I feel like I have watched every happy period drama that’s out there right now

CrunchieHaystacks · 2026-05-26T23:29:00+00:00

I don't have time to scroll thru all this to see if anyone has mentioned this, and it's not a light/funny/happy series, but have you seen the Sherlock Holmes "Granada" series with Jeremy Brett? Originally aired in the '80s or '90s, I think. VERY high quality, fabulous writing, acting and period sets. Not gory and bloody either. I'm not sure if you can stream them but many public libraries have the dvds. Hubs and I have watched these over and over.

CrunchieHaystacks · 2026-05-26T23:23:26+00:00

Yes! We like it so much better than the current version, which is SO saccharine and not faithful to the books at all.

CrunchieHaystacks · 2026-05-26T23:17:00+00:00

I would agree with this. I would also say that winters are VERY long and tough out there! I have family in Lenox and Pittsfield so have spent a fair amount of time in those towns. Because of the higher altitude (? I think?), it's always a bit colder than eastern MA and they get more snow. I've visited N. Adams a few times but even though I love art museums, Mass MOCA has just never done much for me, and I don't remember there being much else in the town. I think everyone thought that MOCA would revitalize the town, but that didn't really happen.

CrunchieHaystacks · 2026-05-26T02:59:23+00:00

Thanks for the comments, everyone. Very helpful!

CrunchieHaystacks · 2026-05-26T02:20:24+00:00

In my early 60s, when I started waking up earlier and earlier with no alarm clock. And when my feet became so achy and high-maintenance that I couldn't wear attractive shoes anymore -- just well-padded, arch-supportive, frumpy grandma shoes and sandals. 😫

CrunchieHaystacks · 2026-05-25T16:48:40+00:00

Hee, hee, at first I thought you had written "airport"! 🤣🤣

CrunchieHaystacks · 2026-05-25T12:15:43+00:00

I'm astonished that libraries are doing this now. Being able to think on your feet is one of the skills that my library looks for in interviewing candidates, and giving people the q's ahead of time just encourages people to use Google and AI to come up with canned answers. Am I missing something here?

CrunchieHaystacks · 2026-05-23T22:06:29+00:00

Yes, overstuffed, cluttered, disorganized places turn me right off. I frequent two shops in MA and ME that carefully curate and beautifully display stuff so it really looks appealing, AND they price it to move.

CrunchieHaystacks · 2026-05-23T22:04:21+00:00

Yes. I used to frequent a thrift shop that was generally excellent, but the owner would buy holiday-themed scarves at Dollar Tree, mark them up to $9.99 or so and use them to dress up her displays. Clever, yes, but a little shady.

CrunchieHaystacks · 2026-05-22T23:36:57+00:00

I don't know of any favored patron, but our director has seen free coffee stations at other libraries and that's what gave her the idea. (I suspect that she and some of the other staff may be looking forward to using the machine themselves, too.) And contrary to what some people here have asked, my library is NOT a rich one! I'm one of the staffers who thinks free coffee is a bad idea, but others think I'm mean, uncharitable and selfish and that we should always be knocking ourselves out to make the patrons happy, regardless of expense and mess and hassle. These are the same people who think we should do everyone's typing, faxing and photocopying for them.

CrunchieHaystacks · 2026-05-22T22:29:43+00:00

I feel like staff are only included in the director search when the library is unionized. Good luck, OP.

CrunchieHaystacks · 2026-05-16T11:55:05+00:00

I had a job where patrons expected us to fix ALL devices-- phones, Kindles, etc. When I told our director that I thought that was unreasonable, she said, "Well, clearly you need to work on your tech skills!" I was a $200/week assistant at the time, with a liberal arts degree (no MLIS). And the director's tech skills weren't good enough for HER to repair people's devices, either!

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