For your holiday shopping, may The Blotter suggest:  TREE and RIVER, from Blotter Books.  Lavishly illustrated by members of the Orange County artists’ community.  $25 each; available in Chapel Hill / Carrboro at the North Carolina Craft Gallery, the Botanical Gardens, FRANK Gallery and Flyleaf Books.  You may also inquire about online orders at m_k_smith@yahoo.com.  (Online, the $25 includes shipping!)