'One Day, After Several Months of Not Stopping By, He Poked His Head In'
âOne Day, After Several Months of Not Stopping By, He Poked His Head Inâ A man in search of a certain item, a bike bound for the trash heap and more reader tales of New York City in this weekâs Metropolitan Diary. Jan. 24, 2021 Dear Diary: Some years ago, my mother and I owned a small crafts gallery and gift shop in the West Village called Terracotta. There was an older man who stopped in regularly. He never bought anything, but every time he asked, âGot any trivets?â Sadly, the answer was always no. But then we found some handcrafted trivets that we thought fit nicel...