I Adore Books and Reading

There is a one eyed monster living with us in the corner of the room. It's spellbinding, drawing us in as dreadful time waster, especially when it comes to flicking channels. But I do love my television and it's companions the dvd and video (yes, I own one of those too) players. So because I find it difficult to lure myself away from the evening's viewing, I read in bed. Sometimes into the early hours when it's peaceful and I don't mind this one jot. Which makes a pleasant change from raiding our collection of box sets for reruns of The Sopranos. There's an intimacy in bedtime reading that might have something to do with the pillows and sheets and the comfort they bring, but it's probably more about what happens when I move my eyes across a page. I feel an aura of calm.