Category Archives: Books and Short Stories
Research Pays Off
Filed under Books and Short Stories, Typewriters
Tagged as anthropomorphism, dormouse, Dr. Smith-Corona, florida, happiness, old people, pets, research, typewriters
Travelling Companions
Filed under Books and Short Stories
Tagged as animal shelter, chihuahua, companions, concert, dog, motorcycle, pets, thrift store, trailer, travel
Loneliness of the Long Distance Biker
Filed under Books and Short Stories, Photography, Typewriters
Campfire philosopher
Filed under Books and Short Stories, Photography
Tagged as campfires, grand canyon, hot tub, route 66, travel
Category: travel (fiction)
The Cup Runneth Over
Filed under Books and Short Stories, Guitars, Typewriters
Tagged as cafe, governor general, guitar jam, hockey, KUOW, Montreal Canadiens, naked riders, stanley cup, The Swing Years
Behemoth and the Insurgents
A Guest Post:
My son and daughter in law came for dinner and I showed them the sea captain’s typewriter. Jess wrote the following tale of a giant wave while we were sitting around waiting for dinner. It fits with the provenance and the fact that she has recently read a book on monster ocean waves. So now the old sea captain’s machine belongs to them, complete with the canvas bag that it came in. Thus the typewriter insurgency is spreading…
Filed under Books and Short Stories, Typewriters
Tagged as behemoth, monster wave, sea captain typewriter, ship's log
Nuts to You
Filed under Books and Short Stories, Photography
Tagged as bureaucracy, chestnut tree, landlord, nasty neighbours, nature
A Swell Affair
Filed under Books and Short Stories, Poetry, Typewriters
Tagged as empress hotel, mona lisa, potus, prince of wales, sarkozy, Type-in
Bon Voyage
Filed under Books and Short Stories, Thrift shop finds, Typewriters
Tagged as bournemouth, edvard grieg, merchant marine captain, nanaimo, norway, smith corona super, waterloo station
































