by Andi | Dec 18, 2011 | Andi's Book, Book Recommendations, Written and Wrought
I’m almost done with the only Sarah Addison Allen book I haven’t yet read – The Peach Keeper. Sadly, this one isn’t as wonderful as the others, I don’t think, at least not so far. It doesn’t have enough of the subtle magic that make... by Andi | Dec 16, 2011 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
“The three objects still closest to his heart, as he wrote in 1843, were in this order: temperance, African colonization, and the elimination of tobacco raising from middle Virginia”. – Boyd M. Coyner writing about John Hartwell Cocke, the original... by Andi | Dec 15, 2011 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
On April 11, 2011, I stood with Joe McGill and 20 other people preparing to walk down a white shell road through 100 very old Live Oak trees. We were walking into an empty village, a village that was home to people for 200 years, ten generations. It was dark, the wind... by Andi | Dec 14, 2011 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
Let me begin by saying that I find Amazon’s new tactic of encouraging book buyers to visit local bookstores, use an Amazon app to compare prices, and then leave the bookstore to buy from Amazon – I find that abhorrent. That practice encourages people to... by Andi | Dec 13, 2011 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
Just now, the grackles have just descended around my house, and while for many, these massive flocks of birds are nuisances, they have been the best gift of this season for me. I am mesmerized by their flight patterns – the way they all know to take off at once,...