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Hemingway House (Tales from the SSC&B)

Chris Hall63 Comments

Hemingway’s Royal typewriter in Key West, Florida

previously

Now this is the red-headed writer, aka the Raconteuse, who had been reading on the long train more than two weeks ago; but now she had written a lovely review about Elizabeth Gauffreau called: Simple Pleasures: Haiku from the Place Just Right, it had super photos with each poem – it was wonderful.

She had been looking over the Hemingway House, just round the corner where she was staying at the rather nice villa where there was a maid and a cleaner (how posh); she had lingered around the library, particularly the old typewriter and the chaise-longue – she would have loved to sit by the great man… but at least she had met several six-toed cats; meanwhile she carried a book: Hemingway’s Boat by Paul Hendrickson (she had almost finished it).

For lunch she had had a gorgeous waiter, who had been helpful as she ordered some delightful crayfish (almost as good as Mimi’s) and also a large slice of Key lime pie (she should mention that to the Bartender next time too).

Then she wandered down to the beach to sit and read her Kindle; she’d read it before, it’s called One Day I Was by Joe Leonardi.

The Raconteuse had fallen asleep but the red-head woman was ready to work.

It was night and Hemingway House was locked, but the Gatekeeper helped her to climb up and over the railings; she quickly broke a small panel of glass on one of the bottom windows and then she was through.

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63 thoughts on “Hemingway House (Tales from the SSC&B)”

  6. Please pass along my thanks to the Raconteuse for the wonderful review of Simple Pleasures! Hmm, I wonder what she’s after in Hemingway’s Key West house. When my husband and I visited Key West we had Key lime pie. It was really good!

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  12. what an excellent adventure-ette

    (liked your Reply to Sadje… we are all, to the degree we are will to risk, fictional beings in a virtual world)

    PS damn! good choice in accompliceseses… Nick. Not for nothin’ but I got a feeling that if Hemingway wandered into the scene (of your B&E) Nick’d blow a cloud of cigar smoke and convince the old man to sit and have a drink. (In his own house!)

    lol

    do enjoy hanging out with you guys

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  14. La Raconteuse and the red-headed writer definitely know how to have a good time.
    And for sure she needs to talk to the Bartender about key lime pie. Bet it’s fabulous in Key West. But enough about pie! What is this late night escapade?!

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  16. I see you made it to Hemmingway’s House. I remember the cats and the pool and a story about a dime he threw into the pool when he and his wife had an argument over money. She went it and retrieved the dime cementing it into the walkway. At least that’s what I remember, perhaps wrongly.

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