Contents NOVEMBER 2021 * VOL. 77, NO. 11 22 38 16 22 26 Gifts for the season Georgia artisans and craftspeople offer ideas for holiday giving. By Jane F. Garvey Y 16 The healing power of horses Nonprofits offer equine-assisted therapy programs. By Amber Lanier Nagle The golden oldies Shelters give hope, a future to abandoned senior dogs. By Sarah Russell On the cover Howard's Covered Bridge spans Big Cloud's Creek in Oglethorpe County. It was built in 1904-05 to replace an earlier structure, and is one of only 16 covered bridges remaining in Georgia. (Photo by Jim Kelly.) 34 4 MAILBOX 8 GEORGIA NEWS 10 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 14 CURRENTS 20 MY GEORGIA Holiday memories of Daddy's ax 29 AROUND GEORGIA Covered bridges offer pathways to the past 32 GEORGIA GARDENS Not your grandmother's crape myrtles 34 GEORGIA COOKS The gift of Southern cooking 37 TRIVIA CONTEST 38 HOMETOWN HEROES Connecting with children through powerful storytelling www.georgiamagazine.org 3 BEYOND LIMITS THERAPEUTIC RIDING © " Y'ALL COME OVER: CHARMING YOUR GUESTS WITH NEW RECIPES, HEIRLOOM TREASURES, AND TRUE SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY " BY REBECCA LANG, RIZZOLI NEW YORK, 2021. MICHAEL CASEY C O U R T E Y S C O N N I E L A G Ohttp://www.georgiamagazine.org