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The Spark

Spending Time on The Porches

WMRA | By Martha Woodroof

Published September 25, 2015 at 3:32 PM EDT

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The Porches

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3rd Floor Before

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3rd floor room After

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backstairs painted mural

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Downstairs porch

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east room

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gazing toward river

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renovating 3rd floor

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Trudy Hale, retreat director

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porches before pastel

On this episode of The Spark: Martha learns how Trudy Hale transformed an isolated antebellum wreck in Nelson County into "The Porches", a writing retreat on the James River.

Note: This is the first part of a 2-part conversation with Ms. Hale. Next week we’ll talk about Streetlight, the online literary magazine she edits.

The Spark

Martha Woodroof

Marth Woodroof has retired from WMRA and is now spending her time as a full-time writer and published author.

See stories by Martha Woodroof