Barbie Perkins-Cooper, Author

Living Life in the Country As A Writer, Photographer


Thursday, November 28, 2013 Dearest Readers: On this date, November 28, 2013, we celebrate Thanksgiving. As we grow, there are many traditions made, and some traditions are broken. Growing up in the State of Georgia, my family taught me many traditions during the holidays, especially at Thanksgiving and Christmas. The holidays were for family. I …

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Dearest Readers: If you were alive on this date, November 22, 1963, do you remember what you were doing when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated? I was just a little girl at the time, but I remember it significantly. Home from school due to the flu and asthma, I listened to the radio in …

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Dearest Readers: If  you read my posts on a regular basis, you might recognize I haven’t written much lately about losing weight. Why? That’s an easy question to answer. I have been stuck in a plateau — for 12 months, bouncing back and forth, trapped inside a spinning wheel, my body refused to drop below …

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Over the weekend my husband and I went to karaoke at Broadway at the Beach, Myrtle Beach, SC. I must say, it was a mistake for me to assume that Myrtle Beach is non-smoking. Not at Broadway at the Beach Karaoke. Entering, I smelled the familiar scent that burns my nostrils and eyes. “Oh No… …

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So nice to arrive home earlier with my babies awaiting our arrival. Over the weekend Phil and I participated in the Murrells Inlet Elks Lodge show, based on the Charleston Elks Lodge, Back Porch Opera Extravaganza. We had a terrific time last night. Phil served as the sound engineer, dj, and of course, I sang. …

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  Media Contact: Jordan Watkins Director of Marketing 843-913-1453 jwatkins@GilmoreEntertainment.com     Editorial Note: UPDATE NEW 2013 High Res images now available for download http://www.gilmoreentertainment.info/Public/The-Carolina-Opry-Christmas Calvin Gilmore and cast are available for interviews.   Annual Carolina Opry Christmas Special offers big changes blended with tradition The Carolina Opry Christmas Special, “The Christmas Show of the …

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press release   For Immediate Release November 14, 2013 Stop:  December 1, 2013   Media Contact: Nancy J. Glaser Augusta Museum of History (706) 722-8454 amh@augustamuseum.org     A Visual Treat Presented by the Augusta Museum of History:  The Holiday Gingerbread Village, A FREE Event   Augusta, Georgia (11/14/13) – For the eighth year the …

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