Books and book cases

@Rosekitty (19368)

• San Marcos, Texas

9 Aug 15

wow..and i thought i had a lot of books...enjoy your move and don't forget to bend those knees..

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@Rosekitty (19368)

• San Marcos, Texas

9 Aug 15

@topffer That is a shame the books were stolen. Must have been gone for them to take that many from you. Or was it someone you knew and thought you could trust..if so, i hope they aren't in your life anymore.

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topffer

@topffer (42155)

• France

9 Aug 15

I used to have more : I have had a complete library of Latin authors (about 2000 books) stolen in an apartment a few years ago. I worked 30 years to complete it, and I have stopped to buy books since this moment.

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Porcospino

@Porcospino (31365)

• Denmark

9 Aug 15

My husband and I moved two months ago. We are still renovating the new house, and all of my books are still in boxes. I hope that I will be able to unpack them in two months. Before we moved we gave hundreds of books away, but there are still many books left and we need to buy more book cases.

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@GardenGerty (169474)

• United States

10 Aug 15

My first husband built custom shelves in our first little house. They were not perfect but were awesome, and adjustable. They did not work here as they relied on anchoring to the floor and ceiling. The little house was 7.5 foot ceilings, this one had ten foot ceilings and the shelves just did not reach.

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@Rosekitty (19368)

• San Marcos, Texas

9 Aug 15

My passion is books and have then everywhere , but like you i want them all together so it will be my corner of the world to dream in , imagine and fall into my books. I don't have passed down bookcases, so i'm sure yours are magnificent coming from Family.

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@GardenGerty (169474)

• United States

9 Aug 15

The book cases I am working on today are small. I can remember them from almost sixty years ago. I have one pretty neat barrister book case that needs care to maintain stability. It has a door with a broken glass that I shall have fixed. It is full of mostly cook books.

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@Rosekitty (19368)

• San Marcos, Texas

9 Aug 15

@GardenGerty ...I really need to organize mine like that..maybe i will now that i have more time on my hands...Happy moving!

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@GardenGerty (169474)

• United States

9 Aug 15

@Rosekitty I am hoping to get more organized when I move. That was the only category that was really organized.

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kiran8

@kiran8 (15348)

• Mangalore, India

10 Aug 15

Hi, I can understand your need to have books around you..I too love books and I have a huge collection of old magazines besides other books which I like to go through once in a while.It is always a problem to store and maintain books here in India because of the weather conditions ,I have managed so far but as my collection grows it is becoming more difficult to maintain them,,,

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@GardenGerty (169474)

• United States

10 Aug 15

I can imagine that it is quite difficult to take care of them. Are you in a humid area?

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kiran8

@kiran8 (15348)

• Mangalore, India

10 Aug 15

@GardenGerty Yes I live in Mangalore a coastal town in India and it can be very humid ..

Barbara Radisavlejvic

@bagarad (14283)

• Paso Robles, California

10 Aug 15

That is certainly true of me. I've been on a reading binge this month and it's been detrimental to my work. I just want to sit around and read. I read a 500+ page book yesterday and a 300+ page book today, both by Jan Karon. Yesterday iI was Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good, and while reading that, I discovered that I'd missed one book in the series, Home to Holly Springs, so I picked it up at the library yesterday. I keep justifying my reading by telling myself I will review the books on my blogs, but my writing can't catch up to all this reading.

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@GardenGerty (169474)

• United States

10 Aug 15

I go on binges, but I know I cannot afford to at this particular moment.

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kiran8

@kiran8 (15348)

• Mangalore, India

10 Aug 15

I guess you dont have to feel guilty or justify when it comes to reading it is such an absorbing hobby.I have sat up all night to finish an interesting book and sleep walked through my daily routine the next day..

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Barbara Radisavlejvic

@bagarad (14283)

• Paso Robles, California

10 Aug 15

@GardenGerty The problem is, I can't either, but I'm doing it anyway.It makes me feel guilty.

Hate2Iron

@Hate2Iron (15724)

• Canada

9 Aug 15

OOH... book people just like me lol. If there is a time when hubby says... NO MORE BOOKS... it's when we move. I've tried to be very good the last couple of years and I'm no where near the 20,000 that topffer mentioned and I just called him in to take a look! Now my books don't seem quite as bad lol! But my time is coming whether we move north or south ;)

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@GardenGerty (169474)

• United States

10 Aug 15

@Hate2Iron Hubby did most of his growing up in the UP of Michigan.

@GardenGerty (169474)

• United States

10 Aug 15

Are you planning a move soon? Kansas is good.

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Hate2Iron

@Hate2Iron (15724)

• Canada

10 Aug 15

@GardenGerty I have never been to Kansas :) but it will either be Florida or Michigan... how is that for opposites lol!

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@bluerubymoon53 (3286)

• United States

23 Aug 15

I like to read so much more than writing. I never really have like writing. When I was a kid, I didn't like to read all that much. Probably because I had to read certain books and such. Now I can read what the heck ever I want.

allen0187

@allen0187 (59761)

• Philippines

10 Aug 15

I officially envy you as you have a library that you can call your own. My dream home would definitely include a room that will serve as a library.

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@GardenGerty (169474)

• United States

10 Aug 15

I tend to have books in every room. My whole world is a library. Good luck heading for a dream. I hope you get there.

Shellyann36

@Shellyann36 (11383)

• United States

10 Aug 15

I have always been a reader. I have had several books over the years. My attic is packed with several boxes of them now. I should give them to the library or to a thrift shop. I keep a certain few as collections but the rest I read and put away.

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@GardenGerty (169474)

• United States

10 Aug 15

Nice to see you here. I have furniture and fabric in my attic.

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much2say

@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

10 Aug 15

With so many books being discarded these days, we've bought and gotten for free tons of used books - really enough that we could have our own bookstore! The kids love books - and I have a love for childrens books too as I collect them - we have books all over this house!!

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@GardenGerty (169474)

• United States

10 Aug 15

I will be sending some to my daughter to have or borrow. She is a reader and so are her kids.

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@allknowing (153530)

• India

10 Aug 15

I have a confession to make. Books never fascinated me and yet I have this name 'allknowing'

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@GardenGerty (169474)

• United States

10 Aug 15

You seem to have a great hunger for knowledge, and some types of knowledge come from places other than from books.

inertia4

@inertia4 (27978)

• United States

10 Aug 15

I have a descent amount of books. But they are mostly Stephen King books. I used to belong to the Stephen King library and I got all the books as they came out. I was thinking about joining again, maybe after the holidays.

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