The Vintage Reader

It's far too nice a day to stay inside and do all the things I have planned for this site, like moving it over to WordPress from Blogger, revamping the design entirely (with switchable themes, which I had planned from the very beginning and have known how to do with PHP and CSS for YEARS now), implementing the Dell Mapback database now that I have an ISP that supports PHP and mySQL, and adding features instead of just blog posts. Those things have been waiting for several years and it won't hurt them to wait a little longer.

But I did finally remove the broken link to Squaresville, the site I am forever indebted to for providing me with the line drawing you see to your left. I love that drawing. It makes me think of a Faith Baldwin heroine, stealing an hour from a busy day to read a classic novel... of Nancy Drew reading up on the latest theories in criminology as Hannah Gruen bustles around in the kitchen in that lazy hour before twilight, when Carson will come through the door and dinner will be served... of a time when you simply HAD to read the latest bestseller, so you could discuss it at cocktail parties or ladies' luncheons or sewing circle meetings and show that your BA in English Lit from State U. really means something.

I'm not sure if that graphic is original artwork or not; most of the graphics on Squaresville seemed to be, but the guy might have been considering "original artwork" as "scanning images from old magazines and adding clever captions" or something. You never know. In any event, the site seems to be gone for good, and now, so is the link.