August 19, 2012 Yesterday was spent in the car, driving nearly 800 miles from Savannah, GA to Greenup, IL. This morning I awoke early to the sound of … nothing. I suppose if I had listened carefully I could have identified small songbirds or a few crickets. My cousin cooked us all a delicious hearty…
SPOTLIGHT: BORIS AKUNIN in The New Yorker
I have ADORED Boris Akunin for years. I mean, at least 10 years; maybe more. I was heart-broken when American publishers stopped “importing” him. Last summer, I went to London and stopped in at Daunt Books in Chelsea. I bought every Akunin / Fandorin book they had. When I explained to the wonderful staff that…
FOUND PHOTO: Ladies at a Canyon
My guess is a 1950s road trip…?
FOUND PHOTO: Goodrich Building, 1939 World’s Fair
From the New York World’s Fair in 1939. Here is a link to some more about Goodrich and the fair.
The Save Undershaw Preservation Trust
A group dedicated to saving one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s homes. Lend your support. The Save Undershaw Preservation Trust.