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contents9 LOVE STORIES

10 CRUMPTON-HERBERT WEDDING

Sharlie Crumpton and Jacob Herbert met atchurch youth group, so they chose their homechurch, Mills Chapel Baptist in Newnan, fortheir April 12, 2008 wedding.

14 HILL-JENKINS WEDDING

The historic ambiance of the Old Mill inMoreland served as the backdrop for the Oct.11, 2008 wedding ceremony of Monica Hill andDerrick Jenkins.

18 MATHIS-WATSON WEDDING

Courtney Mathis and Kyle Watson were thefirst to wed at their church, Orchard HillsBaptist in Newnan, with their March 1, 2008wedding ceremony.

24 WEST-WEST WEDDING

The beautiful Ida Cason Callaway Chapel atCallaway Gardens was the setting for Stevenand Susan West’s June 21, 2008 nuptials.

28 AFTER THE HONEYMOON

Enjoy some tongue-in-cheek “advice for newgrooms from an old wife.”

30 WITH THIS RING

Today’s brides are choosing rings that areboth “traditional” and “traditional with atwist.”

34 PHOTOGRAPHING COWETA

WEDDINGS

Now into his 30th year of photography inNewnan, longtime photographer Bob Shapirosays he’s worked more than 600 weddingsover the years, but one thing remainsconstant: It’s “still about a bride and groomgetting married.”

38 IF YOUR WALLS COULD TALK

Wall words are one of the latest trends indecorating, and we’ll show you how to usethem on everything from your home’s walls tomonogrammed gifts for the bride and groom.

46 ORCHIDS GONE WILD

Pete and Gail Furniss travel the world over notonly to enjoy orchids in their native climatesbut also to judge orchid competitions.

56 PAINTING “EN PLEIN AIR”

Millie Gosch always knew she wanted to bean artist, and today she uses her horse farmand getaway retreat in Newnan as a place toenjoy the pleasures of painting en plein air.

60 IT’S A CLOSE SHAVE

Dick Borrelli of Newnan collects vintageshaving and barbering memorabilia.


March/April 2009

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42 COWETA COOKS

Wedding foods are a favorite for local catererTeresa Carter, who shares two of her popularrecipes suitable for weddings and receptions.

52 THE THOUGHTFUL GARDENER

The beautiful, delicate Lily of the Valley is a plantthat can bring life or death. Our ThoughtfulGardener shares the plant’s fascinating history.

64 MEET A READER

Meet Courtney Stillwell, Newnan High SchoolMedia Specialist and sponsor of the school’s newswim team.

66 SADDLE UP

Pleasure driving is a pastime that bringsenjoyment – and rewards – to horse and carriagelovers Pat and Sally Cheatham.

70 LOCAL HERITAGE

Parties and celebrations have always been a partof the Newnan Reading Circle’s history. When theclub turns 100 this fall, they will again celebratewith tea in a historic home.

74 THE BABY FILES

How does a new mom get rid of mummy tummy?Why, she heads to the gym, of course!

77 FAMILY FUN

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8 EDITOR’S LETTER

76 INDEX OF

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80 THE BOOKSHELF

82 LAST LOOK

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>FROM THE EDITOR

ne of the most fun parts of editing thismagazine is helping decide what goes onthe cover, and this time we had so manyamazing orchid shots it was hard for us

to choose just one. I didn’t personally visitthe home of Pete and Gail Furniss, but I sure

feel like I’ve been there after getting to read theirstory and see so many of the fabulous orchids theygrow with the help of horticulturist Keren King.

You might say we are just blooming with floralcoverage this issue, from the various brides withtheir elegant bridal bouquets to the orchids to ourThoughtful Gardener’s column on Lily of the Valley.It’s enough to make an armchair gardener run forthe seed catalogs.

As we went to press the temperatures wereturning chilly again, but I actually saw my first daf-fodil of the year before Valentine’s Day! And I say, ifwe aren’t going to get a decent snow day, let’s justgo ahead and fast forward to Spring.

My sister is already talking about “lasagna gar-dening” at her home. (“Where does one go to buylasagna seeds?” I wondered before learning this isactually a term for “layered” gardening.) And I amaiming for a small “tea garden” with some freshherbs for cooking and using to make and flavor tea.

Spring is also a time when Coweta County isespecially beautiful, and I’m eager to see our azal-eas and wisteria dotting the landscape.

Did you know the Master Gardeners are get-ting ready to host their annual Garden Gate Touron May 16? Four Cowetans will be sharing theirgardens (including Pat Odom’s, at left). And pleinair artists will be painting in each garden, whichshould make it a truly beautiful day. For more infor-mation on the tour, call 770-254-2620. For moreabout local plein air artists, see our feature onpage 56.

Fondly,

Angela McRae, [email protected]

P.S. Aspiring writers, don’t forget to enter our Third Annual Newnan-Coweta Magazine Writing Contest!Entries are due March 16, and contest guidelines are available at newnancowetamagazine.com.

FLOWER POWER

– Photo courtesy of Steve Rydzewski

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Four Coweta couples tell their stories of love,romance and new beginnings.

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Sharlie Meagan Crumpton &

Jacob Andrew HerbertWEDDING DAYApril 12, 2008

Photos courtesy of Graceology Photography

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together to his senior prom (mysophomore prom), but he had a girl-friend and I had a boyfriend at thetime. We were really good friendsbefore we ever decided to date.

THE PROPOSALWe had a cookout at Jacob’s housewith all of our friends on April 28, 2007.Jacob did not plan to propose on thatnight but he’d had the ring for a monthand couldn’t wait any longer. Plus heknows how important all of our friendsare to me, so he wanted to proposewhile everyone was there. It’s actuallya funny story. I was patting out ham-burgers, and he called everyone into

the living room. We told him to wait aminute because we were trying to pre-pare all the food. He called us a secondtime, and we finally all gathered in theliving room and he got down on oneknee and proposed. (Meanwhile, I stillhad hamburger meat all over myhands!)

PLANNINGWe got engaged on April 28, 2007 andplanned the wedding for April 12, 2008.

PARENTSThe bride is the daughter of RonnieCrumpton of Newnan and SandraCrumpton of Newnan. The groom’s par-ents are the late Steven Herbert,Denise Fuller of Senoia and RussellFuller of Senoia.

LOCATIONMills Chapel Baptist Church, Newnan

HOW THEY METWe met at church in the youth groupwhen I was 14 and he was 16, and wealso went to the same high school andworked together. We actually rode

SharlieCrumptonand JacobHerbert withPastor JeffSmith

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Clockwise from top: 1. Sharlie Crumpton Herbert is surrounded by bridesmaids Kelly Kennedy, Rachel Burnham, KatiChilton, Jenafer Dorman, Jessica Roach and Taylor Windom. 2. Groom Jacob Andrew Herbert on his wedding daywith parents Denise Fuller and Russell Fuller. 3. Sharlie Crumpton Herbert shares a wedding day moment with parentsRonnie Crumpton and Sandra Crumpton. 4. Bridesmaids share a laugh during the Crumpton-Herbert wedding. Fromleft are Rachel Burnham, Kati Chilton and Jessica Roach. 5. Members of the Crumpton-Herbert wedding partyincluded, at front, London Dorman and Zane Duke, and second row, David Dunning, Will Kelley, R.J. Crumpton, groomJacob Herbert, Joey Justiss, Troy Foles and Adam Burnham.

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My family was still trying to clean up,rebuild and replace things from thetornado that happened January 7,2007, so I didn’t want to be rushed inour wedding plans. I really didn’tbegin planning the wedding untilAugust of 2007. It was fun and unlikemany grooms, Jacob did help with ita lot. He was very interested andwas very involved in the planning. Itwas “our” wedding, not just “my”wedding. I really didn’t realize howmuch went in to planning a wedding!I’m glad he was so helpful!

WEDDING STYLE/THEMEOur wedding was very formal. Iwanted it that way because it’s fungetting all dressed up every once ina while. Our colors were latte andchampagne. We all carried jaderoses and white calla lilies. Weturned off all of the lights in thechurch and had a ton of candles. Theceremony was entirely candlelit. Wewanted it to be very romantic butrelaxed.

THE DRESSI actually had one already picked outbefore I even went and tried someon. I found it in a magazine right afterJacob and I got engaged. So the dayI went to try on wedding gowns, theconsultant recommended that I tryon several different gowns. I savedthe one I had seen in the magazinefor last, because I just knew I wouldlove it on. Turns out I fell in love withthe second dress I tried on and hatedthe one I originally picked out in themagazine! The minute I put the sec-ond dress on, I fell in love with it andknew it was the one. It is straplesswith a heart shaped neckline withtiny pearl and rhinestone accents.

WEDDING SITEThe ceremony was held at MillsChapel Baptist Church. Jacob hasbeen a member of Mills since he wasin high school, and I have been amember at Mills since I was 6. Thechurch has had many locations sinceI first became a member there, butwe couldn’t have imagined havingthe ceremony anywhere else. MillsChapel will always be home to us.

We had about 360 guests! I wantedto try to keep it around 100 guests,but the list kept growing and grow-ing. We both have huge families! Itwas very nice to have everyonethere.

THE RECEPTIONWe had a horrible time finding areception site. We actually lost thereception site twice, but thank good-ness for my wonderful wedding plan-ner! She saved the day so manytimes. We finally booked the recep-tion at Poplar Grove off of PoplarRoad (a month before the wedding).It is absolutely beautiful inside andthey really will work with you and letyou do just about anything you want.Very accommodating! Our receptionwas gorgeous. We had mirrored tilesas the centerpieces on each tableand put three tier candles on top ofthe mirrored tiles. Very simple butelegant also. We wanted it to feelvery romantic and relaxed, and withall of the candlelight it was.

THE HONEYMOONWe went to Riviera Maya, Mexico.We had a blast! We hope to go backfor our fifth anniversary.

FAVORITE MEMORIESI really enjoyed everything about theplanning. It was very stressful attimes but totally worth it to see thefinal product. Our favorite thing aboutthe wedding day was seeing every-one enjoy themselves. We workedreally hard planning the wedding,and it was a great feeling seeingeveryone at the reception dancingand having a good time.

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Monica Lucretia Hill &

Derrick Jermane JenkinsWEDDING DAY

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PARENTSThe bride is the daughter of Mr. andMrs. Willie Edward Hill of Moreland.The groom is the son of Ms. BettyJenkins of Newnan.

