I love walking the streets of Brattleboro, Vt. (Maria and I just returned from a one night anniversary celebration). I see things I don’t see much anymore in cities – bookstores, record stories, street people, kids, ordinary people, cafes with tables and chairs, coffee shops and cafes.

I love to wander through the old bookstores, crammed with books, and be reminded that books are still very much alive. At least there. Brattleboro is refreshing and inspiring to me.