Happy Friday! Busy weekend here in Charleston: Cooper River Bridge Run, First Fridays on Broad, Historic Charleston Foundation’s Annual Festival of Houses and Gardens, and a houseguest! I plan on taking advantage of this beautiful weather and spending a lot of down time on my porch, or piazza as we say in Charleston. I sit up here and listen to the sounds of Charleston and Church Street; children laughing, Michael from Charleston Footprints telling the history of our flag, and my favorite – the wind rustling the palmetto leaves. I blog from up here, lounge with Hamish, and catch up with friends. It also happens to be where W proposed. Where is your happy place?

Photo by Francesco Lagnese