Monthly Archives: June 2013

[Book Nerd Miscellany] The Penguin Book Truck

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Yes, please. Yes, a million times over. You know how I feel about Penguin books. This is enough to make me a groupie. “Hey, which band are you following this summer?” “Oh, PBT. You’ve probably never heard of them. Trust me, though, they are about to hit the big time.”

THE PENGUIN BOOK TRUCK

 

Moving House

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The Chef and I, with the help of a few generous friends and relations and the trusted Wimbledon removals firm, are moving house this weekend. Friday through Monday. I apologize in advance if my posts are short and few during this time, and if I am slow to respond to comments. I love all my darling readers, and cannot wait to come back and share my bookish adventures with you.

Until then, I leave you with this manifestation of how I feel about the actual process of moving.

Woman in top hat, late 1800s

Woman in top hat, late 1800s [Photographer: Unknown Source: Retronaut]

“This house sheltered us, we spoke, we loved within those walls. That was yesterday. To-day we pass on, we see it no more, and we are different, changed in some infinitesimal way. We can never be quite the same again.”-Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca

Daily Diversion #137: A Key to the Future…

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…looks like this.

A key to the future

A key to the future.

There are no quotes about moving or change that match the happiness I feel deep in my heart. Our new house is 6 1/2 miles away, but it feels like a different world. An opening into something calm and beautiful. A psychological awakening, ripe with satisfaction and intense anticipation. I can, almost, open my clenched fists. Almost.

Daily Prompt: Never

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Daily Prompt: Tell us about a thing you’ll never write about.

This one is easy.

A closed mind is the death of creativity. Never say never.*

*As soon as this phrase ran through my mind, I thought of this old Romeo Void song. It has nothing to do with this prompt or books or writing,  but Debora Iyall is all kinds of awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePIImGMjn_8