tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post3419716491988672275..comments2024-03-27T13:35:42.418-07:00Comments on Fabric Paper Thread: On the Possession of Many BooksLorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-68545845414704913442014-01-15T08:50:38.083-08:002014-01-15T08:50:38.083-08:00Just have to say - we have much the same taste in ...Just have to say - we have much the same taste in book. Civilization by Kenneth Clark??? Awesome! I'm reading A Fine Romance now - Christmas gift from my bookseller husband (he's with Barnes & Noble). I shall have to photograph some of my collections - I decorate with antique books. Love old things.<br />Joy!<br />KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-56437671714358055122014-01-13T09:11:07.746-08:002014-01-13T09:11:07.746-08:00Same here, books everywhere. Interestingly I did n...Same here, books everywhere. Interestingly I did not find one I know amongst those I see of yours. I am sure there must be somewhere though.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799594980600477320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-40887568329749359532014-01-12T14:31:11.037-08:002014-01-12T14:31:11.037-08:00How clever are you the way you used up the eggnog!...How clever are you the way you used up the eggnog! Next year....<br /><br />We too have hoards of books. :)Decor To Adorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04359245078617786198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-47908656181805664992014-01-12T10:49:10.259-08:002014-01-12T10:49:10.259-08:00I'm so glad I didn't completely miss this ...I'm so glad I didn't completely miss this post Lorrie - I love books and good book recommendations.<br />You have provided me with a list to take to the library today - thank you!<br />Sacred Chaos sounds like a good start as well as Walking with Saints - I need some spiritual discipline and meditation direction right now! <br />The 100 hundred year Old Man.. sounds fun, I went on to Good Reads and they give it a 4 star review.<br />It's amazing the books I find by really looking at bloggers photos - there is often a book in view!!<br /><br />I think I had books on our piano for a while too - they go well together and you've created a beautiful vignette.<br />Lorrie I meant to say last time I popped in - I love your new header with glimpses of your life.<br />The patchwork cushion and embroidery are beautiful.<br />Stay warm and cosy!<br /><br />Shane Pollardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674612132049839026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-65365198855519150792014-01-11T16:14:41.882-08:002014-01-11T16:14:41.882-08:00Your piano is the perfect place for some books! I...Your piano is the perfect place for some books! I like how you decorated it. We don't have nearly as many paper books as we used to, but we don't have room for all of the bookshelves we used to have. We have some stacked up in the family room, but many are also in Mr. Jim's office. The vast majority of books we own nowadays are e-books, and conveniently stored on a cloud and our Kindles. Yes, it's not as adorable or inviting as paper books, but we are reading more now than ever before. So the electronic format works well for us. (No dusting either, LOL.) I'm reading The Book Thief at the moment. It is very long, and it seems like I've been reading it for the past 3 weeks. I will be glad to get on to another title that is a bit more cheerful!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347598432040432610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-53474271993389863842014-01-11T03:36:09.353-08:002014-01-11T03:36:09.353-08:00I noticed that one, too! A photo book perhaps? I...I noticed that one, too! A photo book perhaps? I agree with the others - the books look wonderful on your piano.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274481412344071315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-47830957035197405392014-01-10T10:47:46.749-08:002014-01-10T10:47:46.749-08:00Currently.. blogs! =) .. catching up. You just re...Currently.. blogs! =) .. catching up. You just reminded me that I did get some new book over Christmas and that on this quiet day .. I could actually get started. But then... my house also needs cleaning. Anneliesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288355284573379421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-91934804052470924942014-01-10T09:05:10.075-08:002014-01-10T09:05:10.075-08:00Lovely photos grace your blog title!
