Saturday, June 10, 2017

Of piles, pages, and pussy cats

*Edit: I think I may have solved the issue with the pictures not displaying, please let me know if the problem continues.*

Oh wow, look at that.
It's June.

Well it is now June and I am home again and finally getting back into a routine.  *chokes on suppressed laughter at own hilarious joke*  Yeah, no, not really.  You want an idea of what life looks like presently?

Here, this is my desk. 

You would think the fact that the cat knocks at least one of those piles onto the floor every single morning would inspire me to find respective homes for them, but to no avail!  I am dreadfully skilled at ignoring such things and tripping over books is excellent exercise ;)

Ah yes! That brings me to the real reason I'm here, books!  There are so many book sales being held around here lately, it's really rather dangerous for me!

My treasures from book sale #1

  • Several American Girl books I didn't already own
  • Song of Years, Bess Streeter Aldrich.  I wasn't familiar with this one in particular but I have heard rave reviews on this author bantered about on you ladies' blogs, so why not?
  •  Irish Journal, German-Man-Who's-Name-I-Don't-Remember.  A descriptive work on Ireland by said German Man, pretty self explanatory.
  • The House of the Seven Gables, Nathaniel Hawthorne.  Quite possibly the BEST book EVER.  I love it!!!  And bonus, not only was this an old copy, it had a pretty cover, and we all know how important that is!
 Book sale #2
  • Don Quixote, Miguel Cervantes.  I finally found a copy that wasn't abridged!  (Have I mentioned how I loathe abridged editions?)
  • The Mill On The Floss, George Eliot.  Doesn't that look pretty?  The cover drew me in immediately, it harkens back to simpler times.

 #3 Not exactly a book sale, but from a used bookstore.  Anyone ever heard of The Book Barn in New London, CT?
  • The Victorian Nursery Book, Two-Men-I-Don't-Know (but I think one is named Paul).  Sweet stories, nursery rhymes, and Victorian prettiness.
  •  Looking for Anne of Green Gables, Irene Gammel.  The name caught me on the spot!  It is sort of a dual biography of both Anne as a character and LM Montgomery as her author, I can't wait to read it!
  •  More Perfect Than the Moon, Patricia MacLachlan.  The third/fourth? book in the Sarah, Plain and Tall series (that I love). 
  •  At the Altar: Matrimonial Tales, LM Montgomery.  One of her lovely short story collections, of which there are dozens!
  • Pat of Silverbush, ^^^^^^^^   I have the sequel, but I didn't want to read it until I read this one!  Ah, these are Summer books!
Aaaaanndd, yeah.  Those are my treasures! Oh, and this one from the first book sale that I'm reading currently.

 I've always wanted to read The Great Gatsby, so that is the first I have begun.  Terrific so far!

What good books are you reading right now?  Have you read any of the above?

~Emma

15 comments:

  1. You're back! Missed you dear :)

    Not been reading too many books lately. I read a bunch last week so I could do the Bookish Book Lovers Tag though.

    Catherine
    catherinesrebellingmuse.blogspot.com

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  2. I missed you, too! :)

    Perfectly understandable, there is always so much to be attended to reading can unfortunately fall by the wayside. Pleasure reading, at least ;) Congratulations on completing your finals, Catherine! :D

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    1. Thank you!

      Hey, by-the-by, there is a movement happening in the blogosphere. It's called #RebelliousWriting (and #RebelliousReading). I have a post about it on The Rebelling Muse, which has links to the founder's posts. Please go check it out!!!!

      Catherine

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    2. Ah yes, I believe I had seen that name somewhere the other day but I hadn't had a chance to look into it yet! Thanks for the heads up, Catherine!

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  3. Your back! It looks like you had fun! I love book sales but for some weird reason I ALWAYS forget to bring some money. It's torture.

    I am reading The Great Gatsby too! Hamlette is hosting a read-along for it right now, here is the link in case you want to join, it's pretty fun!:
    https://theedgeoftheprecipice.blogspot.com/2017/06/great-gatsby-read-along-chapter-i.html

    Have a lovely day Emma!

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    1. Aww, that is unfortunate :(

      YOU ARE???!! That's super cool :D I actually knew about the read-along, I just hadn't joined yet. I love her perspective on the story thus far!

      Are you enjoying it so far? I'd love to chat books :)

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    2. Yes, I am enjoying it, Mr. Fitzgerald has such a way with words! This is really fun for me because the whole story is a surprise! Are you enjoying it?

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    3. Oh I agree, it is such a surprise! I am definitely enjoying it. It's a little sad at times, or maybe more tragic, but it is very well written, I think. How are you enjoying it?

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  4. Looks like a good bunch of books!
    I've been reading some Nancy Drew Mysteries lately! Have you ever read any?
    Also just saying...I LOVE YOUR BLOG!!!!!

    ~Sylvia

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    1. Sure have, Sylvia! It's been a while, but I love Nancy Drew Mysteries! What one are you reading? :) I think my favorites were "The Mystery of Lilac Inn" and "The Mystery of the Tolling Bell"!

      Thank you, dear!

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    2. Yes those two are really really really really good!
      I'm reading "The Hidden Window Mystery" it's good so far have you ever read it? =^)

      ~Sylvia

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    3. That's the one with the peacock on the front cover, right? ;) I think I read that one. I read them in order up until somewhere in the 40's, I think!

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    4. Yup it's the one with the peacock!
      Yeah I wanted to read them in order but 😜 I'm not!
      Also do you own any? Because I was just wondering do you color in the illustrations? I do! Oh and one more thing who's your favorite Nancy, Bess, or George?

      ~Sylvia

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  5. That is a-okay! That's one of the cool things about Nancy Drew mysteries, you can read them in any order and it doesn't matter in the least!

    Yes, I do own some! Quite a few, actually, although I've never counted them all! And you?
    That's a really cool idea, coloring them in! I never would've thought to do that, so I guess that makes my answer no ;)
    Nancy, of course! hehe Although of the two cousins, I think Bess is my favorite! Which is yours?

    ~Emma

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    1. I don't know who my favorite is I guess I like them all! :^)

      ~Sylvia

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