tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post6838949995572649288..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: Book VibesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-32946938307683579142014-03-16T15:02:22.771-04:002014-03-16T15:02:22.771-04:00A gal I knew grew up as the only daughter, with fi...A gal I knew grew up as the only daughter, with five brothers, in a family without a mother. She declined to go into the family business (mortuary and coffins), instead studying to become a school teacher. Oddly, instead of teaching she became a housekeeper and nanny. Contacted by families in need through her brothers she tended to specialize in helping fathers who had recently become widowers. She told me that the first week she was in any new home she'd cook whichever recipes in the family cook books that had the most food stains on them. Those were always the family favorites. Kris_Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17511202057854275176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-45532457881820048092014-03-16T13:48:53.459-04:002014-03-16T13:48:53.459-04:00I like it when my old books smell like old books. ...I like it when my old books smell like old books. That's not a zen koan or anything; it's just that after awhile, aging paper and glue takes on a musty smell. Old comic books are different--I suppose because of the different inks used--and have a more metallic smell. I like both.Kristopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11398822604628789516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-38604248933374827422014-03-16T13:12:31.354-04:002014-03-16T13:12:31.354-04:00I came across an old atlas that smelled like the o...I came across an old atlas that smelled like the ocean and a book of quotes which smelled liked Evening in Paris perfume. Sofie Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830230500527705589noreply@blogger.com