LOCATIONMoreland Old Mill, Moreland

HOW THEY METWe initially met roaming the halls ofEast Coweta High School in August of1994, and graduated together in May of1998. We had not seen each other since2000, but in January 2007, we recon-nected via myspace.com.

THE PROPOSALIt was the weekend of Derrick’s birth-day. We had just had dinner at a localrestaurant in town. It was springtimeand we decided to take a stroll throughAshley Park. We sat down in front ofthe water fountain (betweenHoneybaked Ham and the candy store)when he began to tell me how much heloved me and how much he enjoyed hisbirthday. I thought he was bendingdown to tie his shoe when he got downon one knee and told me how he did notwant another birthday without me ashis wife.

PLANNINGOur wedding planning process wasadventurous. I was greeted daily by mywedding planner. Each day there was atask of trying-to-stay-within-our-budget.Staying within our budget was chal-lenging and required us to do a lot oftraveling, but in the end it was worth it.

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Flower girls SydneyGilbert and TaNiyaWashington are all

smiles at the Hill-Jenkins wedding.

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At left, Monica Lucretia Hill gets ahelping hand from DeniseAbercrombie on the day of herwedding to Derrick Jermane Jenkins.

Father of the bride Willie Edward Hilland Minister Sara Brooks

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WEDDING STYLE/THEMEFormal, but not traditional. Our wed-ding colors were coordinated to thefall season and they were burntorange, mocha (chocolate brown)and ivory.

THE DRESSMy wedding dress was a David’sBridal Collection strapless ivorysatin pick-up ballgown with a cham-pagne colored cuff neckline andlace-up back with a sweep train.

WEDDING SITEOur wedding ceremony and recep-tion were held at the Moreland OldMill. The mill is located in the heartof Moreland. It is a museum thatfeatures Moreland’s history throughWorld War II. The building has avery distinct look from hardwoodfloors and windows throughout thebuilding. We incorporated the mill’shistorical aged appearance byshowcasing some of the col-lectibles.

THE RECEPTIONI loved that everyone was havinga good time and the candy sta-tion. The candy station was amust-have for me.

THE HONEYMOONWe decided to wait until this Juneto go on our honeymoon. We willtake a five-day cruise to Cozumel,Mexico.

FAVORITE MEMORIESMy favorite part of planning wasgoing to my dress fitting. I had to goback three times before I could fitmy dress perfectly, but on eachoccasion my mother, maid andmatron of honor all attended. I cansay those moments were very spe-cial to me. My favorite part of thewedding was finally walking downthe aisle.

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HOW THEY METKyle and I met through a group offriends. A friend of mine wantedto take a bunch of friends out onenight, and he was one of the guysgoing and it has been history eversince.

THE PROPOSALOne night Kyle and I, his parents, hisbrother, and some friends went out toLa Parrilla in Newnan for dinner. I hadasked my parents, brother, sister andher boyfriend to join us but they saidthey didn’t know what their plans were.When we got there, I spotted my par-ents at a table near ours but thought itwas a coincidence. Little did I know allthis had been planned. Our friend gotthe restaurant’s microphone and men-tioned he had a friend who had to dosomething. Kyle walked up to the micro-phone and asked me to come up thereas well. He said how much he loved meand wanted to spend the rest of his lifewith me, and then he proposed in frontof the entire restaurant. This wasalways our favorite restaurant, so itwas very symbolic.

PLANNINGMy wedding planning had to beginimmediately once the date was set,because I had to plan around my col-lege studies. The proposal happened inmid-September and the wedding datewas March 1, which gave us roughlysix months to plan. My mom and I gottogether and began picking out colors,the theme, save-the-dates, invitationsand more. We made sure we got the“big” things out of the way first,because we were crunched on time.Once we got the photographer, videog-rapher, DJ, cake decorator, and catererchosen, we could concentrate more onthe fun stuff.

WEDDING STYLE/THEMEOur wedding was a formal wedding at 4o’clock in the afternoon. The colorswere pink, black and white.

THE DRESSI really did not try on too many dressesbefore I found “The One.” I found mydress at David’s Bridal. It was a strap-less satin A-line gown with silver bead-ing on the bodice, skirt and chapeltrain. I found a short veil to wear andthe beads matched perfectly.

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the first wedding held in the church. We had Dr.Stacy Thomas officiate because he is such a phe-nomenal pastor. It was very important to both of usthat he be the one to unite us as one. We had about200 people at the ceremony.

THE RECEPTIONThe reception was at Poplar Grove Event Center inNewnan. We had a table set up for gifts, signing thebook, and picking up bubbles. The tables inside weredecorated with white tablecloths and a white flowercenterpiece with black and pink ribbon set atop mir-rors. There was a menu at each chair and a favorbox including chocolate heart candies wrapped inpink paper, monogrammed Hershey’s candies, abookmark with a poem, and a scroll printed with apoem from my parents. My mom and I wanted thereception to be fun and wanted all our friends andfamily to celebrate with us. We have had so manycompliments that our wedding reception was somuch fun.

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FAVORITE MEMORIESMy favorite part of planning was doing it with mymom. She is my best friend and I never couldhave done this without her. She did all of my bou-quets, so we shopped a lot for flowers and otheritems. Picking out my cake was also enjoyablebecause I knew who I wanted to make it andwhat I wanted it to be. My favorite thing about mywedding day was seeing Kyle’s expression thefirst time he saw me. It was a once-in-a-lifetimeexpression. Also, I enjoyed all of the songs thatwere sung because our music ministry isabsolutely phenomenal. Joe and Kim Stanley sang“It’s Your Love” while the mothers walked downthe aisle, “From Here to Eternity” during the giv-ing of rings, and “When God Made You” while wewere lighting the unity candles. I don’t think therewas a dry eye in the place. Kyle says his favoritepart about the wedding day was seeing me andeveryone walking down the aisle.

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Susan McCullough West &

George Steven WestWEDDING DAYJune 21, 2008

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my best friends, Melissa WatsonWest, who is now my sister-in-law,and Steven’s brother, Vinson West. Westarted dating in December and weremarried on August 25, 1990. In May of1998 we got a divorce, but right awayrealized we did love each other anddidn’t want to be apart. In the winterof 1999, Steven gave me a platinummarquise solitaire diamond ring. Thatsame year Steven’s father had a hem-orrhage on the brain and was hospi-talized for four months. Once released,he required 24-hour care. Steven wasalready living with his parents, and

once all this happened he and hisbrothers and sisters helped their moth-er take care of their father for the nexteight years. In July 2007, Steven’sfather passed away, so soon after-wards we started making weddingplans. (I had someone tell me theywere surprised that I waited 10 yearsto remarry Steven. He was the man Iwas supposed to be married to, so itwas worth the wait.)

PLANNINGSteven knew that when we got remar-ried, I always wanted to go back to

PARENTSThe bride is the daughter of Larry andLinda McCullough of Newnan. Thegroom is the son of Martha OverbyWest and the late William Carter West,Sr.

LOCATIONIda Cason Callaway Memorial Chapel,Callaway Gardens

HOW THEY METI met Steven in September 1988 whenwe were both in a wedding for one of

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Hawaii and get married on thebeach. (My sisters were not veryhappy that they would not be able toattend.) I had all the arrangementsand details made for our weddingon June 21, 2008. We were to getmarried on a beach called Heaven’sPoint in Honolulu, Hawaii. A monthearlier, a family friend gave mebuddy passes for us to fly stand-byon Delta. A week and a half beforewe were to leave for Hawaii, wefound out there were no seats avail-able for the next several weeks, so Ihad to cancel all of my plans.

Since I wanted to keep the samewedding date and with only a littleover a week to plan a wedding, Iknew I had to keep it simple. Icalled Steven’s brother Brad, who isthe Senior Event Planner forCallaway Gardens, to inquire abouttheir wedding chapel because Iwanted a location that was smallbut pretty, just for our immediatefamily. “Pretty” was an understate-ment. Overlooking a lake, it was themost beautiful wedding chapel I hadever seen! It was perfect! Bradinformed me the chapel was avail-able for June 21 but would accom-modate only 50 people seated.Perfect! The McCullough and Westfamily combined was about 47 peo-ple. So within about 24 hours all thedetails of our wedding at the IdaCason Callaway Memorial Chapelwere planned. (Yes, you really canplan a wedding on such short

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Clockwise from left,center: 1. Joshua

Thompson and hisuncle, groom Steven

West 2. BrittanyThompson and Brooke

Stephens with theiraunt, bride Susan West

3. Susan West withparents Linda and Larry

McCullough 4. CindyThompson, Susan West,

Brittany Thompson,Brooke Stephens and

Beth Stephens 5. Susanand Steven West with

his mother, Martha West

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notice.) I had the wedding chapel and minister(Pastor Jeff Smith) confirmed before the end of theday. The only other details were going to the floristand talking to some family members about musicfor the ceremony and food for our sit-down dinner.

WEDDING MUSICOur wedding music was provided by my sisters-in-law, Melissa West and Rena Walker. Our niecesBrittany Thompson (from the McCullough family)and Whitney Walker (from the West family) sangduring the wedding ceremony, which was very spe-cial to us.

THE DRESSMy dress was a full-length white gown featuring alace-covered bodice with a portrait neckline overan A-line skirt. For sentimental reasons, for twoweeks I sewed sequins and pearls onto my dressthat came from my first wedding dress.

THE RECEPTIONAfter the wedding we came back to our church,Mills Chapel Baptist Church in Newnan, to have aseated dinner with all our family and friends. I hadall the food catered and arranged with the help ofGlenda Cash and Hetty Mapp, but would have it noother way but to make all the sweets myself. Ichose not to have a wedding cake (most peoplewere surprised, because I myself make weddingcakes), but instead I had sweets that I thought peo-ple would enjoy more (wedding cakes can be bor-ing to me). At the request of Steven, I had hisfavorite Coconut Cake and we had TurtleCheesecakes, Cherry Cheesecakes, Lemon Barsand Milk Chocolate Pecan Brownies.

THE HONEYMOONSince we did not make it to Hawaii for our weddingand honeymoon, our plans are to finally use thosestand-by buddy passes on Delta in May.

