tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post6803423065292256391..comments2023-12-13T04:08:28.957-06:00Comments on Halcyon Days: Old Bookssandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-65979639576281506972014-03-21T08:43:23.092-05:002014-03-21T08:43:23.092-05:00Hi Patricia J:
Great quote from Emily Dickinson. W...Hi Patricia J:<br />Great quote from Emily Dickinson. We do go on a trip each time we read a book. How could anyone not like to read??sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-59764583327993027732014-03-21T08:42:04.173-05:002014-03-21T08:42:04.173-05:00The smell of the books is great. The way they are ...The smell of the books is great. The way they are written is so different from now. I shudder to think of how many of the old books were destroyed because no one wanted them.sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-84720642415046859942014-03-20T22:35:41.946-05:002014-03-20T22:35:41.946-05:00My mother had an Elson reader from the 20's; y...My mother had an Elson reader from the 20's; you've brought back memories. Yes to old books. Always think of Emily Dickinson when I pick one up "There is no frigate like a book, to take us lands away." Patricia Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08446350271516708884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-60793244163541695312014-03-20T08:13:17.449-05:002014-03-20T08:13:17.449-05:00I love the texture, the fonts and the SMELL of old...I love the texture, the fonts and the SMELL of old books :-) also the topics covered and the way text is written is intriguing - pointing at different perspective, values etc. of the society from the era the book is from.coffeeaddicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08719243899202995984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-50969970797250712412014-03-20T00:11:18.408-05:002014-03-20T00:11:18.408-05:00We may not have Enid Blyton books here. Have never...We may not have Enid Blyton books here. Have never heard of them. Might be similar to our Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew books. sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-90110402074643385222014-03-20T00:08:51.513-05:002014-03-20T00:08:51.513-05:00But you are making up for lost time. Dividing ones...But you are making up for lost time. Dividing ones time will be a good thing!sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-74144233606132906032014-03-20T00:07:35.067-05:002014-03-20T00:07:35.067-05:00I have a hard time even getting rid of paperbacks ...I have a hard time even getting rid of paperbacks although I have recently given away some that weren't my favorites. Love fairy tale books too. sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-78770992455603240232014-03-20T00:06:04.475-05:002014-03-20T00:06:04.475-05:00New ones, old ones. Love them all. I read on Kindl...New ones, old ones. Love them all. I read on Kindle but it's just not the same. Love the feel and smell of a book. sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-70173637341296249222014-03-19T23:43:16.763-05:002014-03-19T23:43:16.763-05:00Oh, yes, I do love old books, and often bring one ...Oh, yes, I do love old books, and often bring one home. The illustrations in old children's books are so appealing, and I too remember Dick and Jane! I look out for reprints of the old Little Golden Books and buy them for my grandsons. My daughter likes to collect old Enid Blyton books, which I also read. Did you have those in America?Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-85471742812311503942014-03-19T15:50:29.724-05:002014-03-19T15:50:29.724-05:00Remember and love Dick and Jane books!
Remember th...Remember and love Dick and Jane books!<br />Remember the "Anything Can Happen " so well.<br />I love books too but I'm a late starter and want to read everything. I've been totally interested in the outdoors long enough.....time to divide my time. Sweet pictures. Edith Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064143456339054752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-15711069812018170362014-03-19T11:40:04.878-05:002014-03-19T11:40:04.878-05:00Me too Darla. Love the illustrations in the Dick a...Me too Darla. Love the illustrations in the Dick and Jane books. sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-86308384309154445432014-03-19T09:48:58.967-05:002014-03-19T09:48:58.967-05:00i love old books, too, although i'm purging sh...i love old books, too, although i'm purging shelves right now of all books i don't think i'll ever read again. i have a few fairy tale books from my childhood, but i do re-read those lolDivers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-23094785772828677192014-03-19T05:51:56.701-05:002014-03-19T05:51:56.701-05:00I do love old books, but then I love new ones as w...I do love old books, but then I love new ones as well. They both have their own special smell, like my two favourite perfumes. I wouldn't say I was that attached to children's books, though your illustrations are completely charming. Bill and I have a collection of a few books that belonged to some ancestors and we cherish them.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-25142506761413456242014-03-18T19:10:57.110-05:002014-03-18T19:10:57.110-05:00I treasure old books too. You have a nice bunch o...I treasure old books too. You have a nice bunch of them. I particularly like old children's books. The illustrations are usually so wonderful. Oh how I remember Dick and Jane and learning to read. That takes me back a ways.<br /><br />DarlaDarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729017606957829830noreply@blogger.com