Over the past two weeks, I have been able to spend some time behind the counter working at the book store! It has made me realize what a wonderful downtown we truly have here in Alexandria. It has been so fun getting to know our regular customers and what you …
Hello! Welcome back to all of our summer residents! It was great to see so many familiar faces over the very busy Memorial Day weekend. Here at the bookstore we took Memorial Day off from selling books to remember all those who we have lost and also to give our …
Greetings fellow book lovers! I want to take this chance to introduce myself as the new owner of Cherry Street Books. My name is Emily Regnier. Along with my husband Paul we have decided to take on this new adventure. We have 3 children, Ella 15, Jack 13 and William …
Well, the time has come to say good-bye. As of the first of next month, I will no longer be the owner of Cherry Street Books. It has been a wonderful journey; along the way I have met so many terrific people and made so many great memories both in …
Well, those of you in Minnesota have had quite the winter to get through! I was there for the start of it and survived some really cold days in January, but have been enjoying sunshine and warmer temps in Mexico for several weeks. Even though we’ve had several batches of company …
I am currently in Mexico enjoying some respite from the cold Minnesota winter. January is a cooler month here too and the locals find it chilly at around 70 degrees with a slight breeze. Sometimes it drops way into the 50’s overnight. Brrrr……. I hope the worst of the cold is …
All of our immediate family gathered at my son’s home in Florida to share Thanksgiving together this year and also to celebrate Bruce’s and my 50th wedding anniversary on the 27th. I can still hardly get my mind around that number! People having 50th anniversaries are supposed to be OLD, aren’t they? Anyway, we …
Book Donations for Jingle Bells Christmas is coming! We will once again be putting out a basket for book donations being collected by the local chapter of AAUW (American Association of University Women) to be distributed to families along with food baskets through the Jingle Bells program. Books are needed for …
Kenyah put out a box with bits of paper and asked people to jot down the title of their favorite book so far in 2021. I just pulled them out today to see what titles were mentioned and found quite a variety! Some were classics, some romance, and among others there …