Memory Whisps from Last Week's Travel to the High Country of NC

Before we get too far away from our travels of last week, let me record some memories that I don't want to slip away. We went to a different part of the North Carolina mountains, near Boone. We were there for the wedding of my spouse's sister's oldest child. The wedding was beautiful, of course, but there were other beautiful moments:--On Monday night, we went to Parallel Brewing in Boone for a rehearsal dinner/party. Do they brew beer? I don't know. Did I taste it? No. I wanted wine to go with the pizza. Was any of the wine memorable enough to make note of what it was? No.--I was much more interested in Huzzah Books, which shares the building with Parallel Brewing. We could go back and forth, which made the party better--more space.--I also loved lingering among the books, which seemed to be used books from decades when publishers were more serious about publishing. I found a book of "best new poetry" published in 1960 or so. The names were fairly familiar and all male, except for…