Bookworm? YES, YES, YES, AND YES. Always have been, always will be. When I was a kid, I even put numbers on the outside of all my books that had absolutely nothing to do with the Dewey Decimal system. Never wrote in them. If I had to underline something, it had to be done in ink with the help of an index card to be sure it was perfectly straight.
Our family was the last family on the hill to get a TV, when I was 10. I found the box the TV was in more interesting than the TV itself. I would sit in the box and read.
I don’t walk out of the house without a book in my hand. I read at stop lights, in the grocery line, in the bank line, at any appointment, while I’m waiting to pick up my daughter. I don’t do much reading while I’m walking down the street anymore though. That’s for times past when it wasn’t as critical that I be aware of my surroundings. I would feel naked without a book.
The house is littered with books, most of which I have picked up at yard sales or second hand stores or at one fabulous bookstore here in Baltimore where everything is FREE. And now that I’ve discovered e-bay, there are THOUSANDS more books available to have. And, of course, there’s the library. My library card is even more valuable to me than my driver’s license.
Unfortunately, we are moving and I am having to purge my books (for the 3rd time in my life). I am having a very difficult time of it. My husband can’t understand this attactment to the printed word. Thankfully, I created another bookworm, a daughter, who defends me vehemently.
Mary Fran
…I gave up meat :yup: …I WILL NOT, however, give up my coffee or my books. :nope: :bigyikes:
Books have always been my best friends.
May your pages never stick together, your booklight stay bright, and your bookmark never be snatched from it’s place! 