This is a quote from an old Anna Quindlen article, back when her kids were really young:  “I would be content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mainly of building enough bookshelves.”

I like it because it makes me think that Anna would be proud of me since that’s how decorating has gone in my house.  If ( Read more... )

Yesterday a co-worker asked me when it was that I started to love reading.  I can’t remember exactly when.  The first book I remember loving is a picture book called “The Littlest Rabbit” - I still have my old copy, although the edges are frayed and the cover is partly torn.  I wrote “Room 2176” on the title page, which is the number of my ( Read more... )