My friend Sandra was curious to see what all the Polyanna fuss was about up in Littleton, New Hampshire, so we drove up there for the day. Indeed, the author of the Polyanna books was born there, and the town is milking that connection to the utmost in order to attract tourists. Wave while you cross at the many crosswalks with Polyanna's white shadow printed on the asphalt.
It's an old mill town on the edge of the White Mountains with a river flowing through it. A brewery was doing good business on a June Saturday, with its deck facing the Ammonoosuc River, and most delightful of all was "Just L," a two level vintage furniture store where I found a water pitcher that has a cylinder in the center in which one can place ice cubes. My friend found an almond grinder and three Martini glasses.
I end with a photo of a new gallery in White River Junction, Vermont, called Kishka. The linoleum floor is original, in both senses of the word. It houses art books that one can check out, along with selling contemporary art and a small selection of new books that are related to art in a very open way.
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