Andra Watkins has what I would consider an idyllic life. She has lived in Charleston South Carolina in the heart of the deep south for twenty-three years. As any of us know from reading Gone with the Wind, the South is the center of grace and good manners. It is in the South (Texas too) where there is no such thing as first names without the respectful suffix of Miss or Mr. So it can be Miss Daisy and Mr. Robert. Never just Daisy or Robert and it really doesn’t matter if the person is married or not. The term of respect does not discriminate between the two states of matrimony. Miss Andra moves in this realm with ease and grace.

Miss Andra also has her stalwart companion and spouse Mr. MTM. He maintains what could be considered the equilibrium of the relationship since he is a Yankee. As we also know Yankees were born under the practical star of wholesome work and honest values. So it is Mr. MTM who raises some of the needed questions when Andra has her mind-set on a particular action or path she want to take.

All this leads to a life filled with adventure, romance and the occasional surprises. We the readers of her blog The Accidental Chootchie Mama are the welcome recipients of Miss Andra’s descriptions of what is going on in her life today. We can’t seem to get enough and lucky for us Andra seems capable of fulfilling our needs on an almost daily basis.

If that is not hard enough writing Andra is preparing to launch her book To Live Forever and has a story Bad Deal from the book in the published collection Echoes in Darkness. If you have not picked up the book you can get it and it will give you a preview of To Live Forever which you certainly will want to get.

It is no accident Andra has gathered an immense following due to her writing talent as well as a lesson she usually manages one way or another to fit into each story. It doesn’t hurt that she has a very colorful family as well.

In addition Andra is planning to walk over 400 miles in from March 1 to April 3. She will be walking the Natchez Trace walk . She is training quite hard and is currently taking a break from her blog to do administrative work. Let’s wish her well when she returns.

Thank you Andra er Miss Andra for your help on launching My GRL especially given your schedule. I really appreciate you.