Jim McFarland is a native of Canton, Georgia, and he has lived in the Buffington community for almost all of his life. He is a graduate of Buffington Elementary School, Cherokee High School, Reinhardt College and the University of Georgia. For many moons he has collected the art and antiques of his beloved Cherokee County. In this regard, he has developed a singular view of things. At the urging of others, he has lifted the bushel off that little light of his, and he now presents “The Potters of Orange” to the people of Cherokee County.
From the farms and pastures of the north Georgia mountains, where pine trees grow in the brick red clay, the tradition of storytelling is alive and well. As rustic as a barbed wire fence, as homey as a light in the window, In the Pines is a collection of stories and poems told in the voice of a vanishing people. Funny, poignant, and reminiscent of events and personalities familiar to us all, you will come away feeling that someone in the book reminds you of a person you know. This is not a book about the magnolia and cotillion south, but about the lives of Appalachian people who lived a hardscrabble life at the foot of the Blue Ridge mountains. So, take a journey into the lives of the Appalachian people and listen to the characters tell their stories of joys and struggles, and everyday life in the mountains, in the pines.
When Alex's father takes her to their favorite beach she brings a dandelion with her to make a special wish, but upon arrival she sees another little girl who might need the wish much more than she does..