FAVORITE MEMORIESEven though I thought I wanted a beach wedding in

Hawaii, I’m really glad now that didn’t work out. We wereable instead to have a beautiful, relaxed wedding and din-ner surrounded by our family and friends. I wouldn’t havechanged a thing!

ADVICE TO OTHER BRIDESFor me and Steven, our families are very important to us, sofor me the best advice for first or second time brides is tojust relax and enjoy your wedding day. Your family andfriends have come to be a part of one of the most importantdays of your life and be a part of some wonderful memo-ries. For me, that was priceless! NCM

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If you don’t like something shecooks, just eat it anyway. Don’task if it’s a new recipe, don’t

make a big production of scraping theburned part off, and, for heaven’s sake,don’t brag about it! She’s eating it, too,and knows it tastes bad.

Once my husband ate acasserole with raw chicken justso I wouldn’t get upset. Don’t goto this extreme. It has theopposite effect on women.When I saw the raw chicken onmy fork, I was horrified. Myhusband, who was half-finishedwith his meal, said, “Yeah, I wasafraid to say anything.” Towhich I responded, “You meanyou’d rather get SALMONELLAthan tell me the chicken is raw!Do you think I’m that crazy? Doyou? DO YOU?” Then I ran to thebedroom in tears.

Later in your marriage, youmight think one of your wife’sfailed cooking stories is funnyand decided to retell it in front ofher friends from the JuniorService League. In which case,you will be eating raw chickenfrom now on, and she will nolonger care if you catch Salmonella.

If your new bride is running late,don’t repeatedly tell her the time.

She knows she is late. And don’tgo to the car and honk. This is

not helpful, because then she will getangry and forget what she is lookingfor, which most of the time will besomething that you need. Either askwhat you can do or get out of the way.And, if she asks, her dress looksbeautiful, and please, try to be sincerewhen you say it.

When you are both in a hurry, donot ever jump into the showerright before she does. It doesn’t

matter if she uses all the hot water.Trust me, jump in before she does andyou’ll throw her off her game, and you’llbe late. And it will be your fault.

No matter how frustrated you getat her – and, yes, you will – do

not whistle, sing or hum the lyrics,“Now, I’m praying for the end of time”from Meat Loaf’s “Paradise by theDashboard Light.” Not only will thismake her mad, it will make her want tolaugh, which will make her furious.

Do not try to be an interiordecorator. That is her job. I don’tcare if you hate the color red. She

will, too, in a year and want to

change it anyway. By the way, it’smauve, not pink, and it’s a greatbedroom color. And, yes, blue andbrown go together now.

Always buy her a gift for youranniversary, even if she says shedoesn’t want anything. If you

agree not to exchange gifts, thenbuy her a card, a sweet one. Funnyis okay as long as it’s funny-sweet.Yeah, I know, it’s subtle. Do not gether an IOU unless you intend to lether cash it in the next day.Otherwise, it’s a piece of paper.

When she is talking to you abouther day, and you are tuning her out

(and you will), make some kind ofreply such as “Wow.” “Really?”“How about that?” “How’d you findthat out?” Say anything, but do notignore her. If she has to ask mid-sentence, “Are you listening tome?” then you are ignoring her. Andthat means raw chicken tonight.

Do take her out to a nicerestaurant now and then. Thatpricey appetizer and small steak

will not only make her happy, it willprobably allow you a few trips toHooters in between.

Take the trash out. Do I reallyneed to put this one on here?

Tell her “Good morning” evenwhen you are grumpy, “Goodnight” even when you are tired,

and “I love you” even when youdon’t feel like it, and you’ve got themakings for a long and happy marriage.

Best wishes and God bless. NCM

After the HoneymoonADVICE FOR NEW GROOMS FROM AN OLD WIFE

By Meredith Leigh Knight | Illustrations by Michal Taylor-Phillips

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when two people fall in love and decide to getmarried, tradition has it that the groom-to-be choosesan engagement ring, gets down on one knee and askshis girlfriend to become his wife.

Engagement ringsdate back to classicaltimes when it wasthought that thefourth finger on theleft hand contained the“vena amoris,” or the

“vein of love.”De Beers standardized

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diamonds.

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says that when it comes toengagement, “tradition is still realimportant.”

DuBose finds that couples areprimarily purchasing 4-prong or 6-prong diamond solitaires in either theround or princess cut.

Other popular styles include“diamonds around,” in which extradiamonds are set around the centerdiamond to give the visual illusion ofa larger diamond – and a little extrasparkle. A more modern designapproach, according to DuBose, isswirling, or bypassing, bands whererings twist on top of the finger tomake a flowing design. The vintagelook is quite popular and entails

elaborate engravings that look likepierced latticework.

“This is the look of a bygoneera – the 1920s and before,” saidDuBose.

Finally, for the person who wantssomething unusual, he noted bridescan use a colored gemstone – such asan emerald, ruby or sapphire –instead of a diamond. Or, they canincorporate a color-treated diamond,the most popular colors being blue oryellow.

DuBose also finds that bridesand grooms traditionally exchange avariety of wedding gifts. A popular

gift is the diamond marriage symbolpendant, which consists of twointertwined diamond circlescontaining three diamondsrepresenting the couple’s past, presentand future.

Brides are also purchasing morepersonalized gifts, such as engravedmoney clips, cufflinks or photoframes, according to DuBose.

Tammy Northcutt, owner andjewelry designer of Artisan JewelryCompany in Sharpsburg, says almosteverything she makes for couples isunique. Northcutt specializes inmaking custom-designed weddingrings.

“You bring in the picture of that

pricey ring, and we can designsomething more cost-efficient,” saidNorthcutt.

Northcutt is proud of the timeshe helped replicate a ring for a guywho brought in a shadow boxcontaining his late mother’s ring.

“These are more sentimental –it’s something from the past, but italso gives a new bride somethinguniquely her own,” said Northcutt.

Customers can also bring in afamily stone, or heirloom diamond,and Artisan will design a ring aroundit.

When designing a ring,

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Courtney Watson’s husband,Kyle, bought her a traditionalround solitaire diamondengagement ring with twosmaller solitaires andadditional diamonds downthe sides of the ring.

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customers first pick a diamond –most of which have a serial numberengraved on it. Grooms can opt foran inscription on the diamond, too.

“This means your diamond isyours. If it’s ever stolen, you have away of identifying it – and guys likethat idea,” she said.

One trend that Northcutt hasobserved is couples buying a weddingset with an engagement ring andwedding band, and then purchasingan additional band. Many times theextra band is given as a wedding gift,and then the bands are worn oneither side of the diamond.

Northcutt has noticed that whencouples get married later in life, theyoften come in together to selectwedding jewelry.

“They say ‘I’m older now, I’mmore mature and I know what Iwant,’” according to Northcutt.

Sharlie Herbert is happy that herhusband, Jacob, insisted on pickingout her wedding ring by himself.Herbert ended up with a white goldengagement ring with an emerald-cutcenter stone with round accents andbaguettes.

“My engagement ring isbeautiful,” said Herbert. “He did awonderful job picking it out.”

Her wedding band is also whitegold with three baguette accents.

Jacob’s wedding band is moremodern and is made of Tungsten.The Herberts picked out theirwedding bands together.

Steven West proposed to hiswife, Susan, in the winter of 1999with a platinum marquise solitairesurrounded by round diamonds.

Susan’s matching wedding band isplatinum with five round diamonds.Her husband’s band is gold with fivediamonds.

Courtney Watson’s husband,Kyle, bought her a traditional roundsolitaire diamond engagement ringwith two smaller solitaires andadditional diamonds down the sidesof the ring. Watson says her band is asimple white-gold band, and herhusband got a band made ofTungsten.

“My engagement ring andwedding band are both verytraditional, but with a modern twist,”said Monica Jenkins. Her husband,Derrick, chose a platinum bridal setfor her. He selected a Titaniumwedding band for himself because hewanted something simple butunique.

No matter what type of ringstoday’s brides and grooms select, allthese couples would agree that truelove is blissfully and undeniablytimeless. NCM

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University of Florida, then moved toAtlanta and got a job with WarrenBond Photography.

While working for the Riverdalestudio, Shapiro ran into Billy and

Marianne Thomasson of The Times-Herald at Road Atlanta. “We got totalking, and Marianne said they werelooking for a photographer,” Shapiroremembered. “I thought that mightbe interesting.”

Billy Thomasson and his father,James, interviewed Shapiro. “I thinkthey were a little apprehensivebecause I had long hair,” heremembered, but he got the job. “Itwas the best job I ever had.”

Bob Shapiro has been to a lot ofweddings – at least600, so far, by his

own count.Shapiro, who will

celebrate his 61st birthdayin April, came to Newnanin May 1973 to work asthe photographer at TheTimes-Herald and hasrun his own photographystudio since 1980. A splitsecond decision sentShapiro, who grew up inSt. Petersburg, Fla.,toward a career inphotography. While hewas serving in the U.S.Air Force, he was given the choice tobecome an air traffic controller or aphoto interpreter. Had he taken thefirst choice, Shapiro said, he wouldalmost certainly have been one of theair traffic controllers fired during theReagan administration.

Stationed in Guam in 1968-69,he sometimes was part of a crewflying over Vietnam. His job was toscore the effectiveness of bombingraids. Most of the time, he worked ina building that also had aphotography lab. He began visitingthe lab and talking with thephotographers. “I thought it lookedcool,” he said.

“I bought a Pentax camera whichI still own,” he said. He honed hisskills and got tips from the

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Bob Shapiro of Newnanestimates he has photographedsome 600 weddings over theyears, including that of friendsAlan and Denise Jackson backbefore Alan became a countrymusic superstar.

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experienced photographers. After hismilitary service, he returned to the

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Joe Norman, who ran thedowntown photography studio, hadpreviously worked at the newspaper

and dropped by frequently. Shapirodid a few jobs for Norman beforeNorman “decided he wanted to be inthe travel agency business,” Shapirosaid.

Shapiro decided to buy thestudio – walking up Jefferson Streetto his own business on May 1, 1980.Norman left negative files dating to

around 1950. Shapiro later found thenegatives of Moreland humoristLewis Grizzard’s first marriage to his

high school sweetheartand a file for themarriage of U2 spyplane pilot Francis GaryPowers when he wed alocal preacher’s sister.

