up front
As we sit poised on the leading edge of
summer, along with the stunning
W e have a particularly
stunning, colorful magazine
for your reading
pleasure.
With aerial photographs shot high
above Wrightsville, Masonboro and the
outlying areas, including Figure Eight, we
guarantee you’ll find yourself pinpointing
at least one familiar location in High
Above It All shot by Joshua Curry.
Some of our readers start from the
back of the book. If you are one of them,
or tempted to jump ahead, you will be
rewarded by Chill Out, a spread of cool
drinks for those hot days ahead.
Maybe you’ve already been
out to Lewis Farms for fresh
berry picking and one of their
off-the-chart milkshakes, or
just perhaps you have found
yourself dreaming about the icy
cold Sonic, so popular at The
Landing these days. Whatever
your favorite, it’s a sure bet that
these delicious treats will have
you on the way to sample one
of your very own.
Don’t miss Designers’
Favorite Plants, for every backyard
enthusiast who wants the
look landscape designers favor
for their site plans.
Designed to get you from the
tee to the green in fewer strokes, our golf
tips and techniques from the area’s top resident
country club golf pros will have you
shouting fore!
For this month’s Home of Distinction
you’ll find an amazing light-filled masterpiece
designed by Haywood Newkirk Sr.
in the 1980s and now remodeled by
Michael Moorefield.
Add to that our annual look at the top
about-to-graduate seniors we call Whiz
Kids from the county’s six area high
WBM may 2012
schools. Kids remind us of moms and
Mother’s Day in May. Want to surprise
yours? To fit just about every lifestyle,
including those who cook and those who
excel at picking up take out, we arranged
three delicious breakfast-in-bed trays
(don’t forget the card!)
Kristen Gibson’s fabulous textiles illuminate
our pages with a step-by-step guide
to making her exquisite wearable art pieces.
(We challenge you to try this at home.)
And then we toast to Marva Mapson
Robinson — and to be honest, it’s the
opportunity to publish a story about
people who inspire others like her that
makes what we do so very rewarding.
Heard singing a cappella at Judge Robin
Robinson’s swearing-in ceremony last year,
Marva touched my heart and I knew we
had to bring her story to our pages for our
readers.
Music, art, food, drink, photography,
gardens, golf, smart kids and a spectacular
waterfront retreat, what more could you
wish for? Have a blessed month of May!
Editor/Publisher
scenery outside...
Fabulous covers often require legwork. Here Pat
Bradford sets the hook to hang our cover hammock.