September has rolled in and we're ready!
Dear Friends,
We had a great time on our vacation. A cruise, especially a cheap one, is a great place to have a family reunion. Plenty of opportunities to chat (or not !), great food, lots of entertainment, great food, opportunities for scrabble and cards or dominoes, and no one has to do the dishes. Halifax and Saint John were both brilliant (as my new British son in law, Dan, is wont to say) and our friend Alice and my daughter Jesse and Dan did a great job of handling the shop in our absence so we forgot about daily life, for a bit.
So, no we're back and have energy for the months ahead. The biggest new task will be moving out of our lovely Glen Fern down on the Wissahickon. A new lessee, with resources that will be good for the house, will take over on November 1. We decided that now is the right time to move in with Cynthia's 87 year old mother who really wants to stay in her home rather than going to a nursing home and we're solidly behind that. So we have to condense from 12 rooms to 3 and move all our unpriced books (10,000 +?) into storage. If anyone really likes carrying books, we'll have several moving "parties" and will accomodate volunteers whenever you're available.
This move also means we can't accept any books in the store, either donations or for trade credit, until November. Hope you can wait.
In the meantime, life resumes in the shop. We're delighted to have our first call concert on Thursday, September 2, featuring 42 year veteran performer Jay Gullo. Jay presents a one-man-band, performing "down home" blues, with harmonica, a unique piano/guitar style and soulful husky voiced vocals in the style of B.B. King, Willie Dixon and Eric Clapton. Concert is from 7-9. outdoors, so bring lawn chair/blanket and a picnic. Rain date is Friday, September 3.
Our first fall Yard Sale will be that Saturday, September 4 from 9-1. Start planning now.
Stop by and hear all about our adventures.
Fondly, Greg and Cynthia
