Tomorrow I'm going to a book store which has new and used books. I adore book stores--all those titles, the different sections in fiction and non-fiction, and just the smell of books! Haven't been to a book store in about a year, and I'm going through serious withdrawal. Shopping for books online is handy, but I like to get my hands on books, look at the table of contents, and just inhale deeply! Anyone else in love with book stores?
Oh yes!! Ian and our three children all love books too. There's just something about going to a store, taking the books home and the anticipation of a long, cosy read that nothing else can compare with.
I love bookstores...but for old books. I can’t remember the last time I was in one. It seems like when I was younger I had more time for bookstores. The books that I own are primarily travel books, history books and art books. Ironically, most of them are not old. There’s nothing more inconsistent than a person.
My kids & I used to love hanging out in book stores! I still do but I'm not wanting to buy books these days.... Too much to store. I borrow ebooks from the library (oh the heresy of that!!). But then I don't have to own them, store them, dust them, move to them about, etc. I keep an old phone & I download books on to that. I call it my reader. If I haven't finished the book by the time it is due back to the library, I simply change the date on my phone (backdate it) and....voila! the book is still there. The book has in actuality gone back to the library, so the next person in line can borrow it but I have my own copy that I can finish.
We were in a book store yesterday. Spent an hour in the history section. Did not buy any books as the history section of my personal library has about 40. I did however buy a biography of Winston Churchill a couple of weeks ago. It does have "new book" smell . Jerry
Ah yes, that "new book" smell. You never forget some odors:. new books, crayola crayons, coffee, Easter peeps, etc
I love books, it's rare to see me without one either one i'm writing in or one i am reading, though its more for want than can. I've been finding it harder to read, not only because of time but my eyes. I can't really sit and read a book on a screen. It hurts my eyes too much. In fact I tend to type with my eyes closed so i don't strain my eyes. Not always... I have taken to listening to books on audio. I use Audible and Libby (which is a library audio and ebook app) and I do recommend it for the busy body, but I would never say no to a physical beautiful and scent worthy book!!
Books. What would we do without them. The Great Wiseman, King Soloman is said to have written. ''To the writing of books etc'' Sadly due to the onset of glaucoma, much of my reading is now done via the computer. However I do still buy on-line . Having had a lifelong interest in medicine, (read medicine for three years). Then also my conections with law and eventually horticulture. Most of my read and research is focused around these subjects. I often ask myself. Hey! Mike. What the blazes are you doing at your age 82. Still STUDYING these subjects? Perhaps one day I might find the answer.
Mike, when one stops learning, one stops. I think it's called "death". Even at 82, you are far from stopping. We have books all over the house--horticulture, astrophysics, bee keeping, art, and civil war and diaries from antebellum plantations. Cayuga, we are adults, but we play a lot!
