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The old Woolworths on Main Street in Somerville, New Jersey was a great place. I have fond memories of it as a kid. it had one of those lunch counters, and that unstable Woolworths smell. (can’t describe it, but it smelled like an old school hardware store - not a bad smell at all)

But then it turned into this gigantic antique Emporium, which was also pretty great. It had a sign just like this in it!
My Village bought the old IGA and we are renovating it into office space and two stores and we are going to replace the front windows it's like a wall of windows with glass of course with a decorative wood trim and I told Jason that if we had the money I would like to name the building the Village Mercantile or General Store and have it like in gold with an old fashioned font. I think that would be so pretty
 
What was the diagnosis? 🫂🫂
I am wondering the same thing
What we know from B2 as of early this morning...
Update on my partner’s daughter, she is responding well to anti viral meds and could be released today. We are waiting on test to confirm the virus. Some speculation is a reaction to exposure to Picornaviridae, aka foot and mouth disease!
Hopefully she continues to respond to the antiviral and makes a full recovery quickly. 🫂
 
My Village bought the old IGA and we are renovating it into office space and two stores and we are going to replace the front windows it's like a wall of windows with glass of course with a decorative wood trim and I told Jason that if we had the money I would like to name the building the Village Mercantile or General Store and have it like in gold with an old fashioned font. I think that would be so pretty
I love that. I like it when the repurpose and reuse old buildings.

Better than leveling them and building soulless new ones.
 
I love that. I like it when the repurpose and reuse old buildings.

Better than leveling them and building soulless new ones.
It is a lot if work and money.... we have a mayor's court and if people can't pay Their fines we do in kind so if you owe $150 we pay you $15 an hour and you work 10 hours for The Village. So if you have any really good skills we use you to do carpentry or whatever. When it comes time to paint people will be painting if you're an electrician we have you do electrical work if you're a plumber we have you fix a toilet. Whatever. These little villages have to be very creative
 
It is a lot if work and money.... we have a mayor's court and if people can't pay Their fines we do in kind so if you owe $150 we pay you $15 an hour and you work 10 hours for The Village. So if you have any really good skills we use you to do carpentry or whatever. When it comes time to paint people will be painting if you're an electrician we have you do electrical work if you're a plumber we have you fix a toilet. Whatever. These little villages have to be very creative
That’s a creative solution!
 
In case anyone wants to know, it's snowing again. Great big 1/2" - 3/4" flakes falling down! :mad:

Now the little bit of bare ground is turning white again...
Fine. Be that way. Keep it all for yourself. 😥
I'll just hunker down here a bit south (southwest???) of you and look at the uncovered ground that's had next to no snow cover this season (again).
Really dreading Wildfire Season with so little snow/rain 😣
 
Fine. Be that way. Keep it all for yourself. 😥
I'll just hunker down here a bit south (southwest???) of you and look at the uncovered ground that's had next to no snow cover this season (again).
Really dreading Wildfire Season with so little snow/rain 😣
It's the toggling between melting and thawing that's growing all sorts of allergens of which I'm currently displeased with.

Like, make up your damned mind already!
 
Good morning everyone. It’s been a while since I’ve logged on, and real life events are dragging me away from Lit. I’ll still pop in occasionally, but I wanted to thank everyone here. This is the one board where I could open up, get on my soapbox, and generally be myself without posing for the rest of the world. I hope you all stay safe and take care.
Carl
Come on in when you get the chance!
 
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