Great Success at the Thrift Store Today

ellielaveer

May 19, 2009

Also, The Complete Poetry and Selected Prose of John Donne, which didn’t make it out from under the passenger seat of the car until it was unearthed this morning.

Andy

Jacque

May 16, 2009

I love Deacon’s “red” comment! The fabric looks GREAT. Ellie, I’ve done a little stenciling in my way-past, and if you’ve never done it, the key is to blot that stencil brush a LOT. You only want a very small amount of paint left on the brush before you use the stencil. Practice on something first, you’ll see…

ellielaveer

May 16, 2009

Here’s the book list, in case you’re curious:

- The Little Engine that Could
- How to Talk Golf
- A History of Fire Engines (Fantastic. Deacon’s early impressions: “I need to memorize that these trucks are red!”)
- Official Poker Rules
- Kathleen Barry on Susan B. Anthony
- Will Durant, The Reformation
- Will and Ariel Durant, The Age of Voltaire: A History of Civilization in Western Europe from 1715 to 1756, with Special Emphasis on the Conflict between Religion and Philosophy (Now that’s a real title. They don’t make ‘em like that anymore!)
- Emily Post on Etiquette
- Wheelock’s Latin (the gold standard)
- Alan Bloom, The Closing of the American Mind: How Higher Education has Failed Democracy and Impoverished the Souls of Today’s Students (Another great title. I read this when in the throes of my own personal disillusionment with my education a couple years back. I now own 3 copies. Free to a good home!)

Andy