NOBODY WANTS THIS?

Nobody wants this? It's been sitting in the Gift House for a year, maybe more. We probably should have chucked it in the dumpster by now, but honestly, every week it is sitting there looking so blue and appealing, so Scandinavian and delightfully '70s. I just can't bear to see it vanish into oblivion. Please, somebody, anybody, come bring this tray home.

Dump Scenery

Quiet moments do come inside the Gift House. I looked out the window and noticed something strange on the side of an Old Colony Scrap container. Just a few letters had been removed:

A week later it was gone.

Old vinyl sounds

Spring arrived. Things have been so busy at the Gift House, there's barely time to breathe, much less document the ebb and flow of stuff. There are tons of LP's now --- the old vinyl that music nuts and the Japanese are collecting with abandon. There's a pile of ancient 78s, too.

A month ago, an old Victrola with a crank handle came in. It was in a big wooden cabinet and seemed like an albatross. Who would ever want that? We played some of the 78s, and cranked the crank handle. It was fun for awhile. Nice and scratchy music sounds. Wow.

The Victrola lasted two days in the Gift House. A guy came by, saw the Victrola, and returned with a van to take it off to Odd Fellows Hall in Orleans, where it will be restored and displayed. There's nothing like an old thing being brought back to life. Thanks, Odd Fellows!