Yay! I've been looking forward to seeing who'd be featured today. I look forward to these every Friday. There features are great.
@MbD:
"I stand in front of the stacks and wait for a book to speak to me. " - Yup. I know what you mean. Sometimes it is a bit as if the book chooses you!
Also, nice feature of 'Lito on the rug. :)
How come the stacks next to the fireplace in your library haven't been tumbled by your fluffy* house mates? (*Cats. Again. ;P )
That pic with 'lito in it was TOTAL serendipity! I hit 'review' and was all, YES! Perfect! :D
And I have no idea why they haven't toppled those piles yet - normally they try to climb all over everything, but I think even they recognise the instability of the books. :P
The person that led me to Booklikes! I followed you here after following you on GR - not in a creepy way. LOL I just loved your reviews. Great blogger, great person, and great interview! :)
1. Do you ever get paralyzed by the overwhelming choices when staring at your TBR pile waiting for something to speak to you? For me this often ends with me standing/sitting there for hours, opening books, putting them back, maybe rearranging for a while or dusting. (Maybe even smelling them?)
2. I absolutely adore and am jealous of your library/garden. That has to be the most comfy set up I've ever seen.
3. They make outdoor/wicker-looking recliners???
1. Yes! I catch myself thinking "I have nothing to read...", which thought barely forms before I'm thinking "seriously?!"...
2. Aw, thanks! I'm still not sure how this house and garden happened... I swear there was never any plan; I just started randomly planting things I thought were exotic sounding (i.e. anything that isn't citrus) and painting walls with colours that 'sounded fun'. We've been incredulous and thrilled with how it all turned out. :)
3. YES! And honestly, I cannot recommend them highly enough! MT surprised me with that chair one year for my birthday; I said I refused to buy outdoor furniture because it was all so uncomfortable to sit in. He found that chair and it's HEAVEN. A couple of years ago I bought him a matching one for xmas and now we are out there whenever it's even sort of nice out. :)
All I'll say to those shelfies is, don't ever talk to me of shelf envy again ... :D
Love the glimpses of your library, TBR and reading spot. AND the Conan Doyle posters! And is Carlito looking like he's thinking, "Do I really want to go out there? Nah -- it's too comfy right where I am ..."
Btw, I think I recognize that cat treat jar ... I hope 'Lito is fine with it, too!
No, no - yours go all the way up - you can see I've had to start precariously piling mine up on top of my shelves, where one day they're going to teach me a very painful lesson in physics and gravity. So my shelf envy remains! ;)
Thanks - and yes, 'lito DOES like the cat treat tower. He won't use it if he thinks anyone is watching him, but we've heard him -and his big fat paws fit beautifully! :)
Your pictures are so lovely! If I measured my unread books, they would be as tall as a skyscraper! No joke... ha ha. I don't have a problem either, I can very easily buy books. Thanks. :D My husband might think otherwise.
I was a little apprehensive when my husband found my list of measurements and decided he was going to add them up... luckily he didn't have any comments or, actually, seem all that surprised, lol.
You have your own poster! lol. I'll never get tired of looking at your shelves and your reading spots; such envy. Awesome to see someone who contributes so much to the community get a shout-out :)
:D If you are ever in the mood for pure silliness, definitely check out that movie! It's an all star cast too: Truman Capote, Alec Guiness, Maggie Smith ... I don't think there's a single cast member that wasn't incredibly famous.
And thanks Whiskey; you know I'm crazy attached to this place and everyone in it. :D And I'll remember all these lovely comments about my library the next time I'm in there looking at all the stacks and thinking wtf?! ;-)
You just made my day - thank you Rachel! And next time someone looks at all my books and tells me I'm crazy, I'll remember everyone here and think at least I'm not the only crazy one. :D
I try to keep them stacked at non-threatening heights. :D
It's been wonderful to meet you on here too; I've enjoyed reading your reviews and have found quite a few of the books in those piles based on your reviews. :)
Thanks! I've been known to linger out there after it's begun to rain, lol. 'Spitting', really. I do eventually come in when it looks like actual raindrops might fall on the book. :D
@MbD:
"I stand in front of the stacks and wait for a book to speak to me. " - Yup. I know what you mean. Sometimes it is a bit as if the book chooses you!
Also, nice feature of 'Lito on the rug. :)
How come the stacks next to the fireplace in your library haven't been tumbled by your fluffy* house mates? (*Cats. Again. ;P )
And I have no idea why they haven't toppled those piles yet - normally they try to climb all over everything, but I think even they recognise the instability of the books. :P
1. Do you ever get paralyzed by the overwhelming choices when staring at your TBR pile waiting for something to speak to you? For me this often ends with me standing/sitting there for hours, opening books, putting them back, maybe rearranging for a while or dusting. (Maybe even smelling them?)
2. I absolutely adore and am jealous of your library/garden. That has to be the most comfy set up I've ever seen.
3. They make outdoor/wicker-looking recliners???
2. Aw, thanks! I'm still not sure how this house and garden happened... I swear there was never any plan; I just started randomly planting things I thought were exotic sounding (i.e. anything that isn't citrus) and painting walls with colours that 'sounded fun'. We've been incredulous and thrilled with how it all turned out. :)
3. YES! And honestly, I cannot recommend them highly enough! MT surprised me with that chair one year for my birthday; I said I refused to buy outdoor furniture because it was all so uncomfortable to sit in. He found that chair and it's HEAVEN. A couple of years ago I bought him a matching one for xmas and now we are out there whenever it's even sort of nice out. :)
I suspect they'll be pretty easy to find in the US (everything is! lol). This one kinda looks like it's even nicer than mine. :D
Love the glimpses of your library, TBR and reading spot. AND the Conan Doyle posters! And is Carlito looking like he's thinking, "Do I really want to go out there? Nah -- it's too comfy right where I am ..."
Btw, I think I recognize that cat treat jar ... I hope 'Lito is fine with it, too!
Thanks - and yes, 'lito DOES like the cat treat tower. He won't use it if he thinks anyone is watching him, but we've heard him -and his big fat paws fit beautifully! :)
I was a little apprehensive when my husband found my list of measurements and decided he was going to add them up... luckily he didn't have any comments or, actually, seem all that surprised, lol.
And thanks Whiskey; you know I'm crazy attached to this place and everyone in it. :D And I'll remember all these lovely comments about my library the next time I'm in there looking at all the stacks and thinking wtf?! ;-)
It's been wonderful to meet you on here too; I've enjoyed reading your reviews and have found quite a few of the books in those piles based on your reviews. :)