by Stephanie | Dec 13, 2019 | 44 Cherry Street, New Arrivals, Newsletter
Hand-carved wood ornament from Russia Lorraine wished she had a mirror handy so she could check her make-up, but both her arms were gripped by the men on either side of her. Her expensive shoes were getting muddied on the jungle floor and she hoped she could restore...
by Stephanie | Dec 6, 2019 | 44 Cherry Street, New Arrivals, Newsletter
In a camper! Pottery by Laurie Caffery Lorraine’s head was spinning. She had been minding her own business, having just arrived at the airport in Mexico City, when everything had spun out of control. She was fed up with the holiday insanity back in Black Mountain and...
by Stephanie | Nov 29, 2019 | 44 Cherry Street, New Arrivals, Newsletter
Antik Wood Watches from Africa Lorraine arrived at the Asheville Airport in plenty of time for her connecting flight to Charlotte. She loved the way the airport had been updated. It had been so dingy before, but now it felt more modern. She browsed the bookstall for...
by Stephanie | Nov 22, 2019 | 44 Cherry Street, New Arrivals, Newsletter
The first of the Amaryllis is blooming! 44 Cherry Street: Lorraine takes a Xanax Things were a little rocky at 44 Cherry St. The pressure of hosting Thanksgiving dinner for Frederick’s family was too much for Lorraine, and she had become short-tempered. She snapped at...
by Stephanie | Nov 15, 2019 | 44 Cherry Street, New Arrivals, Newsletter
Lorraine wasn’t looking forward to Thanksgiving this year. She and Frederick had been married just over one year and she was beginning to get used to his family. She had never had children herself and was happy to have inherited two friendly adult children and three...
by Stephanie | Nov 8, 2019 | 44 Cherry Street, New Arrivals, Newsletter
Lorraine was fed up with her new neighbors. They weren’t noisy or anything, but they were just not her kind. Even though she had had her moments of dispute with her old downstairs neighbor, Salty, over his loud wood-working machines, she missed him. She liked dishing...