848. Always

848. Always
Definition: (adv) for all future times, forever
Location Placed: Books-A-Million, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Date Placed: 8/15/17 at 6:22pm
Status: FOUND! 8/15/17 at 10:37pm





I popped into Books-A-Million before stopping into the mall for dinner. I do love a good book cover, as the ones shown here are. The reprints of classics often have such a fun and whimsical cover that I always make sure to look at them in any book shop I go into. I've not read near as many classics as I would like, but have a plan to start reading more of them starting in 2018. I'll definitely have to make sure to pick up a couple particularly pretty ones for my home library!

Found! This crane was found by an employee of Books-A-Million who then brought it to their manager. The manager e-mailed me letting me know she had found it, appreciated it, and would email me back once she had replaced it somewhere! Definitely will make sure to update this once I get word. Always love to hear from a crane finder!

307. Virtu

307. Virtu
Definition: (n) knowledge of or expertise in the fine arts
Location Placed: Books-a-Million, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Date Placed: 8/5/11 at 6:27pm





Aside from the fact that I had quite a lapse of judgment and accidentally put the words on the wrong side of the cranes in a few dozen, this was also the last crane of my vacation down south. I certainly recommend it for anyone thinking about doing it. I've got no other vacations on the horizon, so I had to make sure this one counted. And, by golly, it did. Now I'm back to the grind and trying to figure out local places to release some cranes and little day trips that I can go on. Hopefully you guys are as excited about the second year of crane releases as I am. It's going to be a great year, I can feel it.

305. Buff

305. Buff
Definition: (adj) in good physical condition with fine muscle tone
Location Placed: Books-a-Million, Garden City, South Carolina
Date Placed: 8/5/11 at 5:37pm





Having never been in South Carolina for any length of time, I had never heard of Books-a-Million. In a time when Borders Bookseller is closing, it seems like Books-a-Million, another Barnes & Noble-esque store, seems to be doing well. And, well, it's widely known that I love a good bookstore. Of course I didn't have any room in my luggage to indulge, but I certainly wanted to.