tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post9112502330053103156..comments2024-03-07T03:01:03.672-05:00Comments on roses over a cottage door: A Book and a ConfessionDarlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-47057660762523040482011-01-04T20:21:43.561-05:002011-01-04T20:21:43.561-05:00Haha! I've had similar thoughts!Haha! I've had similar thoughts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-13818894899340598092011-01-04T06:40:46.568-05:002011-01-04T06:40:46.568-05:00verity, Only 20! That's only a few days of re...verity, Only 20! That's only a few days of reading for you...dire indeed!<br /><br />kissacloud, '...the end of my days.' I actually have fleeting thoughts of coming down with a terminal illness and madly whipping through my tbr pile before the end! I must learn to embrace the book and not the guilt.<br /><br />shadesofwords09, Happy New Year to you and thanks for stopping by! Buying even one book on an outing is my favourite souvenir so hopefully there are at least a few in your luggage when you return home. All of the best on your adventure!Darlenehttp://www.rosesoveracottagedoor.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-77519282307078074182011-01-03T15:27:17.751-05:002011-01-03T15:27:17.751-05:00Happy New year ! I definitely am..I am living in t...Happy New year ! I definitely am..I am living in the US temporarily and cannot carry the books that I buy here back to my home country..so I have for the first time in years literally stopped buyingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-29697177380549754592011-01-03T12:52:21.647-05:002011-01-03T12:52:21.647-05:00Alberto Manguel said: "I have no feeling of g...Alberto Manguel said: "I have no feeling of guilt regarding the books I have not read and perhaps will never read; I know that my books have unlimited patience. They will wait for me till the end of my days." That might give you comfort. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-73057280064867146472011-01-03T11:42:25.098-05:002011-01-03T11:42:25.098-05:00My TBR only numbers 20 books and it is mainly the ...My TBR only numbers 20 books and it is mainly the dregs...I shall be going to the library when it reopens tomorrow!verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-18010219032319326902011-01-03T08:17:39.595-05:002011-01-03T08:17:39.595-05:00lyn, Oh my goodness, that does sound right up my s...lyn, Oh my goodness, that does sound right up my street doesn't it! Something to look forward to down the road...off for a peek!<br /><br />bookssnob, Your efforts were outstanding, Rachel, and you had a great incentive in your move to New York. I've been on a reduced book-buying scheme for a little while but unread books from a few years ago do haunt me in a silly sort of way. Ooh, a storyline idea...<br /><br />Kristina, Absolutely...and the fact that R is standing there saying 'just the one, that's it?' doesn't help.<br /><br />fleurfisher, Random Jottings sent me my first Persephone, Consequences, from a book sale table. She just couldn't leave it to an unknown fate! And no worries, if I want a book badly enough I will be whipping out my wallet in a flash! Let's just see how long that will take....Darlenehttp://www.rosesoveracottagedoor.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-91592839783821149382011-01-03T07:27:21.345-05:002011-01-03T07:27:21.345-05:00Darlene, you have done nothing wrong. That was cle...Darlene, you have done nothing wrong. That was clearly a book in need of a good home, and I am quite sure that you are the woman to provide it.<br /><br />I never resolve to give up book buying, just to sometimes limit myself to the out of print that I may never see again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-335793178307519332011-01-03T04:57:54.218-05:002011-01-03T04:57:54.218-05:00You would have been crazy to let that one go. You ...You would have been crazy to let that one go. You did the right thing! K xkristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892467118097087057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-85655351553767803872011-01-02T23:05:51.797-05:002011-01-02T23:05:51.797-05:00Oh Darlene! Well we all know I fell off the wagon,...Oh Darlene! Well we all know I fell off the wagon, but I did last a fair few months. Sometimes you see those gems and you just can't resist! Perhaps you could try a REDUCED book buying scheme, like Simon's Project 24? It might be easier to stick to, knowing you can treat yourself sometimes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-85176604778926242572011-01-02T23:02:13.487-05:002011-01-02T23:02:13.487-05:00I also plan to try to stop buying books for a whil...I also plan to try to stop buying books for a while. I have so many to read now. But, one of my last purchases for 2010 is on its way from the Book Depository to me right now. I hesitate to mention it because I don't want to tempt you but you've just read Vere Hodgson & you obviously love Punch. Punch Goes To War ed by Helen Walasek. There's probably some overlap with your new book as this sounds very similar. Cartoons & articles by our favourite middlebrow authors.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-22939994644619715712011-01-02T22:46:14.614-05:002011-01-02T22:46:14.614-05:00mary, Well done and storage does become an issue a...mary, Well done and storage does become an issue after awhile doesn't it.<br /><br />Anbolyn, Just being in a bookshop and having a good browse is good for the soul I find. Let me know how long you hold out for and thanks for stopping by!Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-11157122407772457552011-01-02T21:41:15.353-05:002011-01-02T21:41:15.353-05:00I am going to give it my best effort. I was tempte...I am going to give it my best effort. I was tempted yesterday when I took my niece to Barnes & Noble and passed by the clearance tables - but I was strong and didn't even browse (very much).Anbolyn (Cousins Read)http://niesaandanbolynread.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-40121601976364416302011-01-02T19:15:21.819-05:002011-01-02T19:15:21.819-05:00I tried (quite hard) last year, Darlene. Can't...I tried (quite hard) last year, Darlene. Can't claim that my Amazon impulse habit is cured but I have been using the library more.maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.com