When I was a little girl, I loved reading. Mom and dad were teachers and dad was both the school and church librarian.
My early memories were of pure delight when dad got home with huge brown boxes packed with books, each telling a wonderful story which would transport me to a fantasy world.
Yes, there was lots of work to be done. Each book had to be processed for the library. Pockets were stuck on each book. Cards had to be prepared to go into the pockets. Slips of paper stuck to each book to record the due dates. All that was necessary so that the books could be loaned out. We all pitched in . The best part was we got first pick of the best books.
That was in the seventies.
In 1996, I married a fellow book lover. We lined our home with shelves to hold our combined book collections.
We have kids. Our favourite place for family hang outs was Borders. We'd park the kids at the children's books section where they can browse and read. If they're good, they get to choose a book each which we'd buy to add to their collection.
We grown ups pick our books and read near them.
Those were the days I worked from home. My Internet business paid our bills so both parents were always there for our kids.
I miss those good old days.
Yesterday, my hubby brought me out on a Friday night date. We went to Kenny Rogers at holland. I love their chicken .
It's a cosy place. What I liked best was the shelf of books, holding entire series with different series to satisfy various literary tastes. Especially for kids.
It felt like home.