When Shapirobought the business,there also were someweddings already on theschedule. Shapiro,however, had nevertaken a portrait ofsomeone in a studiobefore. He and his wife,Georgia, had been

married about two years. They wouldgo to the studio on Sundays and shewould pose for him, and Shapiroquickly figured out how to takestudio portraits.

Shapiro took the pictures forAlan and Denise Jackson’s wedding,several years before Alan became acountry music superstar. “Alan was afriend. They didn’t have any money.As a wedding gift to Alan andDenise, I did their wedding,” he said.

Much has changed since 1980.Instead of 100-150 proofs, mostweddings now result in 400-500 –chosen from as many as 1,200images. Weddings were the last partof Shapiro’s business that he did withfilm, but all of his work is now done

with digital cameras.The old equipment was

cumbersome. “You had technicallimitations that we don’t have asmuch now,” he said. “Technologyhas advanced to the point that theonly limitations are what you cansee.”

Shapiro has had his share ofunusual experiences shootingweddings – including the bride whogot to the church five minutes beforeservice time. “We’ve had grooms

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faint during the ceremony. This wasback in the day when churchesweren’t as well air conditioned,” hesaid.

In the early days, Shapiro did alot of weddings with simplereceptions in small churches aroundthe county. Sometimes he shot anearly afternoon wedding out in thecounty and a larger wedding andreception in Newnan in the evening.It was a challenge to make sure all hisbatteries got recharged for theevening event.

Most of his church weddingstoday are done in downtownNewnan. Many are not in churchat all.

“A majority of the weddings thatI do now, the wedding is in a non-traditional place or the reception is,”he said. He has photographedweddings at Dunaway Gardens andat hotels.

Destination weddings – inFlorida, in Savannah, on AmeliaIsland, even the Turks and Caicos –were popular for awhile, but seem tobe less frequent these days.

Shapiro reflected that traditionsassociated with weddings – best men,bridesmaids, special clothing, familygroup photographs and a reception –have not changed much.

“Whether it’s outdoors or at thechurch,” he said, “the whole thing isstill about a bride and groom gettingmarried.” NCM

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See now, that wasn’t hard at all.It’s easy to give your walls ahandpainted look, which is awonderful alternative to messystencils. And what’s neat about theletters is, they are easily removablewhen you decide it’s time forsomething new. Pull them off withtweezers or use your hair dryer toheat them up for easy removal.They’re quick and easy, aren’tpermanent and don’t damage thewalls. So go ahead. Be inspired.Shout it out, share what you love,and let your walls do the talking!

11.. Prepare your wall. Use a tapemeasure to determine the exact spotwhere your words will be placed.Mark the spot by making a horizontalline, placing masking tape along thewall or using chalk or a pencil.22.. Prepare your words. Lay yourquote out flat. Quotes come on apiece of transfer tape (which looksand feels kind of like masking tape)on one side and backing paper (that’susually white and shiny) on the otherside. Don’t peel off the back paper.You need to rub the transfer side tomake sure the letters adhered to thetransfer tape. 33.. Apply your words. Place the quoteon the pre-measured surface and tapeit to the wall. Be sure to put it whereyou marked and even double check itwith a level. While the quote is tapedto the wall, flip it up and carefullypeel away the backing paper from thequote. Your letters and design shouldremain on the transfer tape. After the

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Other ideas for personalizedwedding gifts: A beautiful glass vase,a frame, or even “Just Married” onthe back window of their car. Youcan take an inexpensive, plain itemyou purchased at a discount chainstore or craft store and turn it into abeautiful, personalized andexpensive looking gift in no time atall and without breaking the bank.What newlyweds and gift recipientswouldn’t love that! NCM

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hen you meet Teresa Carter,her love of catering and

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The funny thing is, the owner of Southern TouchCatering came to the business in a happenstance way.“I used to sell real estate and my husband Ken, who isin the food service business, used to help me out bycatering my open houses. People would go crazy forthe food, and people told us we should go intobusiness for ourselves, and five years ago we did!”

Teresa admits she was not a culinary pro when shebegan but she knew what tasted good, what wouldwork on a menu and what wouldn’t. Also, she says ithelped having a husband who works in food servicebecause he understands the dynamics of purchasing,when to use pre-made ingredients and when to usefresh, and other useful information. (She now uses adifferent food distributor, however, to avoid anyconflict of interest.)

Teresa and her staff handle events from sit-downdinners to events with 250 or more and enjoypreparing the food for all events, but especially duringthis season of love, bridal events and tea parties arecompany favorites. Two menu choices that clientsseem to gravitate toward time and again are the MiniBeef Wellingtons and the Salmon and Dill CreamCheese Tarts. Teresa says her clients love these tastyrecipes, and for folks who want to make them athome, the Wellingtons may be prepared ahead of timeand frozen and then baked just when ready to serve.The salmon can also be prepared a day ahead but mustbe piped into the prepared shells just before serving.

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Heat oven to 350 degrees. Bring puff pastryto room temperature. In a heavy sauce pan,melt half the butter and olive oil over medi-um heat. Add the garlic and cook lightlywithout scorching. Raise heat and add thefilets. Sauté on each side for about 1-2 min-utes. Remove meat from heat and set aside.Add the remaining butter and olive oil andthe mushrooms. Cook until mushroomshave reduced. Next add red wine,Worcestershire sauce, rubbed sage andblack pepper. Cook over medium-high heatuntil most of the liquid is absorbed andsauce has thickened. While sauce is cooking,dice the meat into about 20 small pieces.Place the meat back in the pan and warm.Remove from heat and let cool.

Next, remove the puff pastry from packageand lay each sheet on a piece of parchmentpaper dusted lightly with flour. Smooth thecreases and cut sheets into 20 small squares.Place a piece of meat and a spoon of sauceon each square, then wrap the pastry aroundthe filling making sure to seal the edges.Place on a sheet pan lined with parchmentpaper with the sealed edges facing down.(At this point, you may freeze them uncov-ered for 2 hours and then place in an airtightcontainer until ready to use and bake later.)Finally, bake in preheated oven for 15-20minutes or until pastry is a light, goldenbrown. Serve immediately.


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id you know that some 51 native species of orchids grow wild inGeorgia? They are actually native to every state in the contiguousUnited States, according to orchid experts Pete and Gail Furniss,

but they aren’t indigenous to Hawaii. Some of the more commonvarieties include Cranefly, Rattlesnake Plantains and Pink

Ladyslipper, but there are many different species. Most people arefamiliar with the varieties sold in the groceries or floral stores, but there areanywhere from 17,000 to 35,000 species of orchids worldwide.

The Furnisses are lifelong horticulturalists, as hobbyists, and have sucha love of orchids they have traveled the world over not just to enjoy orchidsin their native environs but to judge orchid competitions.

“I didn’t get my first orchid until we were first married, when Pete andI were stationed in Key West with the Navy,” said Gail. Her former sister-in-law gave her the plant, and Gail says beautiful varieties grew everywheredown in the Keys. Once hooked on the gorgeous plants, the couple learnedto grow them in every climate: in basements, under lights, on backporches, in kitchens.

“We like to bring orchids into our house as pieces of art,” Gail says.“We are very fortunate because we have the most extraordinary younghorticulturalist named Keren King who works for us. She’s really gottenour greenhouse and plants looking incredible.”

Orchids are so unusual because they grow in and on so many differentmediums. Terrestrial orchids grow in the ground, while lithophytes canactually grow on a rock surface. Epiphytes establish themselves on trees andare usually found in more tropical locales. Unlike other plants like

Gail and Pete Furniss, at left,credit horticulturist Keren Kingwith helping get their greenhouseand orchids looking “incredible.”

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mistletoe or wild wisteria, whichrequire a host, orchids are notparasitic to their host tree. Mostorchids aren’t fragrant, but there aresome that are powerfully perfumed –so much so that they will fill a roomwith sweet scent. Pete says theoccasional species, like the CarrionFly Orchid, has the unfortunatedistinction of smelling like rottinganimal flesh in order to attract itsparticular pollinator.

There are so many differentvarieties it is hard to say which is themost beautiful – there isn’t a moststunning. Tiny little blooms barelythe size of a grain of sand rest onverdant leaves on one plant. Kerenexcitedly holds one species, which hasbushy leaves like it has overgrown“bedhead.” Seemingly withoutflowers, it reveals tiny petals onlywhen she gently pulls apart the plantand exclaims, “Here they are, like atiny treasure hunt!” The minisculeblooms rest gently in the greenleaves, revealing their magnificentsunglow yellow.

Other orchids proclaim theirglory in bold bursts of color with asteady stream of prehistoric-shapedflowers flowing down stalks andstems as fragile-seeming as a silkenthread. Pete notes that vanilla comesfrom an orchid. The flower burstsforth in bloom and is pollinated. Asthe bloom dies, it produces a podfrom which seeds are extracted tomake the tasty elixir, which is thesecond most expensive spice besidesaffron. The Furnisses’ vanilla plantbloomed for the first time this pastyear and Gail jokes it’s because Kerensings to the plants. “Of course, it’s

Gail Furniss, opposite, examines oneof the many orchids growing at herhome in Newnan. She and husbandPete have traveled the world to seeorchids in their native environs andalso to judge orchid competitions.

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also the fact that she rotates themperfectly and is taking such good careof all of them that they are doing sowell,” she says.

The Furnisses have beenmembers of the National OrchidSociety and the Atlanta chapter since1981. Both have served as judges,but Pete is more actively involved

and travels to judge internationalorchid competitions. When judging aparticular plant, judges look forForm, Color, Substance/Texture,Number of Flowers and Arrangement(flower faces are all in the samedirection on the stem).

It’s possible to cross-breed plantsto get better and better quality

Horticulturist Keren King

specimens, but when you are just anaverage person who wants a beautifulflower to enjoy, these things don’tmatter. If the flower gives youhappiness, buy it if you can afford itor give it as a gift to someone special.With proper care, it will continue tobring you happiness for many yearsto come.

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thorough watering once a week is plenty. Take

the plant out of its decorative container

(remaining in its plastic holder) and place it in

the sink, and run water gently over the dirt until

the water runs out the bottom. Then drain it on a

paper towel.

Interestingly, orchids cannot be planted in

potting soil; they must be grown in a medium

made specifically for them.

