Host Martha Odum interviews Oregon writer Annette White-Parks about her book, "Cuttings from the Violas: Traveling with My Scots Grannies." White-Parks looks at the world and experiences of Scottish women down through the centuries.

Annette White-Parks was born and grew up in Monument, Oregon where she started writing poems when she was big enough to pick wildflowers.  She has an MA in English from Sacramento State University and a Ph.D. in American Studies from Washington State University.