I love this, and really love all your lovely photos of the books that mean so much to you. Half the container we shipped over the Atlantic ocean nine years ago was full of my books. I have kept collecting since, to the point that my little Amsterdam apartment is full to bursting. The only solution at this point is to open a bookshop. ;)
My best memories are breakfast reading during Christmas vacation. Also, sometimes if the mail would come before lunch, we would have mail reading lunches.😊
I also love the summer reading programs at the library, Rachel. What a great way to keep people engaged and reading, especially when there are many other less inspiring things we could be doing. Thanks for sharing your memories here with the pod.
Books have always been a part of my life too, Rachel. It was with a heavy heart I left my wall of books when I moved country, but I thought of them as landing in the lives of others and spreading joy via their pages. My collection has started growing again! Thanks for sharing. It's lovely to have a glimpse of other's lives.
I have downsized my collection over the years but we are lucky to live within walking distance of our public library. And I always have a book in progress. Thanks for reading!
I have a great public library too with a fabulous selection of English language books (I live in a Swedish speaking area). 💚 lovely to share the love of books!
I love when I start a book and my schedule allows me to read it as long as I want to. And, yes, there have been many late nights (and bitten nails) over books!
Yes, I remember so many reading meals growing up, often during Christmas or summer vacations.🥰
I love this, and really love all your lovely photos of the books that mean so much to you. Half the container we shipped over the Atlantic ocean nine years ago was full of my books. I have kept collecting since, to the point that my little Amsterdam apartment is full to bursting. The only solution at this point is to open a bookshop. ;)
Which it looks like you’re doing! That’s amazing! You won’t ever have to be separated from your books.
I’ve worked at a college library and there is a distinct smell and feel that I love about shelves of books. Thanks for reading!
I was so disappointed when I went to grad school and discovered the university library was all closed stacks. I love a good browse.
Reading meals are an amazing idea! I'm so inspired by how you're passing on a love of reading from one generation to the next.
I love hearing about lives shaped by books. I also REALLY love the idea of "reading meals!"
Reading meals were the best!
I always travel with books, too. More than I usually have time to read, actually. But I always want to be prepared! Thanks for sharing.
Books and art making supplies often go along on my trips. Thanks for reading!
Those summer days sound glorious! Thank you for evoking such a peaceful feeling!
Thank you for reading! And, yes, that was always the quiet, peaceful part of our day.
I love the idea of reading meals! How glorious.
My best memories are breakfast reading during Christmas vacation. Also, sometimes if the mail would come before lunch, we would have mail reading lunches.😊
That sounds like so much fun!
I also love the summer reading programs at the library, Rachel. What a great way to keep people engaged and reading, especially when there are many other less inspiring things we could be doing. Thanks for sharing your memories here with the pod.
Thanks for reading! We had a reading hour or two every summer with books from the library.
Your experience with books feels familiar, and so much like my own 🥰
When my mother married my step-dad when I was 7, I gained a dad AND his enormous library, it shaped me in so many wonderful ways! 💗
Isn’t it amazing how our lives are richer because of those in-built libraries? 💕
Loved this, Rachel! Sounds like we had similar upbringing, and similar ways to introduce our own children to books. :) Great photos of your books!
I had to slip in my dad’s book in the photos.🥰
which one is it?
The one with his photo on the front.🥰
I see it now! You hid it well ... while still showing it up - nice :)
Love this! Feeling a pull to grab a blanket and cozy up with a book right now. 💖
Oh, yes! I always have a book waiting.
I love the idea of trying to link your travel books to your travel destination. What a cool way to discover something you might otherwise never read!
I learn so much that way and it prepares me positively for a new landscape and cultural experience.
Books have always been a part of my life too, Rachel. It was with a heavy heart I left my wall of books when I moved country, but I thought of them as landing in the lives of others and spreading joy via their pages. My collection has started growing again! Thanks for sharing. It's lovely to have a glimpse of other's lives.
I have downsized my collection over the years but we are lucky to live within walking distance of our public library. And I always have a book in progress. Thanks for reading!
I have a great public library too with a fabulous selection of English language books (I live in a Swedish speaking area). 💚 lovely to share the love of books!
" ... being so gripped by a story that I couldn’t put the book down." I love it when I find a book that has me this enthralled!
Thank you for reading!
I love when I start a book and my schedule allows me to read it as long as I want to. And, yes, there have been many late nights (and bitten nails) over books!
Was your father a teacher? Your experience with going downstairs to find a book for a research project sounds much like mine.
Well, he was a teacher, professor, pastor, academic…I learned so much from him. (One of the books in the photos is his.❤️)