Since most orchids live in a moist climate

and like humidity, if you want them to really

thrive, you may add extra humidity by adding

pea gravel under the pot and pour a layer of

water over the gravel. You don’t want the pot to

sit in the water but on top of it.

You can also add humidity by putting some

water in a spritz bottle and spraying the leaves

a couple of times a week.

For more information on orchids, visit theAtlanta Orchid Show, hosted by the AtlantaOrchid Society March 12-15. VisitAtlantaOrchidSociety.org for more information.NCM

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Lilies of the Valley tells of his two lovers, one pure and “celestial”and the other completely immoral. The novel, published in 1836,

details the tensions and choices resulting from these two relationships.The charming flower for which this book is named also is full ofcontradictions and contrasts in its history and nature. Even thebeginnings of the Lily of the Valley seem to arise from paradox. Thereare several legends in which the life of the lily springs from death. Onetells of Mary at the foot of the cross, weeping for her beloved Son. Asher tears splashed on the stained soil of Golgotha, the pure white,

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sweet bells of the Lily of the Valleybloomed. Another legend tells of theLily of the Valley springing from theblood spilled in the magnificentbattle between St. Leonard and thedragon Sin. St. Leonard wasvictorious, and today St. Leonard’sforest in West Sussex, England iscarpeted with this flower.

Perhaps the incongruity of theLily of the Valley arises from the fact

that the plant itself can bring eitherlife or death. Since medieval times ithas been used for a variety ofailments, especially heart disorders. Itcontains a cardiac glycoside, calledConvallarium, which has an actionsimilar to digitalis on the heart, but ifused without proper supervision theplant can cause death. Throughouthistory people have considered theliquid distilled from the plant

precious. Called Aqua Aurea orGolden Water, it was carefully storedin a gold or silver vessel. In the firstchapter of Kidnapped, Robert LouisStevenson ranks the importance ofthis golden water along with theBible and money. His hero, DavieBalfour, has just become orphanedand is about to set out on his owninto the world. He is met on theroad out of town by the local

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minister who has three gifts for him.Along with a Bible and some moneyDavie receives a third gift, “which isflat and square and written upon,will stand by you through life, like agood staff for the road, and a goodpillow to your head in sickness.” Thetremulous Davie finds the gift to be arecipe for Lily of the Valley water for“ill or well, and whether man orwoman.” Even here we see thedichotomy of the plant.

A woodland plant andherbaceous perennial, Lily of theValley began to be cultivated in the16th century and spread throughoutEurope and Asia. It is called by manynames – Our Lady’s Tears, May Lily,Lily Constancy, Ladder to Heaven–and it’s proper name is Convallaria

(meaning valley) majalis (meaningMay). Mrs. M. Grieve in A ModernHerbal, written in 1932, gives adelightful description of thisdiminutive plant: “At the back of theleaves, lightly enclosed at the base inthe scaly sheath, is the flower-stalk,quite bare of leaves itself and bearingat its summit a number of buds,greenish when young, each on a veryshort stalk, which become of thepurest white, and as they open turndownwards, the flowers hanging, likea pearl of fairy bells, each bell withthe edges turned back with six smallscallops.”

Seemingly delicate, the plant is afoil, because it is tough and canthrive under conditions of neglect.Many times it has been reported

happily and picturesquely covering ahillside near a vacant, ramshacklehomestead, a testimony to the liveslived there. The reason for this mightbe the specialized root of the lilycalled a rhizome. A rhizome is asideways growing root that has “pips”from which new plants grow andallows the lily of the valley toproduce large colonies of flowers. Italso has strong stems making it anexcellent cut flower. In France, it hasbecome synonymous with May Daywhen it is sold on every street corneras a cut flower to place on your lapelor to give as a bouquet.

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Common name: Lily of the ValleyBotanical name: Convallaria majalis

Also called Our Lady’s Tears, May Lily, Lily Constancy, Ladder to HeavenDescription: Large bright green leaves with a flower stalk arising from the center adorned

with a raceme of tiny white bell-like flowers.

Blooms: White blooms in spring, followed by vermilion berries.Type: Herbaceous perennial

Cultivation: Plant in the fall in rich soil that receivesa good bit of moisture and in a semi-shady area.Place the pips about 4 to 5 inches apart, clumps abouta foot apart. Propagate by division. The SouthernLiving Garden Book recommends using it “as a carpetbetween camellias and rhododendrons, under decid-uous trees or high branching, not too dense ever-green trees.” Special notes: Lily of the Valley is known for its sweet scent and makes an excellent cut flower. Does well in con-

tainers, and pips can be bought in January to force. The plant reproduces by an underground stem, or rhizome, with

new plants arising from the “pips.” Remember that Lily of the Valley can become invasive and is

considered toxic to pets and children if ingested.

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considered spot. The Southern LivingGarden Book recommends using it“as a carpet between camellias andrhododendrons, under deciduoustrees or high branching, not toodense evergreen trees.” It does not dowell in high traffic areas but wouldbe attractive edging a path or incontainers where the fragrance canbe appreciated. Pips can be placed 4to 5 inches apart and clumps withtheir centers about a foot apart.They will thrive with the addition ofamendments and moisture. There areseveral other varieties in addition tothe white, one being rose colored.When planning, remember Lily ofthe Valley can become invasive and isconsidered toxic to pets and childrenif ingested. In the language offlowers, Lily of the Valley symbolizesa “return to happiness,” a sentimentwelcome in every garden despite theparadoxes of its nature. NCM

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same tree at exactly 4:45 in theafternoon each day until she wasfinished. “The next year, I went backto visit the same tree and it had diedin the drought,” Gosch says, “so I had

that will never again be replicated.One of the artist’s favorite pieces,titled “Printemps” (French for“Spring”), is one she created of aredbud tree in bloom. She visited the

or landscape painter MillieGosch, one of the manythrilling aspects of plein

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caught that tree during its final bloom. Plein airpainting is all about these moments.”

Gosch grew up in Newnan and now she andher family divide time between their primaryresidence in Atlanta and their horse farmgetaway retreat here in Newnan.

In the late 19th century, the idea of comingout of the studio and into nature to paint wasrevolutionary. Impressionist masters ClaudeMonet, Camille Pissarro and Pierre-Auguste

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Renoir advocated this new technique of usingnatural light and shadow. The main reason forthe revolution in moving out-of-doors was thatpaint became available in tubes. TheEuropeans weren’t the only ones experimentingwith painting outdoor landscapes. AmericanImpressionists with the Old Lyme school –Guy Rose, Robert William Wood, Mary DenilMorgan, John Gamble and Arthur Hill Gilbert– had all discovered the delights of light.

Gosch says she always wanted to be anartist. “Mama and Daddy always made sure Icould take art classes and explore my talents,”she says. “They were always very supportive.”She received her degree in Art History fromSalem College and a degree in Studio Paintingfrom the Atlanta College of Art. When shegraduated, landscape painting was out of vogueso she pursued a career in decorative arts. Herlove of landscapes couldn’t be squelched,however, and eventually she followed herpassion. Gosch jokes, “It takes me 45 minutesand 35 years to paint a painting.”

Gosch has traveled with fellow painters toartist colonies where they learn from eachother’s styles and techniques. Her favoriteplaces to paint are rural fields, lowlands, andthe marshes and coastal areas of Georgia andMaine.

Quite a few years ago she packed up herkit to go to California to learn technique frommaster painters there.

“Old House” is Gosch’s painting of a house at thecorner of Smokey Road and Lamar Potts Road.

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“They” was master painter RayRoberts, and Gosch says she learnedhow to be quiet and let nature speakto her.

She also learned every painterdevelops his own outdoor workingstyle, and it is vitally important tocreate a proper paint or field kit fromwhich to work. The kit needs to be

light, durable, not too big, and easy tocarry. Gosch sets up her kit exactly thesame way every time, puts a roll ofpaper towels between her right armand ribcage, and always wears thesame hat to diffuse light from hereyes. She teaches this technique to herstudents (not the roll of towels underthe arm – that’s a personal thing), but

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“I think I was armed with threesuitcases of equipment and an easelthat had 150 screws in it, and I was soembarrassed when I got to the class,”Gosch says. “I thought I understoodabout painting, but en plein air isdifferent. They were so nice to me andtaught me how to set up correctly, andI enjoyed seeing their perspective.”

Millie Gosch, above, enjoys painting outdoors at her horse farm and getaway retreat in Newnan. Her paintingsinclude, from left, CM Frames in Newnan, a spot she calls “Key West on the Farm,” and a scene in Buford.

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not all students are necessarily able tofollow the simplicity in form andfunction.

“I love watching people paint,”she says. “It is really my joy, seeingdifferent people’s styles. Everyone seesthings differently, and it’s also fun tosee how people set their kits up and totry and help them get to a little easierplace.” Gosch teaches that the basic

foundation of painting is with theprimary colors. “You can get any colorin nature out of the primary colors,and it makes painting a scene easier,”she says. “All of my paintings weredone with a primary palette.”

Because landscape painting hasbecome such a passion, Gosch wantsto share this idea of going outdoorsand painting with others. About seven

years ago, she began a series ofworkshops bringing the basics of pleinair painting to all levels of painters.Gosch herself teaches but she alsobrings in renowned artists fromaround the United States, such as RayRoberts of California. Roger DaleBrown of Nashville and GeneCostanza of Oregon taught aworkshop at the Gosches’ Newnanhorse farm last November, andCostanza will return in April.

Even if you’ve been painting all ofyour life, Gosch holds herself up asthe ultimate example of someonelearning and growing. In the comingmonths, should you spot increasingnumbers of people painting from lifearound Coweta County, why not pickup a brush and canvas and join themovement? You’ll be in goodcompany.

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mall towns can be afascinating hubbub of people,

activities and hobbyists. Forevery 10 people you meet, you’relikely to find 10 different interestsand collections. Retired EasternAirlines Pilot Dick Borrelli givescredit for his hobby to a funny paintscheme and an offhand comment byhis wife. These started a lifelonghobby collecting barberingmemorabilia and, in particular,shaving cups.

“We were living in Fairburnabout 35 years ago,” Dick recounts,“and my wife Jane painted our

bedroom sky blue with a red andwhite striped accent. A friendcommented the room looked like abarber pole.”