Just read a ...Lovely photos grace your blog title!<br /><br />Just read a new book by Lisa Wingate called the Prayer Box. It has two story lines and one about an elderly African American woman who "passed" (as Caucasian) and the challenges facing her through the decades living in the South.<br /><br />Enjoy your book suggestions - more please.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708663576759670960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-31855756308589604142014-01-10T09:00:29.695-08:002014-01-10T09:00:29.695-08:00Our books are stored downstairs in a vintage cupbo...Our books are stored downstairs in a vintage cupboard. The cookbooks are on a shelf in the kitchen and the ones we are currently reading are haphazardly placed around the house where we last sat reading them. Louise Penny was recommended to me by a friends who is in three book clubs!<br />I skimmed a few chapters of the Bradley book with young Flavia and they so sound like a fun read. <br />Your books look like art when stacked on your piano....hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-42352108914972146032014-01-10T07:38:51.435-08:002014-01-10T07:38:51.435-08:00Here's a post I can sink into. We've got b...Here's a post I can sink into. We've got books and books and books and books also. Many of ours live upstairs, so visitors rarely see them, but they might glimpse full shelves in my office. Like yours, our livingroom has less books, surprisingly, but there are some shelves tucked away and we pile art books under the glass coffee table. My armchair in the livingroom is always in danger of being engulfed by those I've just read, the ones I'm currently moving between, and the ones I want to read next. . . <br />And Flavia de Luce, yes, I like her very much. I think there might even be more than 4 (I've read 3, and I thought I had missed out on 2, but I could be wrong -- I've never thought of that series as Young Adult along the protagonist is pre- just barely pubescent. . . They're great, aren't they? materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-16553127543689733322014-01-10T05:35:34.653-08:002014-01-10T05:35:34.653-08:00The books are at hand on the piano and they look a...The books are at hand on the piano and they look attractive there as well. Mine are in a bookcase in one room, another tucked into a notch at the end my hallway, and on a few tables. I get rid of some, every now and again, but keep special novels and non-fiction books (cook books and others). Right now, I'm reading one of Louise Penny's and Susan Branch's latest which, as you promised, I'm enjoying.<br /><br />Happy Reading, Lorrie.<br /><br />KarenMy Little Home and Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01519563352358635257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-11531823614146419102014-01-10T03:51:57.816-08:002014-01-10T03:51:57.816-08:00Most of mine are in a closet adjacent to the den. ...Most of mine are in a closet adjacent to the den. Some are also in my husband's office, and some are scattered about the house. I have been contemplating making myself a little nook somewhere just for my desk and such around here and thought that step one ought to be a bookshelf. <br /><br />I love the idea of the books on the piano. I don't have a piano, but I need to toss that one to my sister. I think she would like it!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05671482394424988047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-57942173556402288242014-01-10T02:15:49.365-08:002014-01-10T02:15:49.365-08:00My books are all over the place, some sadly still ...My books are all over the place, some sadly still in boxes. I too have all the Jan Karon books!Elizabethdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405703727112759947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-48339696052558439152014-01-09T22:32:24.706-08:002014-01-09T22:32:24.706-08:00What is that book "Journeys Together," b...What is that book "Journeys Together," by YOU?<br />I like your idea of using the piano for books that don't necessarily have anything to do with music. After all, in the present era no one is playing our piano enough that we need to have it piled with sheet music.GretchenJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641677400029070452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-649999883593607822014-01-09T21:30:42.065-08:002014-01-09T21:30:42.065-08:00Lorrie, what an ingenious idea to display your lov...Lorrie, what an ingenious idea to display your lovely collection of books on the piano! It's the perfect place, of course and your arrangement is very pretty!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your 'aha!' moment!<br /><br />PoppyPoppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08980323586402386609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-74877023775229501682014-01-09T21:29:43.521-08:002014-01-09T21:29:43.521-08:00I enjoyed looking at your rows of books to see whi...I enjoyed looking at your rows of books to see which ones we have in common - many, as it turns out.<br />Books are stored and stacked in every room of the house, with bookcases in living room, kitchen, family room and one spare bedroom. They teeter in odd towers on speakers and end tables, under chairs, in baskets - all over!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-32241621081264127382014-01-09T18:52:57.009-08:002014-01-09T18:52:57.009-08:00So clever of you to find a tasty way to use up the...So clever of you to find a tasty way to use up the eggnog and an interesting new way to display your favorite books! I used to plan book displays in libraries; now I occasionally select a set of seasonally appropriate or binding color harmonizing collection to display between book ends on the hearth or end table or mantle. Aside from a few 1800s books that have interesting covers, I only keep titles that are very unlikely to be found in a library, mostly religious books and commentaries, a few cultural cooking books, some gardening books...I've culled my collection to fit into six six foot long shelves. Thank heaven for Kindle I say!Thoughts on Life and Millinery.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15826496514403918108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-33176211489645977342014-01-09T18:07:24.633-08:002014-01-09T18:07:24.633-08:00I too, have books stashed everywhere . . . hard to...I too, have books stashed everywhere . . . hard to part with any of them, but every once in a while, I do a slight purge. The piano is a great place to both show and store and you have arranged them so artfully. I like.Andrea Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06351969651992972116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-2817540247574654672014-01-09T17:33:10.200-08:002014-01-09T17:33:10.200-08:00They look wonderful on your piano! Love those Aha...They look wonderful on your piano! Love those Aha! moments!<br /><br />DeannaDeanna Rabe - Creekside Cottage Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16133684514103206137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-25547799965883445602014-01-09T17:14:08.844-08:002014-01-09T17:14:08.844-08:00We also have books everywhere and at least one boo...We also have books everywhere and at least one bookcase in every room. But I've never thought to line them up on the piano. What a great idea and it looks wonderful! That's one thing about blogging--the ideas. I just might try it!podsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880888514207597761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-69956452771035391702014-01-09T17:10:06.571-08:002014-01-09T17:10:06.571-08:00You have a great collection and they look wonderfu...You have a great collection and they look wonderful on the piano and very handy to get to.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-9573384014449918792014-01-09T16:28:41.054-08:002014-01-09T16:28:41.054-08:00Still reading In Falling Snow, which I only starte...Still reading In Falling Snow, which I only started last week. What an interesting collection of books and they do look rather fine on the piano. Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.com