Hi, Rebecca, Get this: I own about 3,000 books--and had to live without them for almost two years when I moved to California and then had to find a way to house them. So, almost all were in book boxes in a long hallway. I actually experienced what I can only term "homesickness" because I missed my books. xo Mary P.S. great post here.
Hi Mary, thanks for your comment! 3,000 books is a LOT - and gosh, I can quite understand that you missed them when you were parted for a time. Having been an avid reader for decades I had a long spell - only identifiable with hindsight - in which I found I'd let screen time take over too much of my existence as a reader. I only really noticed once life had begun to feel different, and I realised, like an idiot, that I was just being spoon-fed high-energy 'content' rather than self-accessing words to fuel and colour my own imagination.
What a wonderful post / article / whatever these things are meant to be called. My inner stationery geek / artist / perfectionist / child absolutely adored this! Yes, all four of us. Not many things appeal to all inner aspects, but you’ve offered us something for every mood and opportunity! I’m rolling around in bliss! (You can tell by all the errant exclamation marks.!!!)
I’ll definitely have to share this one with my sister too. SHE’S the writer in the family, though I’ve clearly inherited a love of the process. I’m the arty type although my current journal, the same size as my iPad, has blank pages with bits of pretty printed art on each page, and I’m finding it surprisingly easy to keep the lines straight as I record my days in words.
Anyway, thanks so much for sharing the link to this in your latest contribution. I love, love, love it. Happy sigh. 🤗🤗🤗😘
Hi, Rebecca, Get this: I own about 3,000 books--and had to live without them for almost two years when I moved to California and then had to find a way to house them. So, almost all were in book boxes in a long hallway. I actually experienced what I can only term "homesickness" because I missed my books. xo Mary P.S. great post here.
Hi Mary, thanks for your comment! 3,000 books is a LOT - and gosh, I can quite understand that you missed them when you were parted for a time. Having been an avid reader for decades I had a long spell - only identifiable with hindsight - in which I found I'd let screen time take over too much of my existence as a reader. I only really noticed once life had begun to feel different, and I realised, like an idiot, that I was just being spoon-fed high-energy 'content' rather than self-accessing words to fuel and colour my own imagination.
Embarrassed to admit this!
What a wonderful post / article / whatever these things are meant to be called. My inner stationery geek / artist / perfectionist / child absolutely adored this! Yes, all four of us. Not many things appeal to all inner aspects, but you’ve offered us something for every mood and opportunity! I’m rolling around in bliss! (You can tell by all the errant exclamation marks.!!!)
I’ll definitely have to share this one with my sister too. SHE’S the writer in the family, though I’ve clearly inherited a love of the process. I’m the arty type although my current journal, the same size as my iPad, has blank pages with bits of pretty printed art on each page, and I’m finding it surprisingly easy to keep the lines straight as I record my days in words.
Anyway, thanks so much for sharing the link to this in your latest contribution. I love, love, love it. Happy sigh. 🤗🤗🤗😘
Beth, I'm bowled over by your absolutely gorgeous comment - and on my first-ever post on Substack, too! Thank you so much!
I love the sound of your journal - I sometimes wonder whether mine is a little too plain! Might need to do something about that one of these days...
Thanks again! Have a gorgeous day!
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Only Micron 02 pens for me; my handwriting is ridiculously small, so ultra fine points are a necessity, and I replace mine every month.
Gosh, that’s a very fine tip! I guess my handwriting’s medium-sized, so I’m a medium-tip kind of girl! 😊