Stay in bed morning.....

Ok, we've all wished we could do it... 7am Tuesday morning, the winds blowing, the rain's on the roof and there's 80 pages left to read of a book (well deserving of my attention) that has graced my bedside table for over a month... so here is the dilemma. Do I succumb to the temptation of a guaranteed 6 hours straight of uninterrupted reading time or do I get up and go to work? My work ethic gets the better of me and here I am at my desk ready to face a day surrounded by books. Not a bad compromise I say. And I have brought along a lunch date...my book and its 80 unread pages.... it's gonna be a good day :)

Bel 

WTF?????
To all of you have not yet discovered the What the fact collection, here is one to have a look at:

From 1893 - 1939 The Farmer's Wife, a monthly magazine was published in the U.S. The book is a collection of recipes and anecdotes from the era. A time when men were the bread winners. And a woman's place was in the home, the kitchen was her workshop. She was the dutiful wife preparing wholesome meals for her brood....." the farm wife owes it to her family ......to have time to devote to the side of life that brings joy to the family circle"
Some recipes include: mammy's cornbread and milk hoecake.

Well I best be getting my apron on and put some lippy on, before my hubby gets home for dinner!!
The book is the one with Bel and Bonnie on the cover.

Happy home making
Rose

The Villa Girls

OK .. I may have been found out!!! It seems to be no secret that I may have a slight preference for romantic, travel, foodie, type novels. Oh yes and of course they seem to take place in fabulous Italy. I mean where else do you have a holiday fling with a gorgeous, mysterious, rich, Italian. Only to find that years later you both still have feelings for eachother? Only you have been stuffing those feelings, down with; rich,tiramisu, and creamy risotto, before knocking back a robust red!!

Sounds like a novel really!!
So,enter Amanda who kindly hands me Nicky Pellegrino's "The Villa Girls".  As she states " Rose I thought you might like this one"
So there you have it. I am a Genre addict!! So if I have hit a nerve for some of you readers, do have a read of "The Villa Girls" - you won't be dissappointed

Sports Anyone !!

         US OPEN - 2011- Winner
What a win for our Australian Tennis Champion - Sam Stosur.
The Griffith City Library has a large collection of  reading materials on your favourite sports champion, so why not come in and let the Librarians assist you, in finding out about your sporting hero.




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Too many books!

Ugh! I really hate working at the library and being such an avid reader. It means my bedroom floor is always stacked with books 'I just need to read'. It's not often that a day goes by when a library member won't suggest a great read, which means that my book reserve list is also as long as my arm. It’s such a drag and can sometimes be really frustrating as the larger the pile gets, the less likely I actually feel like reading.
A few years ago I read a great book (yes another!) by the famous Seattle Librarian Nancy Pearl (the book is called Book Lust and is available at the library in case you would like to add one to your pile!). In the first few pages Nancy writes....

'One of my strongest-held beliefs is that no one should ever finish a book that they're not enjoying, no matter how popular or well reviewed the book is. .... I live by what I call "the rule of fifty", which acknowledges that time is short and the world of books immense. If you're fifty years old or younger, give every book about fifty pages before you decide to commit yourself to reading it, or give up. If you're over fifty, which is when time gets even shorter, subtract your age from 100 - the result is the number of pages you should read before deciding.' (Book Lust pgs. xi - xii)

With this is mind, I think we should always take the time to try a new book, BUT if you don't like it, than just bring it back! I’m lucky for a few more years yet I can give the book fifty pages, for those of you a little older, let’s hope the author is really good at setting the scene quickly, hehe.
Don’t forget that the benefits of being a member of a public library often means you can afford to not read everything you take home, its free so you're not wasting money on what we in the industry like to call 'trash' or ‘fluffy time wasters’.
So here goes, I'm off to clean my bedroom floor....


Amanda
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