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40-Acre Rock. Tucked away in Lancaster South Carolina is a trail well known to the locals but off the beaten path for day hikers. 40 Acre rock is a gem of hiking path, it is not hard, and is a fun day trip. If you are not from Lancaster it’s a fun drive through South Carolina backwoods to reach these out of the way paths. 40-Acre Rock is a part of the Flat Creek Heritage Preserve. ON the trails to top you will see waterfalls, caves and a beaver dam. The main attraction, however, is at the top of the trail when you emerge from the forest to a flat rock that allows the hiker to see for miles. Named 40 Acre rock, the rock is not 40 acres, but measures 14.7 acres, and rather looks ... read more

I have always considered myself a southern belle. When people make the quizzical comment you are from the south? Or I would never have known or you don’t have an accent I get kind of offended. I love the South. I am very southern. I grew up on a large piece of property where we had a garden and a big house. I have lots of brothers and sisters. I eat fried chicken and say y’all on occasion. There are so many stereotypes that emerge about growing up in a southern state that come from watching to many movies such as Gone with the Wind or Sweet Home Alabama. The charm of growing up southern is the myriad of small towns that make up the southern mystic. I discovered this fact while on one of ... read more

Life is not always about the big things such as big trips. Small trips can be just as much fun. Now that I have joined the adult world with a real job, meaning it pays in dollars and has health insurance, I don't have time to travel. However, with tons of new friends and reconnecting with old ones I find my life to be very full and exciting. I am learning to appreciate the small things. With a three-day weekend I was able to take a day trip with my Allie, Lisa and Gabe to Huntington Beach. Known for Atalaya, the picturesque, Moorish-style winter home of Anna Hyatt and Archer Huntington, sculptress and philanthropist, respectively, who left the park and adjacent Brookgreen Gardens as their legacy. There is something about sitting on a beach and watching ... read more

I gave up working at the portrait studio and I am now trying my hand at teaching history. The day to day tasks of getting students to sit still in class and study can be tedious so i was very happy to be going on a field trip where they could learn in an active enviroment. I was so excited to be going to St. Augustine Florida on a field trip. What could be better for a history teacher who also loves to travel. I had to drive which was scary. But we made all the way down and back in one piece. The kids were amazing thank God for technology. They plugged in their video games I never knew they were there. We stayed on Anastasia Island on the beach. The students enjoyed swimming and ... read more

Well another Shadwell has graduated from the University of South Carolina. Congratulations, Rebecca! So to celebrate her academic achievement we headed to Charleston to participate in the very adult venue of Spoleto. What could be more grown up and educated then going to the opera? I am reminded of the book Little Women when Joe and her oldest sister get to go the opera and Amy is not allowed because she is to young. Going to Spoleto was not a purely selfish gift in that its on my, "To do before I die ", list. Rebecca likes Opera. Proof that college does broaden your horizons and make you a well-rounded person. My newly educated sister can make comments like," the lead soprano was very good or this opera was all recitative, (dialogue which is "sing-speak." ... read more