House notes · Kept by the front desk

The journal.

Short notes about the building, the street and the breakfast counter. Written between check-ins.

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House Notes

Why we kept the press-room floor

The concrete is cracked and stained with ink. We sealed it and left every mark where it was.

4 min read

Neighborhood

6 min read

From the first rye loaf at 7:40 to the market crowd at ten. A short guide to the street outside our door.

Kitchen

3 min read

Eggs how you like them, bread from across the street and whatever fruit looked best at the market.

House Notes

5 min read

Every room has a real brass key on a heavy oxblood tag. Here is who makes them and why we never switched to cards.