Mama's Oyster Stew is a Christmas Morning Tradition © Jo Clark There I sat, with my mouth full of Oyster Stew and tears rolling down my face. The power of food to transport you to another time and place at work! Only food can take you by the shoulders and turn you around to stare right into the face of your past. In Hallmark’s movie, The Christmas Doctor, the main character says, “Every time I...
A beach on North Island, a part of Yawkey Wildlife Center © Jo Clark Georgetown County, South Carolina, is blessed with four rivers, the Winyah Bay, the Atlantic Ocean, and two jewels of nature: Hobcaw Barony and the Yawkey Wildlife Center. Hobcaw means “between the waters” in a Native American dialect. The word Barony is simply a unit for measuring land granted by the King of England to...
It is no secret that I love wine. So you know I’m celebrating today – National Wine Day! Here are the articles I’ve written in the last couple of years, divided by regions. I’ve also recorded podcasts highlighting wine areas that I have visited. You’ll find these articles and many others at https://jogoeseverywhere.podbean.com Enjoy! Wine Pairing Articles Sonoma County Wine CountryFinding Wine...
Gwinnett County's BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir © Jo Clark Gwinnett County, in northern Georgia, holds sixteen distinct cities forming part of the metro Atlanta area, including Duluth, Buford, Norcross, and Lilburn. Gwinnett, second in size to Fulton County with Atlanta as its county seat, has a population approaching one million. Fulton’s population is nearly 1.1 million. The traffic isn’t as...