The nine-member cast of Temple Theatre’s production of Hamlet convened for first read-through last night with our director (Rick St. Peter) and SM (Judy Long) in attendance at the black box space adjacent to Temple’s auditorium. A brief pep talk by Producing Artistic Director Peggy Taphorn followed and my first impression of us is that […]
I drove up to Saluda today to eat lunch at The Purple Onion and buy yet another Greg Hessel candlestick from Heartwood gallery. The highlight of the trip, though, with all due respect to my goat cheese salad and Mr. Hessel’s hammered copper, was the drive itself. Bright gold and crimson canopies set against an […]
For several days now, I’ve been thinking of and referring to this as “Goat Day” because I’ve been planning to go to Split Creek Farms in nearby Pendleton to see the herd of Nubian goats they milk for their highly regarded cheese. The farm is a handful of small, wooden buildings set between two livestock […]
