tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post4137086504506134032..comments2022-07-19T07:48:28.683-04:00Comments on Belle, Book, and Candle: BOOKS: Five tasks to prepare you for the New Reading YearBellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-69189745938654967262013-12-12T17:15:12.349-05:002013-12-12T17:15:12.349-05:00Thanks! We're all counting down the days at wo...Thanks! We're all counting down the days at work. Only six more to go!Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-47502716672684195772013-12-11T09:23:27.017-05:002013-12-11T09:23:27.017-05:00Glad to be an inspiration, Lark. I only hope I can...Glad to be an inspiration, Lark. I only hope I can follow my own advice! <br />Enjoy your time off over the holidays!Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-43217859165848527832013-12-10T13:55:01.739-05:002013-12-10T13:55:01.739-05:00Oh, Tullik, those scraps of paper can be overwhelm...Oh, Tullik, those scraps of paper can be overwhelming. I know the feeling well. I have a tendency to grab the nearest blank piece of paper which is usually some receipt from the library (which I hate by the way - so crass. Bring back the Due Date Cards!) I am impressed with your efforts to tame your notes notes and keep them all in one place.<br /><br />Ruthless resolutions all the way! I am starting with a clean slate in 2014 as far as books to read. I am sure I will have plenty of titles in short order! Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-7065668556079415792013-12-10T13:47:06.286-05:002013-12-10T13:47:06.286-05:00Thanks Kathy. Congratulations! Housekept works for...Thanks Kathy. Congratulations! Housekept works for me! I hope I can follow my own advice and tidy up my collection.<br /><br />I love it when I discover a book I didn't know I had. A secret pleasure and a secret treasure!Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-80983036173270148182013-12-10T13:22:42.267-05:002013-12-10T13:22:42.267-05:00I am not much of a duster either, Vicki. I have st...I am not much of a duster either, Vicki. I have started noting who recommended a title on my TBR list which helps a little bit, but still my list is outlandishly long. I think I will just start a new one for 2014. Ruthless is the word.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-45139984984265653052013-12-10T10:56:08.228-05:002013-12-10T10:56:08.228-05:00Some excellent ideas Belle. Last January being fed...Some excellent ideas Belle. Last January being fed-up trying to collate scraps of paper made while reading I started a book journal. Overall it was successful albeit there are gaps when the journal was hiding undisturbed under a pile of books and i reverted to notes on the back of my daily kitty calendar, napkins etc, library chits, ....some old habits....... etc.,! I hope to do better in 2014. Your recommendation on culling the "wish to read list" is a good one. The last time i checked I had over 200 titles. As i say that and make a resolution to do better (... be ruthless) i just this morning added "Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life" by Hermione Lee (soon to be published), Darn!!! That exercise should segue nicely into the 2014 planned list which contains 200 potential titles! I can see this will be a challenge! Tullikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10524256855855014534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-39901726273890403472013-12-10T07:53:50.845-05:002013-12-10T07:53:50.845-05:00I love this post! Good advice for the bookishly in...I love this post! Good advice for the bookishly inclined given in a clever way. I just housekept (is that a word?) my books, and found a few I'd forgotten I had. A few got donated or put up on Paperback Swap, but mostly they got rearranged and gloated over.Kathy A. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01499969787028085716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-77698207847612154922013-12-10T01:02:30.081-05:002013-12-10T01:02:30.081-05:00I think dusting is beyond me (!) but your second &...I think dusting is beyond me (!) but your second 'O' struck a chord - sometimes I look at my wishlist and think "WHY is that there?" - time to be a bit ruthless, I think.skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-6870837556046332382013-12-09T17:12:17.913-05:002013-12-09T17:12:17.913-05:00This is a to-do list I can get behind. What a grea...This is a to-do list I can get behind. What a great post! I have a few days off over Christmas and I know what I'll be doing: BOOKS! :) Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.com