Granddaddy's Store
Granddaddy's Store The heavy glass door swinging open, and the ding-linging bell overhead; I can't remember the name that was out on the sign; it was always just Granddaddy Beck's Sporting Goods...
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B.F. This one is my favorite written by you thus far. Perhaps it is because of the fact my husband, who is a proud grandpa, has operated a store for many years. The grandchildren love to come to the...
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Hi Boardflak, I too enjoy reading your heartwarming story about your Grandfather. I loved the humor you used in the end about lure that was called hellbender.. I bet you were one when younger eh?...
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Thank you both. I was usually a "good kid" but I had my moments.
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i've worked several times in Whole Foof stores and loved the aromas of herbs, spices and bread... I guess every place has has its own distinctive smell that we connect to a fine piece of writing!
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BF ~ I truly hope the flavor of stores such as your Grandfather's, will ever be and a poem such as yours may just help it be so. I especially enjoyed the 'hellbender' story at the end, makes me feel I...
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How often a memory is trigered off by a small My grandad smelt of tobacco tweed and the open air and somtimes a tinge of malt whisky.grandma smelt of peppernint lavender and fresh bread. I could go on...
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Thank you all. My granddaddy Beck could be something of a scamp. Strangely, though, until I was writing this piece and came to write that last line it had never occurred to me in plain terms that he...
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Love the nostalgia and immortalized family memory pieces. One of the reasons I started writing in the 1st place. Very well done. Dan
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