Giannina Smith Bedford

EDITOR’S CORNER – MAY 2022

The official start of summer may be more than a month away, but it feels…

EDITOR’S CORNER – JUNE 2018

As Dorothy famously said in The Wizard of Oz, there’s no place like home—which is…

EDITOR’S CORNER – SEPTEMBER 2017

I love kids. Always have. I was a foster parent for about a year and…

EDITOR’S CORNER – JUNE 2017

.I am not a fan of having my picture taken. I could be having my…

EDITOR’S CORNER – MAY 2017

If I weren’t a writer and editor, I’d be a vet. A large animal vet,…

EDITOR’S CORNER – MARCH 2017

I’ve never really thought about my life without siblings. My two older brothers had such…

EDITOR’S CORNER – JANUARY 2017

It used to be that meeting a potential partner happened by chance at a bar…

EDITOR’S CORNER – NOVEMBER 2016

The first time I visited Los Angeles almost 20 years ago, my family and I…

EDITOR'S CORNER – NOVEMBER 2016

The first time I visited Los Angeles almost 20 years ago, my family and I…

EDITOR’S CORNER – OCTOBER 2016

I have lots of interests, but I’m constantly complaining that I don’t have enough hours…

EDITOR'S CORNER – OCTOBER 2016

I have lots of interests, but I’m constantly complaining that I don’t have enough hours…

EDITOR’S CORNER – SEPTEMBER 2016

When I think about the amount of trash that gets picked up from my home…

EDITOR'S CORNER – SEPTEMBER 2016

When I think about the amount of trash that gets picked up from my home…

EDITOR'S CORNER – JULY 2016

You can look at someone’s resume and assume he or she has a lot going…

EDITOR’S CORNER – JULY 2016

You can look at someone’s resume and assume he or she has a lot going…

EDITOR'S CORNER – JUNE 2016

My expat dad always says, “Planes leave every day.” In other words, you can always…

EDITOR’S CORNER – JUNE 2016

My expat dad always says, “Planes leave every day.” In other words, you can always…

EDITOR'S CORNER – MAY 2016

By the time I was 13 years old, I’d lived in three countries, attended seven…

EDITOR’S CORNER – MAY 2016

By the time I was 13 years old, I’d lived in three countries, attended seven…

EDITOR’S CORNER – MARCH 2016

I often dream of going back to a time when smartphones weren’t an extra appendage…

EDITOR'S CORNER – MARCH 2016

I often dream of going back to a time when smartphones weren’t an extra appendage…

NO BLUFFING

Another foodie adventure…The Inn at Palmetto Bluff delivers on its epicurean pledge. The Inn at…

EDITOR’S CORNER – JANUARY 2016

Money is one subject I really don’t like to talk about. I love to spend…

EDITOR'S CORNER – JANUARY 2016

Money is one subject I really don’t like to talk about. I love to spend…

EDITOR’S CORNER – NOVEMBER 2015

I’ve never been a big drinker— a glass of red wine is my go to…

EDITOR'S CORNER – NOVEMBER 2015

I’ve never been a big drinker— a glass of red wine is my go to…

EDITOR’S CORNER – OCTOBER 2015

Spending time in nature is one of the best therapies. Looking up at an unending…

EDITOR'S CORNER – OCTOBER 2015

Spending time in nature is one of the best therapies. Looking up at an unending…

Plantation bliss

A visit to The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation is the perfect recipe for family-friendly relaxation.…

TAILOR-MADE

An international couple renovates a Buckhead cottage just in time for a new arrival. fter…