Wiserafter90
@wiserafter90.bsky.social
Career mostly as an antiquarian bookseller, retired at age 86 after 64 years. Restored circa 1815 home. Avid reader, collector of quotes, lover of languages and history. Happily married for a second time after 67 years with my first love. 93 now.
The guardian of the garden.
September 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The guardian of the garden.
Not sure how they reversed.
September 13, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Not sure how they reversed.
Helene brought the side of the mountain down, taking the highway with it. Now access is miles away on the other side of the mountain.
September 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Helene brought the side of the mountain down, taking the highway with it. Now access is miles away on the other side of the mountain.
Unusual daytime visitor.
August 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Unusual daytime visitor.
Autumn in my front yard.
August 21, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Autumn in my front yard.
Springtime in the yard.
August 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Springtime in the yard.
This is one of six aisles of books being packed (boxes stacked a little way down) for shipment to a Hong Kong university in December 1994. They had lost a large portion of their library in the Cultural Revolution. I was able to replace a great many.
August 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This is one of six aisles of books being packed (boxes stacked a little way down) for shipment to a Hong Kong university in December 1994. They had lost a large portion of their library in the Cultural Revolution. I was able to replace a great many.
At my desk not long before I closed my antiquarian bookshop.
August 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
At my desk not long before I closed my antiquarian bookshop.
Here's a close-up after restoration. The entire lower half had to be replaced & a lot of decay in the top.
August 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Here's a close-up after restoration. The entire lower half had to be replaced & a lot of decay in the top.