The Borrellis obviously have asense of humor because Jane said,“Wouldn’t it be neat to get a real old-fashioned barber’s chair in here?”They found one from a friend whosebarber-father had recently retired andput it in the room. Then Jane said,“Wouldn’t it be neat to put up a realbarber’s pole next to the chair?”Borrelli found a pole in an antiquestore and lugged it around in thecockpit of his DC-9 for two days

before returning home and installedit in the bedroom.

And so it began. SuddenlyBorrelli became interested in the loreand curios created by the barberingtrade. “The popularity for shavingmugs lasted from around the time ofthe Civil War until the beginning ofthe first World War – when Gilletteinvented the safety razor and shavingcream became available in tubes,” hesaid.

Prior to the Civil War many menwore whiskers, but around 1860fashion dictated a clean-shaven facewas more appealing. Men went to

Dick Borrelli collects barbering, shaving memorabilia



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Retired Easternpilot Dick Borrellishows some ofhis collection ofshaving andbarberingmemorabilia.

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barber shops for their hot shave, andeach had a personalized mug for hisshaving soap and brush. Each man’sfavorite barber shop had shelves fordisplaying the mugs, which wereused as business advertising, just aspeople today leave business cards instores.

“I would say my mugs are amiddle of the road collection,”Borrelli said. “I collect mugs I likeand have culled out the poorer ones,but there are collections that areextremely valuable. Some mugs sellfor $7,000, $9,000 or even inextremely rare cases, $40,000 apiece.”

“I used to have the whole roomfor my barber collection,” Borrellijokes, “now Jane has me down to thisone corner.” An old postal cabinet hebought at auction was refitted toperfectly house his mugs. Borrellibegins his tour at the bottom shelfand works his way up, gently liftingpreferred choices, giving a quickhistory as if describing an old friend.Mugs with floral patterns offer theleast information about theirprevious owners and are generally lessvaluable but no less lovely. One set ofthree was owned by two brothers anda brother-in-law. Shaving mugs werepopular presents and often have

inscriptions on the bottom, poignantreminders the mugs were actuallyused in days gone by and not justtchotchkes gathering dust.

Fraternal mugs are up a fewshelves and in the hierarchy ofcollectability and were very popular.These mugs proudly display themany orders such as Knights ofColumbus, Freemasons and Order ofthe Eastern Star. Many mugsdisplayed multiple orders. The mostvaluable classification of mug is theoccupational mug showing suchoccupations as pharmacist, bricklayer,blacksmith, cable car operator, farmeror doctor. Some mugs display bothoccupation and fraternalorganization, but all styles of mugdisplay the owner’s name and offer afascinating window into day-to-daylife a century ago.

One of Borrelli’s favorite mugshas the State Seal of Pennsylvania onit, and through research he knewonly important citizens could have amug with the seal on it. This mugbelonged to the architect whodesigned Pennsylvania’s statehouse.Another favorite, purchased on eBay,was advertised as an occupationalmug depicting a stonecutter. As aSoutherner, Borrelli recognized it was

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not a stonecutter but a mill wheel,and he “had to have it” and now saysit may be his favorite. He did,however, say the word “favorite” afew times when showing off a coupleof particularly interesting “oldfriends.”

Borrelli used to collect brushesand razors but has sold most of therelated memorabilia. He’s kept twoincredible finds he says areirreplaceable. One is a handmade,one-of-a-kind Civil War era cashregister that was used in a barbershop. “It still has all the original

working parts,” he said. “Theproprietor would ring up the sale,and the customer would receive atoken to take to their barber. At theend of the day, the owner couldreconcile his receipts. It’s ingenious.”The other beloved item is a very rareCivil War field barber’s chair. Thechair still has the regimentalmarkings painted on the back of theoriginal canvas.

Borrelli even had an old mugremade into an occupational mug forhim. It displays his name, the EasternAirlines emblem and his pilot wings– he says it was a pride thing.

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COURTNEY STILLWELLThere’s no doubt that educators have a servant’s heart,

and nowadays teachers are expected to carry an evergreater workload. Newnan High School Media SpecialistCourtney Stillwell, Ed.S., NBCT, a divorced mother of three,didn’t hesitate when Newnan High School put out the requestfor a sponsor for a new swim team. She volunteered withouthesitation, even though she was extremely busy taking herchildren Casey (15), Shelby (10) and Travis (8) to swim team atthe Summit, softball and baseball.

“I transferred as an elementary teacher from Canongateto be a Media Specialist at Newnan after getting my Master’sin Media Technology. I thought swim team would be a greatway to get involved in the school,” Courtney says. “Caseyswam for Newnan this year, and our team has done very well


being brand new. It’s very exciting because we have so manyfreshmen and sophomores, and lots of athletes realize they canuse swimming to cross-train to get in shape for other events. I’veseen so much excitement, I think we’ll have an even bigger teamnext year.”

To blow off a little steam built up on the job, this former Delta-passenger service “red coat” turned high school instructor loves totravel with friends and family and enjoys a girlfriend getaway eachyear. Stillwell mixes it up with people from different seasons of herlife for these trips: college friends, Delta workmates and teacherbuddies. The one thing they all have in common is their friendshipwith Courtney. Whether it’s organizing a swim team, her children,or a girlfriend trip, her relaxed attitude and fun spirit get the jobdone and make it a whole lot of fun for everyone involved!

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Do you ever watch “trash TV”? If so, what’syour favorite show?It’s not really mindless, more edge-of-your-seat TV: “24” and “CSI” are my shows.

If you could go back and talk to yourself as ajunior in high school, what are three pieces ofadvice you would give yourself?1. Try and get involved in school clubs, sportsand activities.2. Don’t worry about what other people aredoing – do what you think is right.3. Enjoy yourself, especially with yourfriends.

If you won an all-expense paid trip for yourfamily anywhere in the world, where wouldyou choose?Because I worked at Delta in PassengerService, I’ve been very lucky to have traveledall over the world and my kids still havetravel privileges. In fact, I used to be able tocall a friend up and say let’s fly to (somecity) for lunch or dinner and come home andwe could, so it’s hard to pick. But I thinkdefinitely Australia would be where I wouldtake my family.

Have you ever held a grudge againstsomeone?I try not to but yes, I have.

What are the most played tunes on youriPod?Eagles, Elton John, Journey, Billy Joel. Myroommate from college and I are going tosee Elton John and Billy Joel on March 13 –I’m so excited!

What’s your favorite thing about living inNewnan?The lifestyle – I used to like Newnan when itwas a bit smaller. That’s why I like NewnanHigh School. It’s older and it has tradition. Ialso love the Courthouse Square.

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hen Pat and SallyCheatham becameengaged 13-1/2 yearsago, he put the cart before

the horse: He gave her a buggy. “Sally had

two horses atthe time, andshe alwayswanted abuggy,” saysPat. “Being agood fiancé, Istartedlookingaround for abuggy.”

MaybePat wasinfluenced bythe old FrankSinatrastandard, butthat first cartled to a barnfull of horses(four) and ponies (five) and carriages(12) as well as a life immersed indriving. Today, Pat is vice presidentof the American Driving Society,which promotes pleasure driving and

driving competitions. (Anotherorganization, the CarriageAssociation of America, focuses onpreserving antique horse-drawnvehicles).

“When we first started, I couldn’tfigure out where everything goes,”says Pat, describing how the couplelearned to decipher the mysteries ofthe many straps on a harness. “Now I

can harness a horse faster than I cansaddle one.”

Sally’s old Quarter horse, Mingo,had never pulled a carriage whenthey harnessed her up that first time.

Most horseswould not havereacted sokindly to astrangecontraptionrattling alongbehind them,but Mingo wasspecial, a once-in-a-lifetimehorse who coulddo everythingfrom dressage tojumping to foxhunting. Sallyhad the marefor 29 yearsbefore she wentto horse heavenat age 32.

Like many competitive drivers,the Cheathams started out drivingrecreationally, but they graduallybecame enthralled with combineddriving, a sport that, like the three-

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day event, teststhe conditionand versatility ofthe horse.

In the early1970s, PrincePhilip of GreatBritain helpedcreate combineddriving when hegave up the fastand furious sportof polo for moresedate carriage driving. But he puthis own spin on it, modelingcombined driving after three-dayeventing:

Day 1 – Driven Dressage. Thistest consists of a prescribed sequenceof movements to demonstrateobedience, impulsion and training.

Day 2 – Cross-CountryMarathon. Drivers must completeeach hazard in the shortest possibletime without penalties, which

include dismounting from thecarriage, going off course, knockingdown a hazard and turning thecarriage over.

Day 3 – Cones. This phase teststhe accuracy and skill of the driverwho has to drive at speed throughnarrowly spaced pairs of cones.

The winner is the team thataccumulates the fewest penaltypoints. Horses and ponies competeseparately.

As any horse owner can attest,horses are like babies, requiring agreat deal of gear for shows – fromfeed and hay to tack to brushes andbuckets. For driving, multiply thattimes two (or four for a four-in-hand) plus carriages and harnesses.Some of the Cheathams’ carriageseven have two sets of different-sizedwheels so they can be used withhorses or ponies.

“If you need something,

someone will lend it to you,” saysPat, recounting how the coupleborrowed a marathon cart fromCoweta driver Tom Hilgenberg, aninternational champion, at their firstcompetition. Hilgenberg planned touse the cart in another class, butunfortunately, the Cheathamscrashed, smashing it. Tom simplyborrowed a carriage from anotherdriver.

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events annually, the community of drivers is a tight-knit one. While there may be friendly rivalry, thatcamaraderie is what drew the Cheathams to the sportand keeps them enthusiastic.

“It’s the people in the driving community who areabsolutely delightful,” says Sally when asked whatattracts them to such a time- and labor-intensivesport.

Of course, some people have other reasons fortaking up driving. Many are former riders who havefallen off and hurt themselves, but still want to beinvolved with horses. Others are what Pat calls “ponyrecyclers”: “Their kids have outgrown their ponies.”

While they like to win, the Cheathams’ goal is tohave fun.

“We essentially compete against ourselves,” saysSally. “If we feel that we’ve improved since our lastshow, we feel successful.”

The couple’s 15-acre farm is surrounded by otherfarms, and they feel blessed to be surrounded bygenerous neighbors who allow them to train on theirproperty. The Cheathams’ three dogs usually ride inthe cart or follow alongside.

