hotel
motel
pool
diving board
vinyl couch, motel lobby
sleigh bells, motel door
citrus topiaries
oranges
lobby flower arrangement
sequins
Bic four-color pen
tar bubble
tar pits
dips
toast
banjo
mint dish
mastodon
Fair's chair
bell cart
motel bed
indoor trees
tree branch, Fair's hair
paintings
film equipment
monitether
old keys
old rotary phone
motel bumper sticker
snood and evening gloves (Fair)
necktie and glasses (Gomery)
director's viewfinder (Monty)
apron and cleaver (Sutton)
fan "I ♥ You" posters (Prior)
two-toned motor car (Thurs)
fruit
club sandwich
Shirley Temple drink
sarsaparilla
Jamila's suggestions (thank you!):
forearms/rolled up sleeves
French fries
Brylcreem
fruit basket
cherries (on top of cherries, in Shirley Temples, etc)
Ferris wheel
sorry
popcorn
division sign
cinnamoning
sexy aunts
And a few more...
Gomery's forehead pi sign
Gomery's watch
Moonbeam Threshold
cogs (mentioned)
Finley hotels (mentioned)
discount omelets (mentioned)
hotel brochure
mimosas (mentioned)
carabid beetles
frosting
Mmm Mmm Café (mentioned)
motel van
Bess adds...
Fair's window (thanks, BB!)
Anything else? :)
The Stuff of Wilfair
The Stuff of Redwoodian
redwood trees
mountains
map
motel van
traffic light
street
cabins
rock hotel
three coffees, one tea
$20 bill
ice
snow
lodge
knock knock jokes
cocktail
cherries
felled sequoia
pinecones
pinecone booth
Beefy snood-taunter
queues
grated cheese
chest hair
inky taste
stained-glass bear
Prior Yates (beverage)
Prior Yates (t-shirt)
frosted window
spooning ski models
strange building
spilled purse
sleeping bags
broken doorknobs
room service cart
man's belt
missed belt loop
fire
fireplace
okay signs (hands and full body)
hotel robes
complimentary toothbrushes
long dimples
red couch
eggplant wrap
evening gloves
rolled-up sleeves
hotel hallway
warm salad
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business card
cups
envelopes
stomach medicine
fireplace bellows
Adding on...
Fair's cerebellum
brain kiss
wealhtheow adds (thanks!):
evening gloves, wet
evening gloves, dry
snowball fights
building ears
hair pencils
brain kisses
needy aunts
Carly suggests...
platonic arms;)
being cozied up to
And a few more that crossed my mind...
boiler
snowtmeal
1-800-FAIR-CAN-HELP-MAYBE-OR-PROBABLY-NOT billboard
10th window
hottle
ruffles
Okay. Anything else? I realize there are a couple of cross-overs with the Wilfair list, but I couldn't not include evening gloves!
The Stuff of Stay Awhile
Please let me know if you don't want light hinting like this. Happy to oblige!
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men's wingtips
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mints
Objet D'Wilfair
I'm a bit obsessed with stuff that makes up our day-to-day life. Just the stuff we never really look at but use all the time. Everyday objects? That works.
The first two books are kind of full of little things and specific items (spoiler: Stay Awhile is, too). I drew up a list of the Wilfair and Redwoodian objects -- sequins and toothbrushes and mint dishes -- for a reader who is working on a project for me. (Cheers and thanks, Audrey.)
I briefly posted the lists here but then decided they might reveal too much for someone thinking about trying the series out. That said, if you want to see the catalog of Wilfair and Redwoodian objects, I have it.
Because that's what I do with my free time. Catalog stuff like toothbrushes. Oh yeah, I'm a one-woman party.
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The Stuff of Wilfair
I'm not a stuff person, generally, but I like stories that include particular items and revisit those items for different reasons. Call them a tale's physical hallmarks.
So when I wrote Wilfair and Redwoodian I included a few things I could revisit. Like a snood. A four-color pen. Tar. Dips.
I've compiled those items for both books but the lists will definitely contain spoilers if you haven't read one or both. If you don't intend to read the books, click away. If you have read the books, click away.
The Stuff of Wilfair
The Stuff of Redwoodian
