CULTURE

Visit Jacksonville – A Surprising City

Published on July 17, 20174 Comments

Starting with Jacksonville’s white sand beaches on the Atlantic coast as the perfect anchor for a couple of days exploring this beautiful northeast corner of Florida, the Casa Marina Hotel & Restaurant is...

10 Quotes About the Importance of Mothers

Published on May 14, 2017

Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love. – Stevie Wonder God...

Our Town: Historic Brunswick, Georgia

Published on May 25, 20161 Comment

Historic Brunswick Story and Photos by Nancy Kirkpatrick Our Town. As a resident of a nearby island, it may seem a stretch for me to refer to Brunswick – situated across the causeway on...

February Roundup on The Lens and Pen

Published on March 1, 2016

It is March and already winter in Coastal Southeast Georgia is coming to an end. Our winters are short and mild and seldom keep us inside for long, but we still anticipate the return...

8 French Love Phrases for Valentine’s Day

Published on February 10, 2016

La vie est une fleur dont l’amour est le miel. Life is a flower of which love is the honey. – Victor Hugo Vivre sans aimer n’est pas proprement vivre. To live without loving is to...

2016 – An Unlucky Year for Monkeys

Published on February 5, 2016

Dining out in Chinese restaurants as a kid, there were always paper placemats with the Chinese Zodiac printed on them, the twelve signs represented by one of 12 animals. In order, they...

Groundhog Day – A Winter Milestone

Published on February 2, 2016

A Quick Look at February 2nd Celebrations 1) According to an old English song: If Candlemas be fair and bright, Come, Winter, have another flight; If Candlemas brings clouds and rain, Go Winter,...

Martin Luther King Jr – An American Leader

Published on January 18, 2016

Martin Luther King, Jr., born January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, was an American Baptist minister, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He was assassinated April 4,...

Live by Night – Historic Downtown Brunswick, Georgia Site of Filming

Published on November 4, 20155 Comments

Filming of the town scenes for Ben Affleck’s newest movie project, “Live by Night”, began Monday, November 2 and is scheduled to conclude today, Wednesday, November 4,...

Halloween: A Look at Graveyard Art

Published on October 30, 2015

Cemeteries exemplify the coming together of life and death, nature and culture. Knowledge and emotion. The past and the future meet. It’s often a place to be quiet. To meditate. To allow a...