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life according to literature

Finally succumbed to the temptation of this meme as it is everywhere I read. And true to the warning, it was more difficult than it first appeared. But fun too. Like a puzzle.

"Using only books you have read this year (2009), answer these questions. Try not to repeat a book title. It’s a lot harder than you think!" 

Describe where you currently live:

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie 

If you could go anywhere, where would you go? 

The Doorbells of Florence 

Your favorite form of transportation:

Bicycles 

Your best friend is:

The Old Man and Me 

You and your friends are:

The Believers 

What's the weather like:

This Is Water 

You fear: 

An Expert in Murder 

What is the best advice you have to give: 

Beg, Borrow, Steal 

Thought for the day: 

Let the Great World Spin 

How I would like to die:

Au Revoir to All That 

My soul's present condition:

The History of Love

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a few of my favorite e-things

Cornflower was kind enough to give me an "e" in this fun little exercise making the rounds. Would you like a go at naming ten things you like or love all beginning with one letter? Comment here, and I will randomly select a letter just for you.

Eiderdown 

Earl grey tea 

Eel 

Emma (the Jane Austen character I am most like says a quiz)

Effervescent (both people and champagne)

Evening Primrose 

Eaves 

Evergreens 

Earth 

Ease

booking through thursday: nancy drew

What, if any, memorable or special book have you ever gotten as a present? Birthday or otherwise. What made it so notable? The person who gave it? The book itself? The “gift aura?”

This is the first time I have participated in "Booking Through Thursday," and something makes me wish I had a more sophisticated answer than the truthful one which I will offer here. My grandfather and his sister, my Aunt Connie, always told me that books were not luxuries like toys but the basic necessities of life. When either of them took me to a book store, I never heard the word "No." Nancy Drew was an obsession of mine as a little girl. The girl detective was everything I fancied myself to be and more - strong, smart, courageous, a good person. I waited for each new yellow-spined volume like it's publication date was Christmas. My aunt bought me tons of them over the years including a few collectible editions all of which I still own. Despite the fact that the teacher in her wanted me to read more "serious literature" (and I did that as well), she indulged this obsession of mine because she knew I saw who I wanted to be in these books.