Southern Maryland This is Living - On-line Edition - Volume 10, Number 4, Winter 2008/09

Volume 10, Number 4, Winter 2008/09 The articles presented here are a sample of what is available in the hardcopy magazine. Magazines are on-sale now at your local news stands and supermarkets. You can also subscribe or renew on-line. Select articles from previous editions can be found in our on-line Archive.
		Who doesn't like going out to a restaurant or visiting the home of a good cook? Eating someone else's cooking is exciting and something to look forward to if you're a foodie. If you need help feeding a group of people, planning party decor and cleaning up, call a caterer.
		Pat and Frank Greenwell are proof that playing dress-up and impersonating others never go out of style. The Greenwells transform into elegant historic figures when they step into character as past owners of the Sotterley Plantation in St. Mary's County.
		Every Monday morning when Brenda DiCarlo arrives for work at the Southern Maryland Food Bank in Hughesville, representatives from Calvert, Charles and St. Mary's counties are waiting to fill their pantries. The food bank services nearly 20 pantries in the tri-county area.
		How many times as an adult have you found yourself in an awkward situation? You meet the company president in the elevator and you're at a loss for words. Or everyone is dancing at a wedding, but you have two left feet and they're pointed in opposite directions. How do you appear calm on a job interview when you're as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a rocking chair store?
		By the time a family calls for or is referred to hospice for assistance, the family is usually in crisis. But once hospice steps in, families often feel a great sense of relief.
		It all began with a tug at his conscience one Sunday morning in winter three years ago while North Beach resident Jason Luby sat in church. When his pastor asked the congregation for assistance in delivering blankets to a small central Appalachian town, Luby considered volunteering. Although he was uncertain about making the commitment, Luby, who had recently been divorced, knew he had time on his hands and that he needed a positive way to spend it.
		Have you ever wanted to write that short story you've been thinking about, learn to make a rhythmic beat on an African drum, or paint a masterpiece to bring out your inner Georgia O' Keefe? Well stop thinking about it and let the new Studio School at Annmarie Garden show you how. Annmarie Garden is a public art and sculpture park located in the seaside community of Solomons.
		Each day, a legion of dedicated Southern Marylanders works to help the homeless find a peaceful and loving place to live. They serve the hundreds of unwanted and abused cats and dogs that filter through their doorways each year to be paired with loving caretakers, one home at a time.
		The electrical engineer by trade was working for a government contractor in Southern Maryland when he and his wife, Libby, took a trip to Europe about 37 years ago. The pair brought back a few large-scale Lehman trains, which were not in the United States yet. When they returned from their trip, neighbors were intrigued by the trains and wanted their own. So Rudman ordered more trains based on other requests. Each time he purchased trains he doubled the quantity until the store in Europe couldn't accommodate the order size and sent him right to the manufacturer.
		Brian Boyle's dad said he was the type of kid who always wanted to do something "just once more" - whether tossing a baseball back and forth or diving into the pool.