egendary interior designer Dorothy Draper said, "Eating is really one of your indoor sports. You play three times a day, and it's well worth while to make the game as pleasant as possible." Draper was known for adding color and spice to life, so we were quick to agree with her assessment. 
Beverage Manager Dave Mason is digging out from the wine cellar, where all of our libations are piling up (as you can see by the mountain of wine in this photo), swag bags are being stuffed for our "Whole Hog" guests, and the main tent construction is underway. 
For the second time in October, Coastal Living magazine dubbed Palmetto Bluff as their “View of the Day” — featuring some fabulous nautical-themed carved pumpkins (in the spirit of Halloween) resting peacefully on the Chapel Dock. Coastal Living Food Editor Julia Rutland, who included the same picture in the October issue, said. “I had a great time making the creepy coastal carvings. We've had more calls about them than any other story.” 
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Coastal Living magazine's Facebook "View of the Day," features the Chapel Dock as it meets the May River. The dock is all lit up as a part of the magazine's "Wicked Good Fun" Halloween entertaining story, in the October issue.
Palmetto Bluff is “Hot to Trot” in the October issue of Southern Living magazine. The issue includes an in-depth tour of the Cole's riverfront home, which was created in the “dogtrot” style, meaning the layout is distinguished by separate cooking and sleeping structures divided by a large, open breezeway−−all under the same roof. According to the Cole’s architect, Jane Frederick, "The dogtrot was developed by our ancestors out of necessity; they had no air−conditioning and needed a way to keep cool."
Fun fact: How’d the Dogtrot get its name? Historically, dogs loved to sit in the central hallway, because, like their owners, they wanted to catch a break from the summer heat.
