I have to reblog this wonderful post by Marlene on National Book Lovers Day!
Today is National Book Lover’s Day. I had it saved on my calendar from last year.Dr. French has a post this year on the subject and he was the one who alerted me to this great day last year. I am always ready to celebrate a book.
This has been hanging on my walls for 15 years through many moves
I have often threatened to show photographs of my small book collection. It’s a good thing that my shelves have been culled and many passed on. There is a box waiting at the back door to go to “The Friends of the Library” bookstore. They sell used books so the library can buy new offerings.
I have loved books since I discovered them at about the age of 12 when my parents bought eight for my Christmas gift. I had four Donna…
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I am ever so grateful to my, several thousand, books and two cats for granting me a bit of space for reading and writing around them. Nice post Charles. I owe so much to books and the neighbors daughters who taught a curious three year old to read.
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Thank you so much, and yes, I owe very much to books and others who have influenced me.
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I believe that is true for many of us.
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Yes, it is!
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Alas, I cannot figure out what to do when one cannot any longer SEE the bookcases for the stacks of books in front of them…
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Now that is an interesting and wonderful problem to have!
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Thank you very much, Dr. French.
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You are very welcome!
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You said it, Charles – wonderful! And it really is.
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Yes, it is.
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I too love and adore books and have bookshelves heavily laden with them and end tables to match. I love that each book collector/reader is, by their collection, actively creating their own constellation of book-thoughts! Thanks for sharing!
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You are welcome!
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