Peter L. Masi - books

Click here to read Catalog 260 PDF.

well, file last updated September – it’s early November – garden reduced to some hardy greens, mustard, turnip, broccoli raab, cilantro – first frost few weeks ago –  mostly mild, wet fall – pulled final tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, corn – cleanup time – heating season underway – woodstove-centric life – laptop cataloging, dining table, reading chair all nearby – Halloween in montague seven-ring circus, haunted houses, storyteller, kiddie train, blazing cauldron, several sorts live music, barbecue, jack-o-lanterns, tons of trick-or-treaters in latest character crazes – passed out peck of candy – few fall fairs been here an’ gone – pretty productive purchasing – Boston on deck and Northampton in December  – herein bit unusual masi mix – montague library deaccessioned civil and Spanish-american war regimentals – significant collection of early cookery – chef’s collection of menus and paul bocuse new year greetings – many dye swatch folders – leavened with more usual fare –- sent with best wishes for coming holidays and new year ahead, thanks for all your past commerce and hopes you’ll be sufficiently amused to acquire – at your service –

peter

Click here to read Catalog 259. well, file last updated late May – it’s october – garden winding down – spring as droughty as last was wet – bunny population explosion – food chain issue – ignored my 2 x 4” wire grid fence which has kept out deer, raccoons, groundhogs – ate through plastic mesh added at ground level – most distressing – eliminated greens, beans – got tomato, pepper, eggplants, squash, cucumbers established – shunned basil, mustard – few other strategies also futile – planted some lettuce in raised bed by house – tomato blight slow to show – record tomato crop – bunnies ate low-hanging tomato, pepper eggplant, but spared higher fruit – summer squash produced before succumbing – small cucumber crop – got some pea plants past bunnies – got enough basil for some pesto – enjoyed usual tomato-based fare: sandwiches, gazpacho, salsa, tomato-basil pasta sauce – canned close to 30 quarts so far, more on way – Zach married Lauren Branchini in at Osmica, Spring Spring Trail Farm, Lansing, NY, July 1 – Jewish ceremony for 120 or so mostly heathens proud father of groom there with longtime friend Edie Brown – many Masis in house – didn’t lose a doctor, gained a lawyer – she works for Cornell in HR – honeymoon in Azores – already sharing lovely house in Newfield, NY – quick visit Labor Day weekend – met new puppy Milo – in training – turned 69 on August 5 – got COVID and had email hacked on birthday – latter remedied with some sibling handholding – former lingers via brain fog and fatigue – avoid if possible – 3.5 cords firewood now stacked for looming heating  season – no threat of frost so far – burned rest of firewood, then ran furnace – fall show season kicked off over weekend  with Boxboro – schedule bit crowded with shows at UMass, Allentown, Boston, Northampton – herein usual masi mix – hoping to achieve 260 prior to Boston show  – meanwhile, yes off to Eagle for hard copies – last of breed to have printed there – with hopes you’ll be sufficiently amused to acquire – at your service –  peter

Click here to read catalog-258

well, file last updated just over month ago – been a bit of a binge on my end – inspired by upcoming ephemera show where we will have a booth – plus usual critical mess of material awaiting cataloger attention – much has been put on hold – housekeeping most evidently – and it will be a tight squeeze – but here it is – things happen quickly these days – Ukraine has displaced the virus above the fold – rare opportunity for western unity – virus number headed south hopefully for good – basic new England weather platter – bit of snow few weeks ago – got in few days of cross-country – today near sixty degrees – tomorrow rain – firewood down by over half but plenty on deck – last of apples in latest pan of apple crunch – some onions and potatoes still in storage – even a pumpkin – bit of pesto in freezer, maybe a jar of pickles – been swimming at Hampshire athletic club, jogging over taylor hill, even few bike rides for exercise and fresh air – zach and fiancée lauren planning july 1 wedding in lansing, ny – edie finally closed on sale of owl pen books – new owners young couple from southern California with no experience as booksellers – boot camp time – edie plans to sell online from home – fair season for yours truly – 3 in a row – Ephemera 42, march 19-20, hyatt regency, old Greenwich – paper town, april 16, Boxboro regency hotel, boxborough, ma – Allentown paper show, april 30-may1, Allentown fairgrounds, Allentown, pa – masi mix 257 in hand – predominantly pamphlets, broadsides – bit strong on architecture, books about books, cooking, travel, textiles, some more dye books, bit of politics – odds’n’sods – hopefully just the thing for you

at your service

– peter