When my kids were little, we’d watch a certain set of Peter Rabbit videos together. The movies would always begin with an un-animated Beatrix Potter, carrying pallet and paints as she ran into her cozy cottage as it began to drizzle. There was a tea-pot on to boil and a fire in the fireplace [...]
My upstanding citizen Mom takes all of her out-of-town friends to the Greenwich Town Dump. They go on Monday, Friday or Saturday early and make a morning out of it. Why? Free books.
This being Greenwich, the place where all garbage is taken is not actually called the Town Dump. It goes by the moniker, Holly [...]
If you read this blog often enough, you’ll discover I have a bias towards books, performing and fine arts, and food. None of these need be expensive, and that’s the whole point of this website.
Though this event is out of town, I find it worthy enough to include here. This coming Sunday, October 4th, The [...]
Even before the movie You’ve Got Mail pit behemoth booksellers against the little book shop, I had a very soft spot in my heart for independent bookstores. Greenwich is fortunate to have Just Books – where local authors (some quite well known) can interact with eager readers in an intimate setting. Tonight at 7pm, [...]