tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post6154918929874160240..comments2024-03-28T13:27:46.447-06:00Comments on Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan: Canadian Bookstore Given to EmployeesBill Selneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-12346608023969492052014-07-13T15:51:32.370-06:002014-07-13T15:51:32.370-06:00TracyK: Thanks for the comment. Maybe you will get...TracyK: Thanks for the comment. Maybe you will get a chance in the future to go to Victoria. It is a lovely city. Munro's generosity makes all of us think about our lives.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-90536432101582957252014-07-13T15:50:15.747-06:002014-07-13T15:50:15.747-06:00Prashant: Thanks for the comment. You have an apt ...Prashant: Thanks for the comment. You have an apt description of the gift as "the ultimate tribute to one's books".Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-71950543860753855312014-07-13T15:49:23.119-06:002014-07-13T15:49:23.119-06:00Moira: Thanks for the comment. I am glad you have ...Moira: Thanks for the comment. I am glad you have been able to visit Munro's.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-45388047762549930382014-07-13T15:48:36.965-06:002014-07-13T15:48:36.965-06:00Kathy D.: Thanks for the comment. There is no doub...Kathy D.: Thanks for the comment. There is no doubt you would be there weekly if you were in Victoria. Munro has created a lasting legacy.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-18266178917551438182014-07-13T11:02:32.794-06:002014-07-13T11:02:32.794-06:00That looks like a wonderful bookstore, wish I coul...That looks like a wonderful bookstore, wish I could go there. And that is a beautiful story. I am glad you shared it.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-84956677680640885772014-07-12T12:23:25.281-06:002014-07-12T12:23:25.281-06:00Bill, thanks for sharing this wonderful real-life ...Bill, thanks for sharing this wonderful real-life story of generosity and what I think is the ultimate tribute to one's books.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-70977824957822175702014-07-12T08:51:13.706-06:002014-07-12T08:51:13.706-06:00What a lovely story! Thanks for sharing that Bill....What a lovely story! Thanks for sharing that Bill. I know the bookstore - when we lived in Seattle we used to go up to Victoria every so often, and always visited it: it is indeed one of the nicest bookshops imaginable. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-62239595058634962832014-07-12T02:58:58.245-06:002014-07-12T02:58:58.245-06:00That's just great, a dream come true as the sa...That's just great, a dream come true as the saying goes.<br /><br />What a nice thing Munro did; he knows that his staff loves the store and will take care of it so it will prosper.<br /><br />And it is a beautiful building. How I wish it was two blocks from my house. I'd be there every week! And if they had tea, coffee and snacks, a lot more often than that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-55125227991273337252014-07-11T23:48:26.942-06:002014-07-11T23:48:26.942-06:00Margot: Thanks for the comment. Such generosity is...Margot: Thanks for the comment. Such generosity is uncommon in the world.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-661032440564953692014-07-11T05:29:59.077-06:002014-07-11T05:29:59.077-06:00Bill - I like that motto too. And I can see why yo...Bill - I like that motto too. And I can see why you would so much love to go there more often. I think that's a wonderful idea. Kudos to Munro. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com