“We’ve got miles of trails and roads,” says Sally.

She exercises – either driving or riding – four horsesand ponies a day to get them fit and obedient.

When rules allow at the competitions, theCheathams act as each other’s navigator, helping guideeach other through the hazards, an apt metaphor formarried life.

“It ought to be illegal for adults to have this muchfun,” Sally says.

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Gala celebration set for Reading Circle’s Centennial

Gandy Glover’shome on TempleAvenue, recentlyused in shootingthe film “GetLow” withRobert Duvall,Bill Murray andSissy Spacek,will also be thesite of the 100thanniversarycelebration ofthe NewnanReading Circlethis fall.

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Mrs. K.O. Cole and Mrs. B.K. Deakinattended the Reading Circle’s 80thanniversary celebration at theGlover home in 1989.

At the group’s 75thanniversarycelebration are FranDeakin, EleanorHubbard, RosalynMcKoy, Carrie MayMcElroy, FlorenceGrogan, Ruth Fitts,Pat Glover andMargaret Tyre.

Celebrating the Reading Circle’s 70thanniversary are Evelyn Haugen, PatGlover, Julia Bowen, Virginia St. Johnand Eleanor Blalock.

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n December 1909, members of the newlyformed Newnan Reading Circle met twice atthe elegant Queen Anne style home of MaryLou Cook Atkinson.

A century later, members of the uniqueorganization will return to the same

location – now the residence of my neighborGandy Glover – for a Christmas gathering thatwill conclude the Reading Circle’s list ofcentennial events. The massive white house at thecorner of Temple Avenue and Kellogg Street haslong been a Newnan landmark.

Gandy told me the house was built in 1893.While the style has been dubbed Queen Anne,the queen at the time was Victoria, and thehouse’s furbelows proclaim that monarch’s era.

Theodore Ellis Atkinson, who was Newnan’sschool superintendent, built the house, and hiswell-educated wife, Mary Lou, was one of theoriginal Reading Circle members. AtkinsonElementary School was named in honor of T.E.Atkinson because of his commitment toeducation. T. E. Atkinson’s brother, William YatesAtkinson, was a prominent attorney and the firstNewnanite to become governor of Georgia.

The Atkinson brothers actually came from aMeriwether County family. Their father had aplantation, Oakland, that was located in a rural

area near Gay and Alvaton.Louise Cook Atkinson, daughter of T.E. and

Mary Lou Atkinson, was – like her mother – acharter member of the Reading Circle. LouiseAtkinson married Richard Eggleton Hardaway,who had come to Newnan when his father becamethe second pastor of Central Baptist Church.Richard Hardaway was ordained at Central andpastored churches in Georgia and the Carolinas.He died in 1973, the year Gandy acquired theproperty.

Gandy remembered the Hardaways from hisboyhood. “Mrs. Hardaway was out front pullingup weeds all the time,” he remembered.Occasionally, he or a friend would chase an errantbaseball that had bounded into the yard.

The house “was in pretty good shape,”according to Gandy, when he bought it. “As far asthe woodwork, it had never been painted. It hadbeen in the same family all the time.”

The Reading Circle has been bringingtogether some of Newnan’s leading women for acentury – to discuss intellectual topics past andpresent, to sample tasty dainties and to get toknow each other better. Minutes from 1984 referto Helen Brewster closing a meeting with “a spiritof warmth and friendship.” It is that spirit, asmuch as a desire to broaden their minds and

Newnan ReadingCircle membersas they appearedin 1934.

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improve their community, that hasfueled the Reading Circle members’commitment to meet together.

This year is by no means the firsttime the Reading Circle hascelebrated an anniversary. The 17th,25th, 40th, 50th, 60th, 70th and75th anniversaries were all observedwith varying degrees of emphasis.Often, one or more cakes wereprepared, and pictures from pastyears were displayed. Printedprograms were also put together forsome of those events.

A history written for the 50thanniversary in 1959 began with thesewords: “The Reading Circle! InNewnan this name is synonymouswith culture and congeniality – withsensitivity and serious study – withintellect and interest.” A reporterfrom The Atlanta Journal drovedown from Atlanta to write a storyabout the 50th anniversarycelebration.

A 75th Anniversary Tea was heldSept. 6, 1984. An album ofphotographs, some dating to 1923,was shared at that gathering. A focalpoint of the meeting was “TreasuredPeople of the Past” with circlemembers sharing memories of pastmembers.

The 75th soiree also included areview of some of the circle’s manyintellectual interests – history,education, music, current affairs andtechnology. The minutes from the teanoted Rosalyn McKoy has prepared apresentation on “the South andSouthern literature, which sheastutely abbreviated because themeeting was getting quite long.”

The Reading Circle willinaugurate its centennial celebrationwith a gala set for Sept. 3. Plans havebeen made for a noted Southernauthor to speak, with Reading Circlemembers in 1909-style fineryholding a tea afterward. Plans also

Reading Circle celebrations weren’t limited to anniversary events. In thetop photo above, at a picnic in 1993 are Betty Dyer, Fran Deakin, VinnieRosenzweig, Sue Jordan, Laelius Davis, Eleanor Blalock and RosalynMcKoy. Center: Gathered in 2001 at Carol Harless’ studio are Liz Camp,June Rutledge, Rita Brown, Ellen Ehrenhard and Inez Glover. A 1991“Picnic at the River,” above, was held at the home of Mrs. C.M. Barron.

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call for a flower show, coordinated bythe Driftwood Garden Club, and anexhibit of clothing styles from acentury ago by the Newnan-CowetaHistorical Society.

When the Newnan HospitalAuxiliary mounts its CandlelightTour of Homes in December, I hearthat homes of charter members of theReading Circle will be featured. I betthe current Reading Circle ladies willget out their 1909 costumes oncemore to be docents on that alwaysmemorable tour.

Then the final event will be theChristmas party at Gandy’s home. Iam told “dainty refreshments”harking back to the circle’s originswill be served. Dessert molds thatbelonged to charter member LulaEdna Williams Parks will be used.

Gandy may have to do a fewthings to get ready for the party, butwhen I asked him what he mightneed to do, he told me his mother,Inez Taylor Glover, a longtimeReading Circle member, would havethe final say. With a laugh, Gandytold me he would do “whatever shetells me to do.” NCM

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Several weeks ago, I decided to kickstart my newyear’s resolution to get this mommy body backin shape. Lilly was born in late October, and

after resting and recouping for November andDecember, I was ready to hit the ground running inJanuary. My husband and I will be spending a littlevacation time in Hawaii this summer, which is anothermotivating factor. No excuses for “mummy tummy”half a year later! By that point I’m quite certain all ofthe uterine swelling has gone down. So I have startedworking out … and what an experience that has been.

First let me say that I use the phrase “work out”very loosely. I am terribly weak and have a difficulttime even picking up dumbbells off the ground, letalone in any sort of routine. I told my husband I

needed to join a gym so I could attend aerobics classesand promised I would actually go. (We have done thisbefore – joined and paid for a year’s membership. Icould easily count on my fingers the number of timesI darkened that doorway.) Graciously, he let me get themembership and I started going to classes right away.

My experience at the first few classes was a joke,and I found myself remembering why I had stoppedgoing to the gym. First of all, everyone in the gymintimidates me in some way or another. They areeither too skinny, too muscular, too faked tan, or justtoo into the whole gym experience. You know thesepeople. They have all the fitness gear complete withsweatbands, huge muscles, and run around like theyown the place. They clearly don’t have a job because

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who can spend that much time working out ifemployed? And they love smoothies. With proteinshots and other crazy things. But I digress.

As I stumbled into the gym carrying Lilly andall of her carseatheaviness, it was alreadyobvious I didn’t fit in. Ilooked like I had somekind of disorder as I wastrying to cart her intothe gym nursery. I wasalready regretting thedecision to rejoin, but Iwas determined to makemy class fantastic. So Iran in and grabbed my bench and one level ofrisers. Looking around, I noticed that just abouteveryone else in the class was using at least threerisers (except the hardcore woman behind me whohad five risers and did the whole class holding 10pound dumbbells). I stuck out my chin and wasnot going to compare myself. Until I saw the 90-pound class instructor with the perfect legs. Thenthe competition began. If the skinny girl with theeating disorder could do this, so could I. No, Ihadn’t exercised in a year (and even then it was just

a brisk walk around the block), but I could do it.What I clearly forgot was that not only does the

aerobics class require a significant amount of energyand throw your heart rate well above what I think isnormal and healthy, more embarrassingly itdemands that you memorize some kind ofchoreographed moves. And I am the leastcoordinated person in Coweta County. So, I amfumbling around my bench trying to keep up withPerfect Legs, desperately trying to catch my breathand not pant as loudly and deeply as I need to forair to actually fill my lungs, while attempting totear my gaze away from the wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling mirrors that surrounded me with images ofmy post-baby self. (At this point, I am strongly

fighting the urge to run out, accost the man at the frontdesk for a bottle of water, leave and never return.) Notsoon enough, we take a five-second water break. Clearlythe rest of my aerobic friends are all regular “gym

people” who bring their ownwater bottles. I am forced torun out of the room and findthe water fountain. Nothingsays “new gym person” likedrinking from the waterfountain. But then my beet-red face could’ve given meaway, too. Or my quivering legmuscles.

Returning to class, I wassure it was almost over. So 45 minutes and 1,000 missedchoreography steps later, my body was in a kind ofpanicked state and I realized I still had to pick up Lillyand somehow manage not to drop her car seat in themiddle of the parking lot.

I grabbed a Starbucks on the way home and told myhusband I was going to be taking this “diet and exercise”thing a little slower than I’d planned. NCM

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my son Carson said to his father, unbeknownst to me, asthey watched go-carts speeding around the indoor track atAndretti’s Indoor Karting and Games in Roswell, Ga.

As I emerged from around the corner, my son said,“You won’t let me do this, will you, Mama?”

Not noticing the desperation in his eyes, I missed mycue and said, “Sure!”

Fortunately for my little Andretti, the age for juniorracers starts at eight years old, a whole year away for him.

I’d like to say I suited up, donned a helmet andclimbed into one of the 40 state-of-the art RIMO adultkarts powered by Honda. I’d like to say that I tackled the

road course, navigating through daring hairpin turns,sweeping curves and thrillingly fast straightaways,reaching speeds of up to 38 mph. I’d like to say that.But instead I said, “Let’s hit the snack bar!”

