09/04/2026
Just wanna say thanks to the young mom and daughter (maybe a 3 or 4yo) who popped in yesterday and made our day. I was in the back, banging around (you know, as one does while others are trying to read), when Joe walked through the curtain, beaming.
The mom, a regular of ours, had just told him that she’d taken her daughter to another bookstore over the weekend. (Great!! We love all indies!!) But they weren’t there long, apparently, when the little girl looked around, sat down, and said, “Okay, but I wanna go to the REAL bookstore now.”
EXCUSE ME WHILE I MOP UP MY HEART!😭😭
We have a notebook where we jot down nice things ppl say (for the REAL slow days, when we find ourselves questioning our life choices). While all the comments are special, those from the mouths of babes are the purest (a 4yo isn’t blowing smoke up your a** and buying the book online, KWIM?).
Anyway, thanks to those ladies for brightening our whole weekend, and we hope this makes y’all smile, too. We truly appreciate not just your business, but getting to know you, too, and hope you always consider us the REAL bookstore.🫶