My eyes lit up when I saw the little plaque on the telephone. You can’t quite read it on my picture, but it says, “This is a working phone.” Of course I had to try it out. It wasn’t a full working phone; it only connected to rooms in the hotel. But still, I was [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Bell Had a Good Thing Going
Posted in Uncategorized on August 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Book Quest
Posted in Uncategorized on August 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Not too far from my house, there dwelled the most perfect used bookstore in the world. It was two floors, with every wall covered in books resting on dark wooden bookshelves. There was that wonderful old-book-pages smell in the air. An orange tabby cat was usually watching you from the dark wood countertop, sitting next to the calculator [...]
Fare Thee Well, Nadia
Posted in Uncategorized on August 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It’s with a sheepish face that I admit the Nadia is gone and has been gone since the end of July. I was willing to go all the way with the Nadia — just for the chance to hear crickets and the really cool sound of water. But…. I walked into the hearing aid vendor’s [...]
