tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post7275580415675355481..comments2023-08-25T18:09:09.834-07:00Comments on Wrote By Rote: The Library of my LifeArlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-42407912135781043882016-03-15T14:15:31.957-07:002016-03-15T14:15:31.957-07:00Liza, for a while I was going to the library on a ...Liza, for a while I was going to the library on a regular basis, but I stopped when they remodeled our local branch. I need to go back to at check it out since they finished it. The place looks pretty nice now--though it was nice before.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-27096166206241112812016-03-15T14:12:39.326-07:002016-03-15T14:12:39.326-07:00Diedre, that's a lot of books! I'm not su...Diedre, that's a lot of books! I'm not sure how many I have here. Probably at least that many. Like you I've stopped counting.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-1275344061243088922016-03-15T14:02:16.468-07:002016-03-15T14:02:16.468-07:00I have had so many books over the course of my lif...I have had so many books over the course of my life, I have had to purge, and purge again and purge one more time. I have come to the point that I now prefer to go to the library rather than buying books, unless it's something really special. I go to the library about every other week and get out at least two books. When they are done, I go back. Makes for more room on my shelves these days...Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-63830630161352565842016-03-15T13:07:45.699-07:002016-03-15T13:07:45.699-07:00There were always books where I lived, lots of rea...There were always books where I lived, lots of readers too. So much so that grandma built shelves across an entire wall in the den. Between all of us our books totaled upwards of 2500. I quit counting after that ;-)diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-46653725504743935972016-03-14T13:15:00.941-07:002016-03-14T13:15:00.941-07:00Ha! You know, I'd actually had that same thoug...Ha! You know, I'd actually had that same thought momentarily. Until it dawned on me that it wasn't possible.<br /><br />The product page described the dust jacket as being in poor condition while the book itself is in good condition.<br /><br />But I've always been in the habit of discarding the dust jackets on most of my hardcover books. So, if this one still has it, it couldn't be my old copy.<br /><br />It would have been cool though if it did come back to me like that after all these years.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-4150061408107201522016-03-13T20:14:52.745-07:002016-03-13T20:14:52.745-07:00STMcC, wouldn't it be a great irony if the cop...STMcC, wouldn't it be a great irony if the copy of that book you've recently purchased was the same copy you let go of years ago? Those big books can be tough ones to keep if you're moving around. I've had similar things that I recall once having but don't know now where they ended up.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-6846356210201457352016-03-13T20:12:38.475-07:002016-03-13T20:12:38.475-07:00Patricia, moving often involves sacrifice of posse...Patricia, moving often involves sacrifice of possessions. I've done it and perhaps I will have to one day do it again.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-68110966589057735152016-03-13T20:11:31.946-07:002016-03-13T20:11:31.946-07:00DG, I hated to get rid of the books that I got rid...DG, I hated to get rid of the books that I got rid of in the past, but sometimes that streamline mood hits and I start dumping stuff. Sometimes later I wish I could have it back.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-63373562817814653542016-03-13T14:32:09.289-07:002016-03-13T14:32:09.289-07:00LEE, I still have a ton of books even though I'...LEE, I still have a ton of books even though I've gotten rid of many of them over the years of moving from house to house, city to city.<br /><br />It was pretty much 'THE YELLOW Y' by Seckatary Hawkins (1926) and Hardy Boy stories that got me addicted to reading when I was a kid. Thankfully, I still have 'THE YELLOW Y'.<br /><br />Also, I just recently purchased a book of photographs from the The Great Depression and The Dust Bowl. I wanted that book so badly when I was about 20 years old. My Grandma gave it to me for Christmas and I loved it. But it was a big coffee table kinda picture book that I eventually let go of many years later when I was moving so often.<br /><br />Recently I began thinking of it again and wanted to reacquire it. For awhile I couldn't remember the title of it but I finally stumbled upon it ('A VISION SHARED') and ordered a used copy from someone online. It should arrive any day now. I can't wait to have it again.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogG<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-77735420442820941232016-03-13T08:02:33.059-07:002016-03-13T08:02:33.059-07:00I also feel that joy in being surrounded by books,...I also feel that joy in being surrounded by books, but I've had to turn over my library three times in my life as I've moved too far away to take that many books with me. There are a few really old novels I wish I'd kept though, like A Girl of the Limberlost. Buying shiny new replacements wouldn't be the same...Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-87949459021710021222016-03-12T16:22:07.261-08:002016-03-12T16:22:07.261-08:00Gave away boxes of books when we last moved. I had...Gave away boxes of books when we last moved. I had no choice due to space. The paperbacks start to turn yellow and the page background darkens. Hardbacks survive better. Good luck if you decide to streamline your collection, but for me it wasn't easy.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-40066218866280202132016-03-12T11:15:27.425-08:002016-03-12T11:15:27.425-08:00JoJo, I ended up with some of my ex's books to...JoJo, I ended up with some of my ex's books too because she was very transient and never took them with her. I've also got a lot of books packed in boxes though I'm not thrilled about that.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-69655563126115373552016-03-12T10:33:39.190-08:002016-03-12T10:33:39.190-08:00My books are still packed from my move here in 201...My books are still packed from my move here in 2011. There's just no room to put up a bookcase and unpack them. My ex got quite a few of them in the divorce too. JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-56737956523033741802016-03-12T08:39:57.681-08:002016-03-12T08:39:57.681-08:00CW, my sister had the Nancy Drew collection but I ...CW, my sister had the Nancy Drew collection but I don't recall ever reading any of them. The covers looked essentially the same so I have little doubt that the stories were basically the same.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-44236522727716386772016-03-12T07:16:15.277-08:002016-03-12T07:16:15.277-08:00I never liked the Hardys as well as the Nancy Drew...I never liked the Hardys as well as the Nancy Drews... funny, because they were basically the same stories with different protagonists.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-34669666447661101592016-03-12T06:09:22.445-08:002016-03-12T06:09:22.445-08:00Teresa, I have a lot of Bibles too as well as Bibl...Teresa, I have a lot of Bibles too as well as Bible commentaries and other books related to Biblical topics. Someday I'd like to have just a library room with maybe a reading chair, a desk or work table, and wall to wall book shelves. That might accommodate all of my books in one convenient place. <br /><br />Although I still like the idea of some books in each room.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-48081998082633835622016-03-12T05:25:52.960-08:002016-03-12T05:25:52.960-08:00If I didn't say I have many Bibles, people mig...If I didn't say I have many Bibles, people might be surprised. And I think it's funny that I do have so many and...they say the same thing, maybe different words, many are the same. I DO have a Golden Book that my mom saved for me. I'm a clean freak and I mean clean. I don't like chaos in my home or elsewhere, but if books are spilling over or in stacks on the floor without a shelf, I'm sooo happy. That is not clutter. T. 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