the Quest for Books

I do love the part of my job where I get to disappear in among the stacks, steal noiselessly between the shelves and emerge, triumphantly, clutching whichever book the customer’s asked for.


The downside, of course (or perhaps it’s an upside) is that in the quest for one book for someone else, I inevitably spot at least four I’d like to read myself, and add them to the ever-growing list of Books I Must Read One Day.

wow, a book-related post at last

"Inspired by reading “The Red Leather Diary” by Lily Koppel, for my 25th birthday in February I’m going to order myself a five year diary, with just a few lines for each day, and try to faithfully keep a record of my life between 25 and 30.

I'm also rather liking this idea:
http://www.ohsocherished.co.uk/product/1161/0/100_year_diary
of a 100 year diary, to fill with letters, notes and photos, and details of your life over an entire lifetime.

severed heads

Sigh... I've already been asked about the history of beheadings in the Tower of London and it's not even 9 o' clock yet...