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Where is Your Gathering Place?

10/30/2022

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Do you have a favorite place you meet friends over coffee or dinner? My husband, Ron, and I recently returned from a trip to Scotland. We found the Scottish people very friendly, and we were lucky enough to enjoy several of their favorite gathering places: a cafe bookstore and several local pubs. The Waterstone’s Café is a three story bookstore in Glasgow with a cozy café on the second floor. It was always a buzz with people reading and enjoying a cup of tea or coffee with a good book.  In the evening, we mingled with the locals in a pub such as Mac Sorley’s and Deacon Brodies Tavern. After a long day at work, the Scots love to unwind with a “pint” and a “blather” with their friends and neighbors. As a writer, I loved watching the locals laugh and engage in conversations with their friends, sometimes breaking out in song together. J.K Rowling wrote her first book in the Harry Potter series in Edinburgh, Scotland. The names she used for several characters came from the tombstones in Greyfriars Cemetery. She found inspiration among the streets and local landmarks.
As the author’s of the Custer’s Mill Mystery series, we found our gathering place at the Village Library in Broadway, Virginia. Surrounded by shelves of books, friendly volunteers, and local residents, we brainstorms ideas for our first book and found inspiration for our beloved characters.
So where is your gathering place, and how does it enrich your life and friendships. We’d love for your to share that with us.

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Tea For Two

10/2/2022

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​Which character in our Custer’s Mill Mystery series would you like to chat with and have a cup of tea? What would you want to talk about?
Mary-I’d like to have tea with Mia, Emma’s aunt. She seems to be a good listener and the type of person who is caring and concerned for others. She would be able to share stories of Emma, Sissy, and Serafina as young children. I’d also be able to ask her about Emma’s mother so I could get to know more about her. Mia would know a lot of the history and stories of Custer’s Mill that I hope she would share with me.
Tammy - I’d love to spend time with the late Bertha Brubaker. She was truly a woman in the know! Although elderly and spinsterish, Bertha was the hub of her community, the “grapevine” of the information world, and a role model for every up and coming ingenue! Bertha would have advice for every situation — from setting a proper table to running an estate.
Barbara-I would like to spend a few afternoons having tea with Professor Nelson, Emma's great-uncle. I'd ask him about Ruth. Perhaps we could talk about how they communicated while having a secret relationship. I hope he'd feel free to share the struggles and pain they both suffered by keeping their relationship secret. I wonder what he'd do now, if he could have another chance to let the world know about their love. Would he be able to give up his professorship to marry Ruth?  And I want to see his house and overgrown garden!
We’d love to hear which character you would like to chat with and have a cup of tea.  You can fill in your answer below and send to The Chimney Rock Chronicle, P.O. Box 862, Broadway, VA 22815. All of those who respond will have a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to Jackson’s Corner in New Market.
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