So I'm reading a book called On Folly Beach by Karen White. I chose it because it's where we went last summer and the first place I ever saw the ocean. In it, one of the characters makes bottle trees, a Southern tradition. I had never seen or heard of such a thing but googled it and found out that they believed that evil spirits would get trapped in the bottles, so a bottle tree offered safety for the owners. Interesting.I drive out to Ludi's one day at lunch to get a gift certificate and there, across the street, in the yard of the antique shop is this bottle tree. I couldn't believe it! It really was beautiful. A local guy makes them.
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