Keen-eyed observers may have noticed a giant hole and pile of dirt next to our bookstore recently. Fear not! We meant for it to be there. The foundation our our building is more than 100 years old, and it needed a little work. After some debate, we concluded we weren’t interested in converting our bookstore into a Mystery Spot (although our daughter has had much fun placing balls on the floor and watching them roll into the northwest corner), so we contacted a contractor, and they are diligently excavating, pouring a new foundation, and stabilizing the whole building.

Fortunately it was not a pressing matter, so we were able to wait for an opportune moment to have the work started. Here’s to hoping the building remains standing for another hundred years! But I’ll settle for it making through these repairs.