Labor Day…Goodbye, Summer, by Beverly Hicks Burch

It’s been a crazy summer…in many ways… About mid-summer we had unrelenting heat. I’m talking about fry those eggs on the sidewalk heat. And although it wasn’t the driest I’d ever seen, it had been dry. We had decided to establish another container garden…a prep for a garden in the future; we had a Japanese…

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Summer in the South and a Big Ol’ Shady Porch, by Beverly Hicks Burch

Does anything say summer in the South like a big ol’ shady front porch? Add to that a bright sunny day and red, white and blue and you’ve just got an all American day. We were glad to be able to finally recapture this half of the porch back. The barn swallows finally hatched (all…

Nautical Flags at Harbour Town Pier, by Beverly Hicks Burch

I love nautical flags. For years I have sworn I would make a quilt using the designs from nautical flags. They’re so bright and cheerful and happy. I think it’s the primary colors that give them away… As a matter of fact, if you are a quilter as well as a traveler and photographer, here…