Books
Our Loose Blogging consortium includes:- Anu, Ashok, Conrad, Gaelikaa, Ginger, Grannymar, Helen, Judy, Magpie 11, Maria, & Ramana.
Our topic today was chosen by Gaelikaa
Books
The world and its mother knows that I am the slowest reader on this earth. We don’t need to cover that old ground again. Now my mad granny didn’t help. When I was small and trying to read a book, it you asked her what a long word was, she would tell me to ‘Just say Dublin’! She always followed it with a great big laugh. So as you can Imagine, if I tried that lark every second word might be Dublin.
Books come in many shapes and sizes. They cover all topics. They inform, educate, entertain, amuse, tempt the taste buds or simply feast the eye with wonderful art or photography.
Then there are the blank books just waiting to be filled with information: account books, school copies, diarys, address books and notebooks.
For years I kept a tiny notebook in my handbag.
It was handy if I wanted to write down some information such as, an address, phone number or the opening times for a museum or gallery. On occasion I have been known to copy down a recipe that appealed, or the details of a bottle of wine that tickled my tastebuds.
On the front page was the up to date list of groceries that needed replacing or items I wanted on the next trip to town. On the very last page I had my wish list. Not ‘must haves’, but you know the things you might buy if you won the lottery. Some of the items were bought and scored off, while others languished for a year and then I didn’t want them any more.
It was actually a very good exercise. At times we think we want something and the more we think the more we want. I see it particularly with the younger generation. They see somebody with a new camera or iPhone, an iPod or Wii game and they simply MUST have it NOW! It is bought, used for a week and then left in the corner to gather dust.
By writing it on the wish list, you are not dismissing it outright, but taking away the urgency and temptation to impulse buy. It is surprising how the desire lessens and sometimes you change your mind completely.
Now I wonder if I wrote Toyboys on the back page……….
Rummuser said,
August 6, 2010 at 3:52 pm
For someone with difficulty reading, you are doing very well indeed. The other side of books is writing. And you that very well too.
Grannymar said,
August 6, 2010 at 5:00 pm
Ramana - I do my best by sticking to what I know. Some times I struggle with the topics and jump outside the box for solutions. So far I have managed to produce something every week, and dread the thought of missing a week due to the ink of my thoughts running dry!
nick said,
August 6, 2010 at 5:25 pm
So why did you stop carrying the notebook with you? I also keep a notebook with me and it’s invaluable. I jot down interesting shops, interesting adverts, dimensions of household items I’m replacing, what the doctor said to me, you name it. At the back of the notebook there’s a list of interesting books and CDs to buy. I wouldn’t be without it.
Grannymar said,
August 6, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Nick - I seldom carry a bag nowadays, so notes I make while out are kept in my mobile phone these days and transferred when I reach home.
Gaelikaa said,
August 6, 2010 at 7:47 pm
I think you are a terrific writer & I love reading anything you write!
Maria said,
August 6, 2010 at 11:00 pm
Keep wishing for those ToyBoys. Our little town connects to a Navy Base. Someday if you come to the States, i will show you some beauties. . . . real eye candy!
I am a rapid reader, but of late I seem to be buying books that I have read in the past, but forgot I did. I have friends who keep little notebooks with lists of the books they have read, so they won’t make the same mistake. Maybe I should start carrying a notebook, too.
Grannymar said,
August 6, 2010 at 11:25 pm
Gaelikaa - Thank you.
Maria - I’ll dream on about the eye candy.
A little notebook is very handy, but don’t forget a pen!
Baino said,
August 7, 2010 at 2:38 am
I’ve always had a pocket diary and nine times out of ten it’s empty by the time the new year comes by but this year, a lovely blogger friend send me a little Moleskin notebook and I can’t wait to jot my travel journal entries in it. Precious. As for not wanting things after a while, I have a theory that if it’s been in your ‘in tray’ for three months and nobody’s complained, it wasn’t important in the first place.
Grannymar said,
August 7, 2010 at 7:15 am
Baino - I gave up on the pocket diaries when I stopped working, now all dates and appointments are in my phone or on computer. The small notebook is handy for other information, particularly shopping lists.
Magpie11 said,
August 10, 2010 at 12:43 pm
I never kept a written diary or notebook..my sponge never let me down for years…now I’m finding it hard to remember things and need to keep a notebook…I can’t It’s anew trick this old dog finds it difficult to learn.
If you find me wondering around having forgotten my address then please shoot me and put me out of my misery.
Grannymar said,
August 10, 2010 at 2:18 pm
Magpie - You arrived on a good day for sponge!