that’s what these LowCountry Blogz are made of..

Fall is “turn back on your oven season.”

I’m not quite ready to give up the peachy scenes of summer, but I am ready for cooler weather..

A Yankee in a Southern Kitchen’s Peach Pound Cake still puts a smile on my face.

I, confess, I’ve never tasted Quince, that I’m aware of…  I’ve read about it, in literature.  I was thankful to see the picture.  I think I’ve seen them, in the store.  Helen, of Tartlette, shared Spiced Quince Crumbles, in mini iron skillets!

Bring on apples and pumpkin.. and we are delighted to find:

• Hugging the Coast presenting 20 Pumpkin Recipes, beyond Pie and Bread
• Cottage Industrialist shares Pumpkin Spice Muffins
• Taylorrr, from Lifting Revolution, gets all Apple-icious
• Clara bakes apples

Adding to the lovely baked aroma’s, of fall:

Heather shared Cinnamon Rolls and Versatile Blueberry Muffins (Streusel is not optional.  Streusel is Love Crumbs.)

Denise, of Uniquely Tea, offers Autumn Tea Butter, for scones, biscuits, or toast.

I’m off to the kitchen, now, to experiment play with peaches and love crumbs.

(pictured: Heather’s Apple Cider Pancakes)

Heidi is a Cali-mom, transplanted to the LowCountry of South Carolina. Her passionz include cooking, herb gardening, photography, health, and genealogy. Her blogz aggregate at WithaZ.net

Dave Moulten:

You choose happiness; in simple terms, choose to be happy. You can do that whatever your circumstances; there is always someone worse off than you are.

Christopher Donahue:

If the Mayans were so smart, they’d still be alive.

Syd:

I think that the biggest help to me has been keeping my emotions in balance and not being afraid to ask for what I need. By getting more in touch with what I feel, the good and the bad, I have gotten in touch with what I need in a relationship with others. It just feels much better to do that than to vent and complain.

Shawn Wood:

Half of the battle of creativity is drilling down to the simple.  Sometimes I find that some projects are just too complex. There are times when I just cannot seem to get my brain wrapped around all of the details?  Have you ever been there?

Nikki Harden:

I stand in the dark front yard and admire the lighted windows from the outside, the way I’ve often done passing by strangers’ houses in the night. But this time, they shine for me.

DLibbon:

So here’s to another season of listening, pausing, and recording. I think i’ll kick it off with a simple commitment to journal once a day for the next seven days. That might mean the blog is quiet. Fear not my heart will be busy writing.

Youthinthecorner:

There is nothing wrong with messing up. However, it is leadership negligence to ignore or fail to learn from it. .

Matt J McDonald:

But there are always exceptions to the rules, especially when a great opportunity comes up.

Best of luck, to all of you, LowCountry Bloggers, in your passions and pursuits!  Thank you for blessing us with your words of wisdom.

Heidi is a Cali-mom, transplanted to the LowCountry of South Carolina. Her passionz include cooking, herb gardening, photography, and genealogy. Her blogz aggregate at WithaZ.net

“Romper, bomper, stomper, boo..
Tell me, tell me, tell me do..
Magic Mirror, tell me today,
did all my friend’s have fun at play?
I see all my friends had fun today..”

I see:

Ross is reminiscing about summer days, as a kid, at the “rule pool.”

Denise, of Uniquely Tea, introduce us to Charles Earl Grey.

Geoff and Nik are playing in the Dakota’s:

We headed on up US Highway 85 today, when we got out first real stark warning that gas station were going to be few and far between. We leaned towards “Destroyer” tactics – Ships in the US Navy back in World War II would fill up even when they didn’t really need to, so that they could be ready for action at anytime. So even when the gas needle was just over halfway today and under normal circumstances I wouldn’t have filled up, we stopped to get gas. This IS the Dakotas …

Michael is hacking his way through the jungle.  Holy Batman!

Syd explores one of life’s hard lessons:

But what do you do when you make an amends and it isn’t accepted?

David paints a picture of Maine, for us:

This is the second time I have been up here since May, and I have seen one sunny day.
Round these parts, people are getting cranky.

I see Keeley, Eugene, Helen, Eric, Sabrina, and..

Who is that?  Our own Heather:

Meet the lady in person and you’ll soon add brainy, beautiful, cheerful and clever to the description. Heather Solos is our kind of enterprising gal. She’s tossed the stereotypes – i.e. “stay at home mom” and “blogger in pajamas” – straight out the window and forged her own new media career while doing so.

“and, of course, friends, I see you.”

Heidi is a Cali-mom, transplanted to the LowCountry of South Carolina. Her blogz aggregate at WithaZ.net

I grew up in a “Redneck Waterpark.”  In California.

