Comments on: Did She Have a Dress On?

By: Annie

Annie — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:41:34 +0000

We find lots of car keys in the library, which raise a similar question.

By: Elizabeth Bluemle

Elizabeth Bluemle — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:57:21 +0000

Ha! Love that, Alison. : )

By: Alison

Alison — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:39:53 +0000

I am frequently that person leaving the cane. I always go back for it and say something like, “A miracle occurred!”

By: Elizabeth Bluemle

Elizabeth Bluemle — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 01:55:31 +0000

Thanks, Donna, for your kind words. Josie wrote this post, and in fact, she is often responsible for the sweet, heart-filled pieces. Has a real knack for capturing those adorable little kids….

By: Margaret Ziemer

Margaret Ziemer — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:33:01 +0000

My favorite as a bookseller was when a little boy left behind his tiny little purse. We opened it and inside was a tiny little matchbox car that just fit. We kept it hoping his mother would return for it but she never did. Eventually, someone threw it out. I wish I had known because I would have saved it. It was just that cute! I still smile thinking about it.

By: Donna Paz Kaufman

Donna Paz Kaufman — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:03:55 +0000

Too cute. What I remember were the diapers … used. Thank you, Elizabeth, for writing this piece and for writing about retail with such heart. I love to read your entries and they always remind me of what you just can’t get online, but can in a community bookstore.

By: Elizabeth Bluemle

Elizabeth Bluemle — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:45:44 +0000

The other day, we found a cane in one of the nooks, and my colleague turned to me and said, “How did the person who lost this get out of the store?”

By: Elizabeth Bluemle

Elizabeth Bluemle — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:44:25 +0000

Ha! Love this, Carol.

By: Carol Chittenden

Carol Chittenden — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:18:57 +0000

The other thing that staggers me is what gets left behind. We have at least a dozen pairs of sunglasses. I tried putting them on the Folkmanis puppets one time as a novel display, but it made every giraffe and pig and octopus look kind of menacing, like lurking hitmen.