In July 2015 I was in Florida for a few days with my friend and she showed me this idyllic book/record store mashup by the beach. The setting was really different to what I am used to here home in Finland which made it all the more amazing for me. The warm -ok hot- air and salty ocean breeze - no words to describe how wonderful the feeling was in the shop. One of my favorite things during that whole summer was biking down to the little outside shopping center in my bikinis and walking in to pick out a summer read. That time it was John Green's Paper Towns for me (and a record for my friend). It felt wonderfully free and in that moment I truly and whole heartedly loved life. 

So you might like to know the name of this idyllic shop. Sundog Books. If you've ever been to Seaside in FL you might've walked by. Next time drop in. (89 Central Square) Or just take a virtual look here.

And you guessed it, I got a bookmark with my purchase. Yes!