Susan Smith Thompson

The Stone Garden Guide:
Armenia & Karabagh
Matthew Karanian and Robert Kurkjian
Stone Garden Productions, 2004, 304 pages, US$24.95
The Republic of Armenia can trace its history over 3,000 years. Its borders once flowed from the Mediterranean to the Caspian Sea. Karabagh, a tiny Armenian enclave that was once part of the ancient Armenian province of Artsakh, is endeavoring [...]

Historic Maps of Armenia The Cartographic Heritage
Rouben Galichian
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
London and New York
ISBN 1-86064-979-3, March 2004, 220 pages, £49.50
Armenia has a history spanning 2,500 years. Throughout this time, its size and shape have changed dramatically in response to political forces. Once as large as France and Germany combined, it now occupies [...]

Rating: 10 Quills
When I moved overseas, it was without benefit of the four major food groups: microwave, frozen, delivery, and instant. When I went to the market, I stood in awe of the bustling women with their shopping bags full of fresh produce. They knew what to do with it! They knew good from bad! [...]