By Margaret Evans, Editor

Two of my friends and creative co-conspirators have just released a book that people will be talking about for a long time. Publisher/designer Lydia Inglett and author/editor Wendy Pollitzer are the proud parents of South, a collection of essays and images by all sorts of interesting characters who hail from the warmer climes – some of them only in spirit. According to the website, South features “emotional essays from notable musicians, athletes, journalists, writers, business leaders, artists, actors, clergy, chefs and more . . . with defining photography and quotes that collectively embrace the charm and harmony of the new South.”

Erma Bombeck, my literary hero and one of the wisest women of the twentieth century, once said, “Housework, if you do it right, will kill you.”

Can a kitchen table tell a story?

It is, after all, just a table; an inanimate object that takes up a lot of space.  Let’s face it, it’s something else around the house, like your kids and your bathroom sink, that needs to be cleaned, scoured, disinfected and wiped down on a regular basis.