The Captivating Art of Suzie Seerey-Lester
A quest to express her creativity in reverence for the joys of the natural world impelled Suzie Seerey-Lester to turn a pastime into her life’s work.
Suzie Seerey-Lester – Brushstrokes of Grace
For Suzie Seerry-Lester, painting has always been her release; her refuge. The process of painting is what fuels her, not the finished piece. Ever-so-gently, I graze my left index finger across the roseate spoonbill’s extended primary feather, as translucent as...
Roasted Duck with Honeyed Figs
Whole plucked and roasted ducks make for a lovely presentation—especially a single teal per person, which is just right for a dinner plate. For the Brine 1 cup kosher salt 1 cup organic cane sugar 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns, crushed 4 allspice berries,...
NRA’s Steel Magnolias
Meet some of the women who are infusing the NRA with high-octane energy, fresh thinking and the power of the purse…all with a feminine touch. The nickname “steel magnolias” first imprinted on the rest of the world by way of the 1989 movie of the same...
Sporting Classics 10 Years Ago – A Woman’s Place
From the November/December 2008 Woman’s Place column of Sporting Classics Magazine. Augusts full moon – the “dog days” moon relating to the rising of the Dog star Sirius – has a chorus of coyotes baying at the fringes of mv suburban neighborhood. My aging...
A Woman’s Place
Gun fit that men take for granted has brought a new dimension to her enjoyment of the hunt.