I Love Books
My perfect escape.
I have quite a few interests and am not at all antisocial but nothing pleases me more than to get lost in a good book. Not a kindle; never!
To me it is not just the read, that is obviously important, but it`s also the feel, the touch, the smell, especially of an old book. It is a very sensuous and tactile experience.
I have some very old books, some dating back to the late 19th century. Some have lovely notes written inside the front cover like;
'To Jean, Merry Christmas, love from Heather, 1897'.
To think that all that time ago, someone gave that book to someone else to enjoy and they read it. And I am now sharing that experience.
Simply lovely.
I have quite a few interests and am not at all antisocial but nothing pleases me more than to get lost in a good book. Not a kindle; never!
To me it is not just the read, that is obviously important, but it`s also the feel, the touch, the smell, especially of an old book. It is a very sensuous and tactile experience.
I have some very old books, some dating back to the late 19th century. Some have lovely notes written inside the front cover like;
'To Jean, Merry Christmas, love from Heather, 1897'.
To think that all that time ago, someone gave that book to someone else to enjoy and they read it. And I am now sharing that experience.
Simply lovely.
