The first St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Savannah was held in 1813 and this year marked the 193rd year of this beloved event. St. Patrick’s Day is THE holiday in the city. It is the second largest parade in the country and the biggest event of the year with nearly 400,000 people on the streets…
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Back to the Future
“Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.” ― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore Groton, Massachusetts I recently returned HOME to Savannah from a two week vacation in New England. Massachusetts was the place I called home for nineteen years. My oldest son was 3 1/2 and my youngest son was 8…
No Free Lunch!
The old adage says “there’s no such thing as a free lunch”. This common saying presumes that you have to “do something” in order to “get something” in return. A few weeks ago I attended a fabulous lecture at the Savannah Morning News auditorium. The lecture was FREE and so was the lunch! All…
Change is Hard
A former boss and the best mentor I ever had often said “change is hard” when promoting a new idea at a staff meeting. Gasp! To her this “change” was filled with excitement but everyone else saw any change to the status quo as filled with dread. What does this mean? Will my job get…
Savannah or Bust!
Life is a journey. Sometimes it takes us places we did not plan on going! In the spring of 2010 my husband Paul and I visited Savannah, Georgia for the first time. We were newly engaged and excited to take our first real vacation together. We fell in love with this city instantly! For…