Kris Friend is a writer, photographer and hospice volunteer. She writes for The Southport Times, an online guide to Southeast North Carolina. She is the author and photographer for her blogs at Wordpress.com: “bountifulgiving.wordpress.com,” featherblues53.com” and “agardenfriend.wordpress.com.” Kris is currently writing a book for Arcadia Publishing, Inc. about Southport, NC. Passionate about flowers, color, gardens and the beach, Kris also designs landscapes and therapy gardens near the beach where she lives with her daughter, Emily, her cat, Ziggie, and her dog,...more