A shared garden

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Legendary writer Eudora Welty and her mother Chestina, a seasoned gardener finds a lasting bond amid the flowers they planted together through Chestina's book 'A Gardener's Vision'. This is a garden journal containing words of wisdom, seed catalogs, meticulous plans formulated by Christina and photographed by her daughter.

Author: Fraser, Valerie
Works, Gardening, Welty, Eudora, A Gardener's Vision (Book)

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Magic in Music City

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A daughter narrates the time when she and her mother attended a concert by the country musicians, the Gaitlin Brothers, at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN. She remembers how her mother's enthusiasm reminded her of the little girl in the family pictures who loved music.

Author: Fraser, Valerie
Popular culture, Mothers and daughters, Mother-daughter relations, Nashville, Tennessee, Country music

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Dropping a stitch

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A would-be crafter wishes that she could sew, knit, quilt and embroider so that she could create family heirlooms. She describes her failed attempts at cross-stitch and school crafts.

Author: Fraser, Valerie
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries, Crafts, East South Central States, West South Central States, Column, Women, Handicraft, Southern United States, East South Central United States, West South Central United States

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Subjects list: Personal narratives
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