editor’s letter
I
made
a promise
to readers
when I first
started this
publication
that I would
learn to play golf. Well, I’m
here to change that promise.
I absolutely love the game.
I love watching the game, I
love being outside. I can’t wait
to caddy for Jake at any opportunity. Seriously, it feels
like I’m the one in competition.
But. I. Don’t. Like. Playing.
There. I said it. I am the editor of a golf magazine, and I
don’t like swinging a club. I
love watching it on television
and enjoy every aspect of this
publication. I love everything
about golf. I just don’t play.
I tried. I let Jake analyze
my swing, and I played several holes. I couldn’t wait to get
back in the cart.
What I have done in the
last year though is realize that
I have a very empty nest and
have returned to my first love
of sewing. Yep, completely
girlie and old school, but golf
is old school too.
I think Jake and I are just a
couple of old souls who enjoy
traditional activities and those
folks who surround them.
Hanging out with my
great-grandmother
who
taught me everything I know
about everything was spectacular. I didn’t lose her until I
was almost 21 years old, and
I can seriously say that she is
still one of the most influential people in my life, if not
the most influential.
And the same goes for golf.
This holiday season, thank
the old soul who saved yours.
These traditional activities
bond generations in a manner
that is as old as the activities
themselves.
We’re celebrating the
Christmas season in this
month’s issue.
We’ve sprinkled some recipes throughout this magazine,
especially in our article about
BeBe Anderson, a small-town
girl with a big punch in the
kitchen. She’s already getting some national attention
and looking to go to culinary
school – for her high school
studies. Our 20-year-olds still
have careers-of-the-month.
Also, lean on the Higgs
family to show us how to take
down the calories in a holiday
favorite. Scott and Carrie,
our resident physical therapists give us some ideas on decal’ing the green bean casserole. Yum!
Next month, we’re putting
out a call for the juniors and
man and woman of the year.
Send us your golfer nominations. We’re ready to make
some decisions here at Backspin and feature those folks
in our January issue. We look
forward to reading about your
favorite people.
Merry Christmas!
Amber
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