I guess he comes by it honestly.We then filled up on American fare at Ethyl’s

Diner, located inside the indoor entertainment center.The entire complex is owned by racing championsMario, Michael and John Andretti. In November of2004, the famed family purchased what had beenknown as the Andretti Speed Lab in Roswell. Theymade over $1 million in renovations that extensivelyimproved the entertainment facility and reopened as

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Andretti Indoor Karting & Games inMarch of 2005.

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redefines the word itself. A driversince the age of nine, Andretti hasbeen behind the wheel of almosteverything with four wheelsunderneath it, a few with two wheels,and a couple with treads and runners.Starting in sanctioned go-kart racing,Andretti has made his mark in allforms of auto racing including USACmidgets, Indy Cars, NHRA Top Fueldragsters and NASCAR.

After our meal, my family and Iventured into the game room, whichis filled with $2 million worth ofadvanced simulation andredemption video games and racingsimulators. In other words, lots ofnoise, flashing lights and games thatspit out tickets – a kid’s paradise.

I put $20 on a card (tokens areso passé) and let my son anddaughter loose. The tandemcompetitive racing and NASCARgames are synched closely to simulate

a real race, without the smell ofgasoline. Other games included Dealor No Deal and a trivial pursuitgame, both with giant screens, airhockey, pool tables, and a 30-footclimbing wall. I have to admit, Ienjoyed the garage shooting game. Ifyou “hit” the right sensor with yourtoy gun, characters would pop up,much to the delight of my children,and mine, because it meant I actuallyhit something.

For adults, there’s the AdrenalineSky bar, where guests can watch kartracing down below or their favoritesporting event on one of 20 satellite-linked televisions. Adrenaline’s offerssnacks as well as a full bar, includingwine from Mario Andretti’s winery inNapa Valley, Calif. And, of course, ifyou are brave enough, there’s theroad course track for ages 16 and up.Otherwise, Ethyl’s makes a greatchicken salad. NCM

Andretti Indoor Karting & Games11000 Alpharetta Hwy., Roswell, GA 30076770-992-5688 or visitwww.andrettikarting.com

Prices vary. Adults must be 16years old with a valid driver’slicense – must be 18 years or olderto sign a liability waiver. Juniorracers must be 8 years old and 48”tall. All drivers must wear closedtoe, closed heel shoes.

Andretti Racing Camp – June 1-July 31, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., $249/child perweek, $89/child for daily drop-off.Package includes dailyinstructional Superkart Racing, oneAndretti Camp T-shirt, Rock WallClimbing, Interactive ElectronicGame Play, lunch.

Andretti Indoor Karting & Gamesoffers several different BirthdayParty Packages. Each partyincludes one hour in the birthdayparty room, tableware, decorations,a birthday cake, Kid’s Meal foreach child, and a host to assistyou. Prices vary.

Andretti’s is also available forbusiness meetings and teambuilding.June 1 - July 31, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

$249 / Child for the week$89 / Child for daily drop-off

Follow your own path.www.heritagehawks.org

THE HERITAGE SCHOOL

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This, dear authors (and readers),is where the fun begins.

You see, the most fascinatingaspect of this novel is that it is toldentirely through correspondence. FromJuliet’s first letter to Sidney on Jan. 8,1946 to her last one, Sept. 17, 1946,readers share the lives of Juliet, Sidney,Dawsey, Kit, Elizabeth, Amelia, Eben,Isola and Eli. Not all of these charac-ters are letter-writers, but all are crucialto the story.

After some letters between Julietand Dawsey, Juliet decides the literarysociety is the perfect focus for her arti-cle on the importance of books ineveryday life. This leads to a trip toGuernsey, and a realization thatJuliet can’t stop with the article.She needs to write a book aboutthe island and its inhabitants.

Juliet learns about Guernsey’sGerman occupation during thewar. She learns of Elizabeth’s arrestand imprisonment in a concentra-tion camp. She learns what the

people in the literary society mean toeach other, and how much she’s miss-ing in her life.

This book is really a love letter –a love letter from Juliet to the island,to its people, to the literary society,and to two people Juliet neverexpected to find.

So thank you, dear authors, forsharing Juliet and her letters. Thankyou for taking us to a different timeand place. And, though we maynever eat one (or want to), thankyou for sharing potato peel pies withus – or at least the friends who madethem.

Sincerely,Your fan

Call Me TedBy Ted Turner with Bill BurkeGrand Central Publishing, $30Reviewed by Holly Jones

Most of his life, Robert EdwardTurner III has wondered what peoplewould say about him when he’s dead. Or,more precisely, what he wanted his tomb-stone to say. His first suggestion was “YouCan’t Interview Me Here.” Then, hethought “Here Lies Ted Turner. He Never

The Guernsey Literary and PotatoPeel Pie SocietyBy Mary Ann Shaffer and AnnieBarrowsThe Dial Press, $22Reviewed by Holly Jones

Dear Mary Ann Shaffer and AnnieBarrows,

You should be commended for yourhumorously heartwarming novel, TheGuernsey Literary and Potato Peel PieSociety. The title’s a tongue-twister, butthe characters are truly delightful.

First is Juliet Ashton, a formercolumnist who wrote under the pseudo-nym Izzy Bickerstaff. Juliet’s columnswere compiled for her first book, IzzyBickerstaff Goes to War, and then pub-lished by Juliet’s friend, Sidney Stark ofStephens & Stark, Ltd.

The next great character is DawseyAdams, a pig farmer on the island ofGuernsey. Dawsey has a book onceowned by Juliet and written by CharlesLamb. Dawsey writes Juliet, hoping she’llhelp him learn more about Mr. Lamb, sothe Guernsey Literary and Potato PeelSociety can discuss the author.

Juliet is eager to help but even morewants to know what the GuernseyLiterary and Potato Peel Society is.

Owned a Broadcast Network.” But nowthat he’s reached his 70th birthday,owned professional sporting teams, builta cable empire, created an internationalhousehold name with CNN, boughthuge chunks of land in the southwest,created a land preservation dynasty, start-ed a restaurant chain, raised five children,and donated a billion (yes, billion) dollarsto the United Nations – well, now Mr.Turner is “leaning toward ‘I HaveNothing More to Say.’”

Hopefully, it will be a long whilebefore anyone has to decide the inscrip-tion on Ted’s tombstone. And luckily, hedid not have as much trouble naming hisfirst book – an autobiography entitled

Call Me Ted, co-written by Bill Burke.Ted’s story begins, according to him,

with his first word – “pretty.” Hedescribes his childhood spent in militaryschools, and his baby sister, who devel-oped lupus and encephalitis at age 12and died at 17. His father was a hardman who wanted his son to be disci-plined, but at the same time to controlhim. Ted’s father committed suicidewhen Ted was 26.

Despite these beginnings, Call MeTed is not a gloomy book. In fact, Ted’senthusiasm for life and the gambles he’s

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best. Alone now that her only son waskilled in a workplace accident, Aibileenworks for a white family with a toddlershe calls Baby Girl. The daughter isn’tvery pretty and doesn’t fit into the moth-er’s vision of a perfect life, so Aibileenbecomes the girl’s cheerleader, telling hershe’s smart, she’s bright, she’s kind.(Aibileen also sneaks in some Civil Rightseducation on the side, such as when sheplays on Baby Girl’s love for My FavoriteMartian by telling her the story of thatgreat man “Martian Luther King.”)

When approached about writing abook, Aibileen has no trouble helpingSkeeter write it because she’s been writingout her prayers to God for years.

Blessedly, Stockett’s characters arecomplex and not just one-dimensional.The self-important League president is agood mother who truly loves her chil-dren. The “sassy” Minny tolerates beatingsat home.

When the book Help by“Anonymous” hits Jackson’s bookstores,local readers find that the fictional“Niceville” sounds a lot like Jackson,Miss. And Stockett’s readers will be everybit as eager as Skeeter’s to find out howwell Jackson reacts to hearing the truthfrom “the help.” NCM

made offer a live-life-to-the-fullest chal-lenge. Any failures – like his three mar-riages – are written about in a very fac-tual, this-is-what-happened manner.The only time bitterness ever creepsinto the story is when the AOL-TimeWarner merger forces him out of hisown company: “For the first time in mylife, I’d been fired.”

The book is written by a personnot afraid to make mistakes or laugh athimself. Insight is also provided byfriends (or former friends) and family.Each chapter contains at least one storytold from someone else’s point of view.Many are accounts of the first time theperson met Ted. Jane Fonda has severalstories, as does Ted’s son Teddy. JimmyCarter and Bill Gates also contributedstories.

Basically, this book tells the storyof a complicated, brilliant man who hasled a complicated, brilliant life. Andyet, he wants us all to “call him Ted.”

The HelpBy Kathryn StockettPutnam, $24.95Reviewed by Angela McRae

Many novels have been written aboutthe relationship between blacks andwhites in the South of the early 1960s,but rarely have they been written as beau-tifully and as wisely as Kathryn Stockett’sThe Help.

This story doesn’t end up in the tankbut you might say it starts out in one.Jackson, Mississippi Junior LeaguePresident Hilly Holbrook is on a tear tomake sure households don’t share toiletswith “the help.” Her “Home HelpSanitation Initiative” will insure everydomestic-employing home has a separatebathroom for blacks.

Holbrook’s mission sets her againstold friend Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan, awayward member of the League who is arecent college graduate with too muchtime and Mama on her hands. Skeeterrefuses to write about Hilly’s “initiative”in the League newsletter, which Skeeteredits. Battle lines are drawn.

Troubled by the treatment of themaids around her, aspiring author Skeetertells a New York editor she wants to writea book told from the viewpoint of theblack women themselves. The editor isintrigued, and Skeeter begins to secretlyenlist some local maids.

Aibileen, the maid of one of Skeeter’sclose friends, becomes a confidante and

recruits other maids. Aibileen’s friendMinny, a self-described sassy-mouth whocan’t keep a job, agrees to help but isuneasy working alongside a white woman.

The Help is told through the voices ofSkeeter, Aibileen and Minny, which makesthis book a pure joy to read. Aibileenserves as the moral center, and we love her

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