Phyllis Britt

My mother, had she lived, would have celebrated her 100th birthday yesterday, April 21.

One day recently, as I was turning onto our street, I noticed this relatively large bird just sitting on the ground in my neighbor’s yard. Even when the car turned

For many students in the area graduation is in the next couple of days.

June has arrived, and in Aiken County that means school is out – if only for about two months.

Just when you think life is beginning to calm down, it really isn’t.

I had the occasion recently to attend the end-of-year piano recital for two of my grandchildren. Thomas, 11, and Maddie, 8, take lessons at The Musical Express, and the group came together to show their stuff.

For more than a decade now my family has tried hard to go on a family beach trip together each year.

One thing that always delights me at the beach is traveling around Edisto and contemplating what led to the names of some beach houses.

It may seem that we’re just getting started with summer, but the Center for Lifelong Learning is deep into the planning for the fall semester.

Traveling these days requires a lot of attention to detail – attention I don’t wish to give, but do wish to participate in.