By Debby Giusti
I’m sure you remember the old adage, “All work
and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” Like Jack, I need "playtime" in order to
become inspired. New sights and sounds and experiences drive creativity and
help me come up with fresh ideas. Yes, I love to write, but I also need time
away from my computer.
Last week, my husband and I traveled to the
North Georgia Mountains with a group of friends from church. One of our stops
was at Mercier Orchards, in Blue Ridge. The orchard and farm covers more than 300 acres and has
been owned and operated by the Mercier family since 1943. We ate lunch at their
restaurant, shopped in their store and watched truckloads of apples being
brought in from the fields, then unloaded, sorted, weighed and boxed for
delivery.
The relaxing getaway, the picturesque
countryside, falling leaves and cool, crisp mountain air renewed my spirit. I
came home refreshed and ready to get back to work. I also came home with twelve
pounds of delicious apples.
What type of getaways do you take to stimulate
your Muse and prime your writing well?
Care for an apple?
Happy Thanksgiving!
Debby Giusti
PLAIN TRUTH
By Debby Giusti
AMISH COUNTRY SECRETS
When widowed doctor Ella Jacobsen is attacked
and left for dead in her childrens’ clinic, the peace she’s found in Georgia’s
Amish country is shattered. Someone is after something in her clinic and wants
her out of the way...but what are they looking for? Ella knows only that her life is in the hands of army special
agent Zach Swain. Zach can’t resist the vulnerable but headstrong Ella, who
stares down danger to care for the people she loves. With one look, the loner
soldier goes from investigator to protector. To save Ella, he must uncover the
secrets that swirl around the idyllic community. And he needs to do it fast, because Ella is running out of
time.
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I love apples straight from the orchard. My daughter gets them from the farmers' market near her home, and they always taste so much better than the ones from the store.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Merrillee. The apples I brought home were so much better than those I buy at the store!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you had such a good getaway. We had the opposite experience last weekend. We went to New Hampshire for the weekend, but ended up having to abandon our car there after a freak incident left us with the bottom of the transmission torn out. The return trip involved Amtrak, rental cars, and so much confusion!
ReplyDeleteBut we did have a lovely interlude in New England and some of the foliage was still showing off lovely fall colors.
Cate, so sorry about your car problems! How frustrating. Glad you're home safe and sound!
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving!
How fun, Debby! Your photos make me want to head out for a little getaway of my own. There's nothing like a new experience to both refresh and restoke the creative juices. As for those twelve pounds of apples? So many yummy things to make with apples.
ReplyDeleteChristine, I wish I'd bought more apples. They've been delicious...which might mean another trip to the mountains!
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