Yesterday, I spent the afternoon burning leaves and branches that had been piled in the back yard by previously occupants. I made a small dent in the pile. The city only allows yard waste burning on the weekends so perhaps I will continue that project next weekend, as long as things are not wet from rain or snow. I spent an hour sanding the joint cement on the drywall and ready the walls under the windows for some paint.
It is supposed to snow this week, however I am skeptical. The temperatures are dropping but as long as I can have days that are warmer than 40 degrees I can work in a room with the heater warming the area. I anticipate January will be too cold for 'The Beast and I."
My picture today is of my book 'score' from a local library. I am obsessive compulsive regarding accumulating books for the planned library (my favorite room so far) and had been purchasing books from .25 to 1.00 at Salvation Army stores and the Goodwills. WELL, I delightfully discovered that a libary in a neighboring small town holds a book sale twice a month. Thus, I went to the book sale on Friday morning and spent HOURS. They sell books for one thin DIME. Can you believe it? I brought home over 200 books (mostly hardback) and spent only 23 bucks. The book list grows and is well over 1000 at this point. My sister estimates I should work toward accumulating a target number of 5000 books. The next library books sale is the 19th and my sister is coming to shop with me because she is a lover of books, also.
How many books do you have at this point?
ReplyDeleteMy list for shopping purposes contains about 1500 at this point. My sister has a bunch that have not been added yet. I have my growing pile of Great Books that are not added into that total, and I scored a set of Encyclopedia Brittanica (19 volumes) for 5 bucks at the Steeleville Library before Thanksgiving. I haven't counted them on the list yet. So, I only need about 3500 more to meet the goal.
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