Lynchburg Living

Living Out Loud

I grew up with Laurie Bartram McCauley. We lived across the street from each other in Kirkwood, MO, from pre-school through high school. I was in Lynchburg visiting a friend, picked up your magazine and saw Laurie’s face. Very nice article. I remember Laurie Lee (as her mother called her) auditioning at The Muny [in Saint Louis, MO]. I spent many a summer evening with Laurie and the neighborhood kids playing kick the can. I just learned recently of her death through Facebook. So happy to read an article about her and see photos of her family.

Amy Durbin Herd

CORRECTION

In the May/June issue, we failed to attribute the “Your Home: A Stage” story to writer, Donna Dunn, and the staging in the photos to interior designer, Heather Bonawitz. Lynchburg Living apologizes for the oversights.

IN HONOR OF OUR “ANIMAL ISSUE,” DID YOU KNOW…

-Cats, camels and giraffes are the only animals in the world that walk right foot, right foot, left foot, left foot, rather than right foot, left foot.

-Of the 4,000 species of mammals on the planet, there are 900 different species of bats.

-The duckbill platypus (male) is the only venomous mammal in the world.

-One of the world’s oldest breeds of dog is the Saluki. It is thought to have been developed in ancient Mesopotamia around 3,000 B.C.

-Pigs are not the only animals that can get sunburned. Beluga whales can also get severe sunburns, and dogs’ noses are sensitive to sun as well.

-The world’s smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat of Thailand, weighing less than a penny.

-The common goldfish is the only animal that can see both infra-red and ultra-violet light.

-Proportional to their size, cats have the largest eyes of all mammals.

-The Emporer penguin is the largest type of penguin.

-Hippos are the largest member of the pig family. They are thought to be distantly related to whales.

-The largest turtle ever found weighed 2,016 pounds.