I wouldn't presume to draw attention to their attire, Max. It's probably Hurstbridge uniform. All I know is the
coffee's good and they use Bonsoy in their lattes.
Perhaps this earlier draft of E T RA makes my snap clearer:
E T RA
On a townless stretch of Bruce Highway
closer to Rockhampton than Sarena
lies a roadhouse so desolate that more
than fifty percent of the red upper case
lettering on its hoarding seeking to entice
travellers to dine, has faded completely.
bw
25.7.14
On Wed, Jul 30th, 2014 at 4:48 PM, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Bill,
>
> I hope they know you like peasant dresses and Blundstone boots…
>
> as for the roadhouse so far north, you’ve got me pondering
> E T RA
> and feeling dumb.
> ENTRANCE doesn’t quite fit…
>
> Max
>
> On 29 Jul 2014, at 9:18 pm, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > Slow to get to this one from last week, Max. I like the Sistas cafe
> nostalgia. These smiling service providers. We
> > can only hope they offer their warmth somewhere else now. You remind me
> that I hope Bridge to Eden cafe is
> > still operatiing in Hurstbridge when I get home. Not sistas but two
> girls who favour wearing peasant dresses
> > and Blundstone boots and who serve warm lattes with a chat and a smile.
> >
> > I offer by contrast this semi-snap from two days ago:
> >
> > E T RA
> >
> > On a townless stretch of Bruce Highway
> > closer to Rockhampton than Sarena,
> >
> > lies a roadhouse so desolate that six
> > of the once red upper case letters
> >
> > announcing its function have
> > faded to white or fallen.
> >
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 23rd, 2014 at 10:50 AM, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> >> The Lost Cafe
> >>
> >> Nostalgic already for something
> >> lost just a few months ago,
> >> that’s me,
>
>
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