sammy hits the links

Sorry the picture didn't come out, but Sammy hit the links at Patriots Point today for his first 9-hole round. I'll try to get a photo next week.

We picked up some PGA kids clubs this afternoon and thought we'd give it a shot. We had an amusing start. He teed off from the forward tees and, as you'll see to the right, there is water immediately to the left of the tee box. First time playing a round, first drive and Sammy forgets to hold onto the club and sends it flying into the pond on his follow-through! We both about wanted to die. But, we discovered that his metal woods float! And with a strong wind blowing by the time we hit the green on #2 his club had blown across the pond and using the rake from the sand trap we retrieved it. Whew. Anyway, a great time.

a night downtown

It's not often that Jacqui and I get to play tourist in Charleston. Actually, it's not often that we cross the bridge and go to Charleston. But, once a year we like to have a night on the town.

After the bishop's election process last year the Vestry gave Jacqui and I gift certificates for The Fulton Lane Inn and Circa 1886. Well, 10 months later we finally used them. Playing tourist in Charleston is fun. I'd never noticed The Fulton Lane Inn before. It's just off King Street about 2 blocks below Market Street. It was quite nice as you can see by the photo to the right. As we walked in we were surrounded with the ambience of a time gone by. Our room had large windows, one of which framed the steeple of St. Philip's church.


For dinner we walked over to Circa 1886. At our 7.00 pm seating we were the first to arrive. Surprised, "if this is so good why are we the only ones here?," and a little nervous we were happy to see the place soon fill. The food was upscale Southern and very good. We had a quiet booth which was set back into the wall, as you can see in the photo. Quite romantic!


This morning we walked around town, did a bit of browsing in the King Street stores. Independently, Jacqui and I both found a small blown glass cruet at Elizabeth Stewart Design but she didn't have any idea what to use it for. I solved her problem - a water cruet for my single malt Scotch (for purposes of gifts, I prefer Lagavulin 16)! Settled, we made the purchase.

a nice lunch

Jack and I visited The Woodlands today for the first time. A couple we met at the Couples Conference asked us to join them. It was very nice and quite a surprise: a 5-star resort in the middle of Summerville, SC. Definetly a place to which we'll return.

a day on the links

Kurtz Smith, our Men's Pastor at St. Andrew's took me out to Yeamans Hall to walk a round yesterday afternoon. We'd gone out a few months ago and walked the front nine, so this time we walked the back nine. Yeamans is a great course. It has an "old course" feel to it and is listed as one of the top 100 courses in the US. We played an average round. Though, on the 18th, a 530 par 5, I missed eagle by two feet. Then tragically, I yipped the 24 inch birdie put and took par.

diocesan couples conference - the aftermath

We had a wonderful time at camp st. christopher. I'm guessing that there were about 30 or so couples. This, added to the 10 leadership couples, created a very intimate atmosphere. I liked the rationale to keep the numbers smaller as it allowed for good mixing and mingling. Ironically, concurrent to our couples conference the camp was hosting a "beginning experience" conference which is for individuals seeking healing from a divorce. Sobering. Jack and I had a great time tag-team teaching. It's not something we get to do very often and it was nice. Here's a shot of Jacqui making another brilliant point, and, as you can see, I am speachless.