Posts by designloud

Working mom Amy Hughes was overwhelmed with the chaos of life. At the end of a long day things seemed so daunting: toys laundry clothes. “After the workday was over I was preoccupied with cleaning up the mess rather than spending time with my children ” she says. The kids’ clothes and toy piles forced…

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Artists have composed works of art from dry pigments and chalk known now as soft pastels since the dawn of civilization. Caves in Lascaux France feature prehistoric paintings rendered in this enduring medium. Soft pastels were perhaps most notably used during the Italian Renaissance and later by French artists starting around the 16th century. Now…

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“S’il vous plait. Pret. Allez!” The traditional French words ring out signaling the start to a fencing bout. “Please. Ready. Fence!” Just like that the fencers begin circling their swords. Drills spent practicing advances and retreats are revealed in their footwork. Ava 11 years old and the youngest female in this adult class makes a…

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Anne Gore fondly recalls descriptions of her great-grandmother Florence Hill Kidder founder of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of North Carolina in 1894. In a culture dominated by men Kidder was “a lady way ahead of her time ” Gore says. “She was quite a mover and shaker…

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A new home means new ways to celebrate Christmas.

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White cakes add elegance and taste to holiday gatherings.

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Celebrate with us as we soar smoothly into yet another year. Please rest assured the erroneous October Star-News report of my demise as publisher of this fine magazine was unexplainably fabricated a total untruth. I join the ranks of an august legion of others who have had false information printed about them. I am proud…

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Enjoying WBM I’ve so enjoyed my first glances at the new (October 2017) Wrightsville Beach Magazine. I especially enjoyed Oakdale (“Life After Death – Reviving the 165-year-old Oakdale Cemetery”) and the Mothball fleet (“A Fleet for Liberty”) articles. — Susan Block Good job! I have been a faithful follower of your magazine ever since its…

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It is time for the lighted boat parade fireworks and day in the park!

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Ogden Oak Reset An iconic 60-inch diameter live oak tree that’s graced the side of the road in Wilmington for at least 200 years has been saved. The tree was in danger of being sacrificed to development but organized outcry caused the city county and state officials to work with the company putting in a…

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