Those who live in my small hometown know a secret. A secret
that my husband knows. I have a boyfriend named Ralph. I see him as often as I
can, usually once or twice a month. He is always there for me. He always knows
what I need and he always leaves me satisfied. Perhaps my affection for the
other man somehow influenced my Mom to fall in love again. The name of her love
is Ollie.
We met Ollie last week when we went over to his place for
the first time. He was just so extraordinarily different than anyone Mom had
met before! He wooed her with many little gifts and candies, but perhaps what
melted her heart was his very extensive collection of books. Every book
imaginable and at incredibly low, low prices. You’ve guessed....we’re now part of
Ollie’s Bargain Battalion!!
After hearing my friend Laura rave over Ollie's place in Roky Mounr, we decided to
find out for ourselves. The flyer in last Wednesday’s News and Observer was the
perfect invitation. We loaded up and headed for northern Durham. Upon entering Ollie’s,
we hung a sharp left and found ourselves in the midst of a magical book bargain
land. I’m not sure how long we hunted books – at least an hour – ohhhing and
ahhhing at everything we saw. We stacked so many books in our basket that we
had to leave them up front because the sheer weight of the books in Mama’s lap
was surely cutting off the blood supply to her legs!
We did enjoy the rest of the store. We saw a large display
of these mysterious ancient objects:
And also this shirt, which obviously no-one wanted.
A good time was had. And, er, we managed to return on
Friday. It’s hard to resist a little something special on the side.
Oh, and my boyfriend? I’ll be visiting him in Weldon at the
end of the week. I’m filled with anticipation……Thanks Earle, for being so understanding.
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