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OLD STUFF: DISMANTLING A FAMILY HOME Experts suggest different routes – one can either rent the dumpsters and rifle it all in blindfolded, hire a company to do a …
Christmas Traditions: Including the Possible Meaning of Old & New “Stuff” Read More »
2022 Surf Spots and Shops near Books on the Pond Charlestown, Rhode Island I’ve often wondered as a Northeastern skier if surfing in New England gets a similar rap. …
Surf Spots and Shops in South County, Rhode Island Read More »
Charlestown is uniquely positioned to offer a good day of bird watching in South County, Rhode Island. The grass meadows and woods and the shoreline provide abundant and safe nesting …
The Scent of New Books Many people stop in and ask if we can take their old books. We wish we could (we don’t) and we are absolutely sure that …
As Easter approaches and the sun promises spring, I want to hold onto my happy expectation as long as possible. Admittedly this was a bizarre winter, in some way made …
Kingston, Rhode Island Train Station: A Good Place for Embarking Somewhere along the line I stopped writing down my resolutions. Perhaps life got too busy trying to keep them. …
This Advent This is my second December as a retailer and it can not be more different than 2019. Last year, Lauren Classey organized an amazing Fifth Annual Charlestown …
Forcing Gratitude never quite works as well as a state of natural grace. Thanksgiving also requires honesty regarding reconciling the fairy tale we learned in the middle grades with the …
Is it ever time to make your classic book change? Do you have scary stories on the ready for your Halloween, past and present? On special days, those …
BoP’s AUGUST READING The Second World War ended seventy-five years ago, the anniversary year of the Covid-19 pandemic. Although we postponed most of our readings and events this summer, author …
Recognizing the End of World War II at BoP, 2020 Read More »