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In this bigger, faster, throw-away world, Fred First focuses his writer’s lens on the smaller, slower, more permanent riches that are attainable and of which we so much need reminding in our lifetimes on the far side of the Hurry Decades.
From his vantage point in the rural Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia, the author elevates the simple, ordinary and local in a way that will bring a smile, a raised eyebrow, or nod of affirmation.
With the heart and eye of a reverential naturalist and the voice of a lover of landscape and language, the author gently and with good humor directs our vision back for a closer look at the where and when of our lives.
By sharing his story, he guides us to celebrate in our own stories the many small blessings
we hold in our hands.
Author's Note
You will find a few moments of pleasant reading in this book, I trust. More than this, it is my hope that as you look out with me at my world through my eyes, you will come to know the "Ah, Aha, and Haha" realities in your own life (read on!) and that this kind of knowing will enhance the understanding, feeling and caring for your own environment.
It's a risky business exposing one's thoughts, fears, memories and hopes to strangers. But I'm convinced that from this kind of unselfconscious hyper-local personal story-telling, you'll discover that you and I are not all that different. In the end, there's no them and us; there's only us. We can and must grow together in our families and communities, building upon each other's humor and courage, wisdom and strength of character--now more than ever before.
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