The Cunard Line was their favorite. They simply adored continental cuisine, and collected First Class menus. These and various captains' table memorabilia were displayed on a most charming bookshelf. The host boasted that his wastebaskets, which were crafted in the shape of ocean-liner smoke stacks, truly were multi functional. An amateur poet, he used one as wastebasket, one as planter, and one to hold the remains of his Habana Coronas.