Old Haunts: The Ghost Up In That Attic
By MAGGIE BEAMGUARD || Editor, Seven Lakes Insider My inherited copy of “Charleston Ghosts” opens with a story about “Old House” on Edisto Island, South…
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Insomniac Musings in Seven Lakes
By Maggie Beamguard | SLI Editor As a person prone to bouts of insomnia, I’m intimately familiar with the sounds of the night. I may…
Little Things Matter In Those Big Times
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor I recently found myself on numerous unexpected cross-country flights. While I wish I could say the trips to California were…
Don’t Wait for a Special Occasion
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD || Insider Editor I recently found myself singing the old ear worm of a drinking song. “Ninety-nine bottles of beer on the…
Whether Merry or Muddling, a Holiday Song that Covers All
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Since Nov. 1, everywhere I go, it’s been Christmas music everywhere. I’m not complaining. I’m one of those people who…
Manners and Memories Come From Our Childhood Tables
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor During my childhood, we ate our family meals around a picnic table set up in the kitchen along a double…
New Look Shows Pride in Seven Lakes
Every now and then, it’s good to freshen up our lives. Maybe we treat ourselves with a new haircut or outfit; our homes with some…
A Homegrown Hankerin’ For Summer’s Goodness
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor The other day I had a hankerin’. That’s the word you use when you strongly desire something distinctly Southern. And…
Less Baggage Makes for More Room, More Fun
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD, Insider Editor As I write this column, my mind is in two places: my print deadline and my packing deadline. I’m pausing…
One Moment Contains Multitudes
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Graduation season has arrived. I’ve attended a few commencement ceremonies through the years — my sisters’, a few friends’, my…
May Comes At You Fast. Don’t Miss It.
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor Here comes May with its darling buds in brilliant bloom and ending in patriotic and memorial notes. It’s brim, fresh…
Learning About Neighbors and An Abiding Spirit of Generosity
I had the good fortune of growing up next to a fun neighbor. Her name was Winnie. She shared her gummy bears with me. And…
No Business Like Snow Business
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD || Insider Editor I try to steer away from controversial topics in these slice-of-life columns, but I’m ready to declare a position….
Around the Table, Making Memories
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD, Insider Editor On a good day, Great Aunt Hattie topped out at four feet, eleven inches. She fascinated the little cousins. Here…