Sasee Magazine

Ask anyone in Sue Cranford’s huge circle of friends to describe her, and most will just start laughing at the memory of a funny prank, a salty joke or the mere thought of her mile-wide smile and mischievous eyes. Many have known Sue and her husband Jimmy since they moved to Myrtle Beach over 35 [...]

Five years ago, Robert and Ellen Lalonde were living in Mt. Airy, North Carolina, with their youngest daughter, Alison, then 12 years old. Their older two children, 19 and 20, were away at school. The couple both had full time jobs, Robert worked as a skilled welder and Ellen, who homeschooled her children during the [...]

I have always found the smell of a musty, long forgotten box of uncertain treasures exciting. The things that someone, usually a family member, found important enough to carefully preserve for future generations are sometimes puzzling, sometimes deeply sentimental, but always interesting and fun. “Antiques Roadshow,” produced for PBS by WGBH in Boston, appeals to [...]

We call them Snowbirds; these visitors who arrive each winter from a variety of states, all of them cold this time of year. They come to enjoy the sunshine, mild climate, and affordable lodging rates – often less costly than their monthly fuel bills back home. They enjoy being able to golf or fish almost [...]

For years I have driven by the Meher Spiritual Center’s discreet entrance tucked in a woodsy thicket just north of the Tanger Outlets and Wal-Mart’s busy blare. Each time I have felt drawn to its quiet presence, intrigued yet intimidated by all I do not know. Today through friends of friends, I have arranged to [...]

Most of us have an heirloom piece in our home that was handed down from a family member – a table or chest that carries our family stories in the wood grains polished by generations of hands. Tucked off Hwy. 17 Bypass in Murrells Inlet, in an old chicken barn, Ted Watts creates furniture destined [...]

Like a gracious hostess welcoming guests to her home, Barbara Whitley moves among the crowded tables of lunch hour diners at Crady’s Restaurant on Main Street in Conway. Her stylish good looks and friendly blue eyes reflect natural charm and sincere concern as she inquires, “How is everything? …So glad you are pleased with it.” [...]

Driving down Hwy. 17 in North Myrtle Beach today, it’s hard to visualize a time, 7500+ years ago, when Native Americans hunted and fished along these shores, making their homes in virgin forests of pine and cypress. Arrowheads and shards of pottery will soon be on display at the North Myrtle Beach Area Historical Museum, [...]

Dixie Dugan knew she had something special the day her first grade class was handed finger paint made of flour and tempera. Unlike her classmates’ chunky handprints in blobs of primary color, Dixie produced a softly muted creation of tiny fingers curved like fern fronds around a subtle watery surface. Amazing in its composition, color, [...]

Forty years ago, when Ann Brittain and Jan Conrad first became friends, Myrtle Beach was much different than it is today. It was a small town, where locals knew each other and most everyone worked hard all summer to meet the needs of visitors who came to enjoy the wide beaches and southern hospitality. Ann [...]