DEAR SUN SPOTS: We are looking for a place to rent in Florida for January or February 2013. We have tried the computer but not with any great success. It is hard to talk with a machine.

We would prefer the west coast of Florida and two bedrooms in a condo, trailer or house. — Marjoree, [email protected], 364-2562

ANSWER: It seems that with the number of seniors who go south for the winter that there would be a non-Internet way of finding rentals, but Sun Spots doesn’t know what that might be.

Sun Spots called AAA to see if they could be of any help. They do not offer that service, but the young man who answered the phone suggested you contact a local real estate company. Realtors have their own databases for sales and rentals, and many real estate companies provide property management. They may be able to connect you with a helpful Florida Realtor.

Another option is to find someone to search the Internet for you. There are at least a dozen sites providing Florida rentals. An expert computer user could weed them out for you and find a few possibilities that would allow you to call and talk to a real person.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: A year ago or more, some children were looking for some paintings their father had painted. I think his name was Wood.

When we bought our house, there was a painting left in the bedroom. It is an outdoor scene and signed “Robert Wood.”

If this is something anyone would like, they are welcome to it. My telephone number is 897-6946. — No Name, No Town

ANSWER: There have been several letters from a woman looking for her father’s painting, but that name was Kamm. Sun Spots does not recall a request for Wood.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: In response to your March 28 column, get all the free large-print books you want at your local library. If you have difficulty reading even these large-print books, most libraries have books on CD or cassette tape.

The selection is virtually unlimited because of the statewide inter-library loan system, in which books travel freely among almost all of the libraries in Maine.

If you are visually challenged, the Maine State Library has talking books that it will mail to you directly from the state library. All you have to do is pay for the return postage.

No one should go without the ability to discover the world by obtaining regular print books, large-print books, CDs or tapes from their library. — Art Turley, member of Maine Library Commission, Lewiston

ANSWER: Sun Spots should have remembered about the books by mail from the state library. She often saw them pass by during her postal clerk days.

However, the issue of transportation for many elderly readers remains a challenge. Sun Spots can think of solutions, but they all require funding in these tough times.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Any time you have inquiries about books, please keep the Auburn Public Library in mind. Through May, the APL is holding its last-Thursday-of-the-month open book room in the basement, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. We also will be planning our semi-annual book sale at some point soon. — Suzanne via email

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