Friday, March 24, 2006

Friday Five on Friday (now, don't faint)

Five things I would have on the shelves in my store"
1. Books, books, books! Lots of good books of all kinds, from theology to fiction to history to poetry to photographs to essays....
2. Food, food, food! (needed to go with No. 1). All those hard to find things that are so good--the special chutneys and jellies and mustards and pretzels and spices and cookies and candies and teas and coffees and sauce mixes and soups and....
3. Gadgets, gadgets, gadgets! Little thises and thats--the neat pepper-mill, the page markers that don't damage the pages, the book holders, the spaghetti measurers...
4. Pet goodies, pet goodies, pet goodies! Treats, fancy collars, dishes, food containers, toys, furniture, beds...
5. CDs, CDs, CDs! All my favourite whimsies, from movie soundtracks to singers and showtunes and operas and sacred music--Rutter to Mozart to Etheridge to Moody Blues to Louis Armstrong to Cabaret to Bernstein's Mass to Figaro to Grease....

And it would be in a huge octogon-shaped building, like a birdfeeder the size of a house, with glass walls all around to let in the light.

Don't have a clue if I'd make money, though...

2 comments:

Ruth said...

I'd come over and hang out! Run the register....it'd be swell.
Sounds fun!

Dorcas (aka SingingOwl) said...

I love the octagon shaped building and lots of light...and I love your cd choices too. I didn't play this time, but I like your list.

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