Almost close enough for her to walk from her home to The Manor House at Branchlands, Marietta arrives with 1203 treasures and stories about growing up on a dead-end street not far from the University of Richmond.  Why does her most recent book about emptying her beloved-for-56 years childhood home touch hearts wherever she pulls up a chair?  How did her own heart fill as she readied 1203 for a new owner?  Do you share her treasures: relationship, gratitude, generosity, humor—open doors, blooming flowers, tasty meals, holding hands?  Let’s talk together about what matters most after all—the bonds that wrap us tight.  

Come early and stay late to check out Marietta’s display of cherished pieces of 1203.  Oh, those unforgettable photographs—grandmother Plum working during the Depression, father Mac landing planes in the Pacific, mother June writing songs while dancing to her secret beats. Copies of Leaving 1203 will be available for purchase and personalizing. Cash, check, credit card—laughter, storytelling, love.

Marietta will suggest a pre-Thanksgiving writing/drawing/painting opportunity for all who are interested. Think of an object dear to your hearts….  She’ll return to see and hear from all the Branchlands philosophers-in-residence.