My Reading Blog

  A blurb in the paper A notice on the radio An e-mail All making an announcement The Friends of the Library will again hold their quarterly book sale   Hooray - today's the day! Do I need more books? Such a silly question Of course, my shelves still have space Arriving a little after 10:00 A line had formed A new format Take a number Only 20 people admitted at a time #59 I wait patiently for my turn I talk with others waiting too Friends Volunteers Patrons of the library Finally, my number is called The tables await New authors calling out to me Familiar authors waiting for me to pick them I pick them up, read the cover Some I put back Others go into my bag Off to checkout And on my way home to place them on the appropriate shelf  Which one to choose first Oh wait,  I'm already well into a book These new books will wait as patiently as I waited in line. I love book sales!

I have often fallen back to lists when I can't think of anything to write about.  They're easy, fun and a good starting point for a future post. Things to ponder: Why do the hummingbirds seem to fight over the feeder?    It seems that it would be much easier to share. Why do clerks not know how to make change when you give them $5.10 for a bill of $3.07?  Even after using a calculator, they still want to count out 93 cents in change. Why does hubby have such a difficult time inserting a pillow in a pillowcase?  He is so handy at everything else and yet makes this chore so difficult. Why is it so difficult to fast on those mornings that you have blood work scheduled?   Most mornings I can exercise and start my day before I have breakfast. Why does time seem to fly by when you have five things scheduled and are already behind before you start?  And then time just drags when you're waiting for test results. Why do I wake up at 2:00 a.m., wide awake w...