Monthly Archives: July 2012
Heartbreak Hotel & Thrift Shop
In lieu of flowers please send me a Corona Four.
That is not a case of beer BTW.
Filed under Poetry, Thrift shop finds, Typewriters
A Surprising Event
My son likes to surprise us by returning from the far side of the earth unannounced. This time he did it with an extra bonus – a wife. We knew he was married of course – they’ve been waiting to get a visa for ages. With typical government efficiency the crack Canadian Department of Visa Delaying Tactics turned it around in a mere 18 months, although they like to inform the public that it generally takes 6 months!
(Note to typerati: new typewriter – ’65 SM9 with ‘Modern Pica’, two tone keyboard)
Filed under Poetry, Typewriters
Loneliness of the Long Distance Biker
WHAT IS REAL?
Filed under Books and Short Stories, Photography, Typewriters
Category: travel (fiction)
dinner with view
A GRAND DAY ON THE GOLDWING
Filed under Books and Short Stories, Photography
Reality & Plan B
A further word here about the latest typewriter: a Commodore. Wow, what a great machine! It is in fact a rebranded Consul 221. Czechoslovakian made. Oddly enough I’m also working on a wonderful old Czechoslovakian viola I picked up on my vacation at an “antique” mall (aka large junk shop). Those Czechs know how to make stuff. I have decided to call this typewriter “The Honorary Consul”, which is fitting in view of the 25 or so Graham Greene novels that have appeared around the house since January when my wife decided to read all the books Mr. Greene wrote. She has done so, I have gamely attempted to follow suit but have so far read only 4 or 5. Well, I never planned to read them all anyhow.
the ‘Honorary Consul’ (typewriter)
Filed under Great Hikes, Poetry, Typewriters
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