Comments on Women of Mystery: Book Spots Of My Youth

Good post Laura. I remember only having one movie ...

2008-03-04T16:54:00.000-05:00

Good post Laura. I remember only having one movie theatre and the movie usually ran for two weeks. Two TV channels if the reception was good. Of course, being so far North, in the summer the sun doesn't set until 10.30 or 11.00 so, you can play outside quite late. I hated going to bed before the sun did though.

This sounds so much like the library in my small h...

2008-03-04T12:33:00.000-05:00

This sounds so much like the library in my small hometown. What a wonderful description.

"There are only so many times you can read The Gnu...

2008-03-04T07:58:00.000-05:00

"There are only so many times you can read The Gnu And The Guru Go Behind The Beyond..."

Uh, yeah, I'd agree with that!

Fun post!

Terrie -Isn't it funny how people just assume you'...

2008-03-03T21:59:00.000-05:00

Terrie -

Isn't it funny how people just assume you're dying to get into the city when you live just outside it? Like the only reason you wouldn't live IN NYC is because you COULDN'T, not because you wouldn't want to?

Travis -

Well, your perceptions may be right for what the area is now...both Terrie and I have written about lifestyles long gone.

Barrie -

Yep. There are some things about being so "connected" these days that I think are a shame.

Lana -I had a friend whose father busted him for d...

2008-03-03T21:55:00.000-05:00

Lana -

I had a friend whose father busted him for driving drunk because he accidentally drove into a potato field and got taters stuck in the underside of the car. That's what most of the area I lived was...potato and corn fields. I can hardly imagine what that acreage goes for these days!!

Very interesting--thanks for sharing. I also grew ...

2008-03-03T20:18:00.000-05:00

Very interesting--thanks for sharing. I also grew up on Long Island, but on the "gold coast." It was all farmland when I was very young, but soon the big money moved in & turned it all into overpriced strip malls & presumptuous mansions. <:(
(Ironically, my word verification for this comment starts with "LIE.")

This post so took me back to my childhood summers....

2008-03-03T17:39:00.000-05:00

This post so took me back to my childhood summers. We owned a cottage on a lake. No TV allowed. So, in the evenings, we played board games and read, read, read. We loved it when visitors left behind a book. And then the local town got a used bookstore.... !!

Laura,Great post! I used to summer in New Jersey, ...

2008-03-03T17:03:00.000-05:00

Laura,

Great post! I used to summer in New Jersey, staying with whichever aunt would have me and the life was very simliar. My aunts lived right on the edge of the Hudson River. You could see New York, but it was small town living all the way. Some folks lived in town their entire lives and never crossed the water to New York.

Travis,

I think you hit the nail on the head about everything. Our perceptions are usually wrong!

Terrie

I find New York fascinating as I learn things In r...

2008-03-03T13:17:00.000-05:00

I find New York fascinating as I learn things In realize most of my perceptions were wrong.

Oh, yes, I love hotel lending libraries! And I am...

2008-03-03T10:15:00.000-05:00

Oh, yes, I love hotel lending libraries! And I am a big fan of BookCrossing.

Thanks for showing us the Hamptons before they wer...

2008-03-03T10:10:00.000-05:00

Thanks for showing us the Hamptons before they were "The Hamptons."

You reminded me of all the times when we vacationed with friends or at small hotels where you could treasure-hunt among the bookshelves. I always dreamed of finding forgotten, unnoticed books that held secret maps or codes or diaries with mysteries that I alone would be brilliant and tenacious enough to solve. I'm still a sucker for a lending bookshelf. I just read a yellowed Piers Anthony from the train station's ticket office. I'll return it along with the latest paperbacks we've gone through. Bookcrossing before there was a name (and website) for it.

Your town sounds lovely and paced just like my childhood summertimes. But I blame you for making me desperately want donuts now.