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Distractions
I’ve been puttering around, doing little, since I finished The Project. Odds and ends, simple tasks, I feel I’m just hanging out. I really thought I’d find better ways to fill my days since retirement. And well I need to! My body is reacting badly to my inaction: aches, pains, and I’ve gained back some weight. I tell myself ‘tomorrow,’ but that’s a ( Read more... ) -
The Five Busy Bears
I found the book referenced in my last post! Though it’s a Rand McNally Elf Book, it was nestled safely among my Little Golden Book collection due to size and genre. I actually have quite a few of the Elf Books :o)
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Time hurries along
We have gone back to an almost full staff at work. We are no longer quarantining items and have re-opened our book drop, but I’m still keeping masked and washing my hands several times during my day there. I had a fleeting thought while in the stairwell, between floors, of being in some Sci-Fi world where the atmosphere was poisoned and the germs ( Read more... ) -
Teddy was in the garbage!
Remember my The Night After Christmas post? One of my little perks at the library is emptying the trash... really! I pick up discarded books from the recycle bins on occasion, and I found this guy tossed away today :o(
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The Night After Christmas
The Night After Christmas, , by James Stevenson, 1981, is a poignant little story about two toys discarded after the holiday, replaced by newer ones.
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Halcyon days
After finding that Childcraft book cover image shown in my November 2nd vacation post I decided that I would really like a copy of the book itself. A quick search on eBay yielded myriad offers and I decided on a “good condition” one for $4.25 with free shipping. When I went to click ‘buy’ I noticed an offer from eBay for a $5 credit toward any ( Read more... ) -
What’s in a name?
Or in a title?
A twitter friend posted another fur’s tweet about this book, titling it “My people!” The other fur had only commented “It’s us”
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