevard to enable Southern Asphalt median construction. Eastbound traffic will be unaffected.
My mother would be devastated, but I finally did it.
Your community writer is back. On Sept. 15, I received an email from Charles Perry, the editor of the Carolina Forest Chronicle, welcoming the community writers back to the Chronicle.
On Tuesday, Sept. 22, the activity committee held its monthly meeting. I welcome the new chairperson, Connie Gryb, who has been a member for many years and has taken over the reins.
This is not the first column that I have written since COVID, as I was asked to write a newsletter to appear on our neighborhood site, Covington-Lake.com, to keep people informed of what was going on.
The Waterford Plantation community yard sale is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 10 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. To participate, tie a balloon to your mailbox. It would also be helpful for those who live in a cul-de-sac to put a sign out on their corner leading shoppers to their home.
A large black bear was seen at 7 p.m. in daylight this week on a Plantation Lakes’ front lawn. Black bears are attracted to bird feeders, pet food, greasy barbecue grills and trash cans with food residue. They damage vehicles and homes to get food. Keep pet food containers indoors, barbecue …
It came up at a family dinner that in Blythe, California, people aren’t allowed to wear cowboy boots unless they own at least two cows.
Hello, it’s great to be back. My last column was on March 27. I’m going to start this column with some thoughts I had written down on March 29, not knowing if or when I would be writing this column again:
Hello again! The community writers are coming back and will be able to present columns starting with this edition. If you have not already signed up for a subscription delivered to your mailbox weekly, please go to myhorrynews.com and sign up today.
We are glad community writers are asked to return after a six-month furlough due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sadly, past longtime resident Alvin Shuman succumbed to this terrible disease. Beloved Janis Brownfield and Joanna Ellers died from other causes. Our condolences and prayers go to their…
Women do a thing before going away for a few days.
We all know males are a tad less likely to excel at social skills than women.
Because my daughter rolled her eyes — I knew that even on the telephone — and my married grandchildren haven’t been married long enough to get it — I have to tell somebody.
The neologism winners for this year’s Washington Post contest are in.
All I needed was an ordinary floor lamp for an out-of-the-way space.
Talk about social distancing!
You’d think I’d have this figured out by now. After all, I’ve been “keeping house” for more than half a century.
Stopping short in traffic because the guy in front of me did caused an old reflex to come back.
Who would think, this far into COVID-19, that there’d still be more memes online?
Most of our fears change as we age, but one of mine has stayed the same.
In his valiant quest to transfer some of the contents of his inbox to mine, my friend Rick may have shared these inconsistencies in the English language with me before. That means I may have shared them with you as well.
Fortunately for me, my newly-retired friend Rick has been cleaning out his email files.
The Darwin awards, of course in honor of Charles Darwin, acknowledge those folks whose behavior indicates that not all humans have actually evolved to even a basic level of common sense.
My father’s advice is ringing true.
For introverts, “I can’t make it” is usually followed by two or three reasons with a “pick one” choice.
The apostle Paul frequently refers to Christian believers as those “in Christ.” For instance, in his greeting to Christians in Ephesus, Paul calls his readers, “holy ones” and “faithful followers” in Christ Jesus. Rather than turn our conversation into a left-brain mini-lecture on the precis…
Who knew there would be even more quarantine memes online?
Perhaps I should say, fathers can be parents, too. I have had many discussions with fathers who want to be the best father they can be, but feel they don’t know how…have not been prepped well, not invited in to be a partner, or just didn’t feel they could do the job especially with the girl …
The coronavirus has roiled global commerce. How will this pandemic influence trade policy? The upcoming US-UK negotiations will serve as a test.
If he had his way, I’d serve my husband meat loaf, mashed potatoes with brown gravy and two vegetables – one of them green – for supper every night.
The attribution is wrong, but the sentiment is right.
During quarantine, my daughter and her husband were home in Myrtle Beach working on a jigsaw puzzle.
No pressure, but remember that when Shakespeare was quarantined because of the plague, he wrote “King Lear.”
Here are a few more thoughts people posted online to help with our perspective:
In the midst of a personal crisis, a friend said, “There’s always something to laugh at…unless it’s not funny.”
This was sent from Sydney, Australia, as a Q&A and was shared by a clergyman, Rabbi Moss:
Editor’s note: This will be the last community column for several weeks as the newspaper responds to the impact of COVID-19. The column will return.
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