I am a Muggle, who has never read Harry Potter.

I know.*shameful pout*

I’m joining Wendy, in the Harry Potter Reading Challenge. I need to get a copy of The Sorcerer’s Stone, first. My children have read, our copy, to its death.

The Financial Philosopher challenges us to “try to take a moment to measure what you are (or could be) happy without.”

Choose Charleston wants to know..

As the summer heat comes down upon us, I begin to wonder.  What is it my readers love most about being in Charleston for the summer? Do you have a special place you like to kick back and relax?

Do you like to dine at a certain place?

Want to work-at-home? Be aware of the scams!

Did you know the Taco Bell dog was a female? RIP Gidget. “Yo quiero Taco Bell” No Mas!

Charleston Chow is talking tacos. Yum on James Island.

Heidi is a Cali-mom, transplanted to the LowCountry of South Carolina. Her blogz aggregate at WithaZ.net

Hello Bloggers, its Heidi, filling in for Kat, today.

Rumor has it that the heat index will find its way into the 105 range, this coming weekend.

If you need a little help staying quenched and hydrated, Hugging the Coast offers many variations on how to make the nectar-of-the-God’s, that we call Sweet Tea, in honor of National Ice Tea Month.

When I learned to make Sweet Tea, in Georgia, I was told to “make it just like kool aid” for the sugar. Now, I find that way too much, today. My recipe is just like Christy and her mama makes it (sans Splenda.)

Did you see that 2nd video. That man said 2 Tablespoons of sugar in 2 quarts of tea. In the South, “Them be fightin’ words!” *snicker*  Some of us really like our sugar.  How much is too much sugar, in your sweet tea?

Calling a Spade a Spade, Patrick has voiced his beautiful opinion about Barbara Simpson’s over-expensive black plastic and glass end table, with the letters SONY on it. I wonder who she thinks paid for those coupons, for the converter’s that sit in her hallway, still in their boxes?

CARTA is free today (Thursday.)

Bus service will be free Thursday on all routes served by the Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority as part of its summer effort to get people to try mass transit.

Also that day, CARTA will give away a limited number of electric fans, back packs, lunch bags, water bottles and other items at its bus stops at Meeting and Mary streets and Cosgrove and Rivers avenues.

Ride Free.. Traffic Free.. and Free Gifts..

Joan, of Charleston Daily Photo takes a peaceful stroll down memory lane.. recounting family experiences. In Iran.

Last week, I was amazed to find out that The Dawg has been raising homing pigeons, since a boyhood Scouting Project. How fascinating that a pigeon could find its way back to the LowCountry, from Texas! As I went to find the blog post, to embed it here, it has come to my attention that Carroll – The Dawg is lodging, at the Manor MUSC, preparing for surgery, today.

We wish you well Carroll. We send all our special thoughts and prayers your direction. We send virtual hugs to your friends and family, too. God Speed, with your recovery. (Thank you, Sherry, for the updates.)

(special thanks to Brandi Sims, for using Creative Commons Licence and providing our jar of tea.)

You can find Kat at The Filipino Friends. Heidi’s blogz aggregate at WithaZ.net.

The April, end of the month, meetup, has been scheduled for Thursday, April 30th, 2009!

Come join us, at Carolina Crust, in Hanahan, at Tanner Station, across from the new Super Bi-Lo, at 7pm.

My post, about April meetups, around the LowCountry:

We’ve, personally, tried three of their specialties and have been fully impressed with their fresh ingredients and different approach to Pizza.

The Boy’s favorite is The Pesto Chicken and Spinach Pizza. The Pesto is made, in house, with real pine nuts. None of that cheaper walnut thing, is going on , there. He happily added roasted red peppers, to it, too.

Girlie and I really liked The Quattro Formaggio, on our first visit. This pizza is a cheese snob’s delight! Did I mention my absolute love of Feta, lately?

Last week, we tried Spicy Southern BBQ Chicken. I don’t think I’d call this spicy.. but it was surely good. I was cutting pieces of both the Pesto Chicken and Spinach and The BBQ chicken, and eating them together! OOOhh to the Goat Cheese and BBQ sauce, in one bite. Full of yum!

Carolina Crust also has 3 large screen hi def tv’s and a full bar. They are located in Tanner Station, across from the new Super BiLo. (1105 Tanner Ford Blvd, Ste B-6 (843) 553-2662)

Anyone willing to try the special pizza with arugula and sea salt, with me? I can’t get anyone, I birthed, to try it. I’ve, also, never had arugula! Come on, let’s live a little. *smile*

Scott and Charity Webb have created a great environment with tasty recipes to tempt us, with fresh, local ingredients.  There is a full bar and several beers on tap, too.

See you there!