Because there aren't quite enough book blogs in the universe yet, I hereby present my meager offering.
The title comes from the Anna Quindlen quote: "I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves." Growing up in houses with almost, but never quite enough bookshelves (there were always the orphan paperbacks piled on the floor or stacked sideways on top of the vertically standing books) has led to an automatic association for me. Full-to-overflowing bookshelves = home.
My husband and I built several bookshelves, which to my great sorrow had to remain behind when we sold our last home as they were actually built in to the wall. I would have taken them with me if I could have (along with my gorgeous, completely remodeled big, open, beautiful kitchen - but that's another story). While my present home is sadly lacking in the bookshelves department and so many of my books are languishing forlornly in the moving boxes stacked in the basement, someday we will build enough bookshelves and pass on Anna Quindlen's decorating tip to our three sons.
In the meantime, my still-somewhat-amorphous plan is to share my reflections, thoughts and musings on various books I read, particularly as they relate to women, life-long learning and education, children, cultural awareness, parenting, feminism, faith, social responsibility, politics, business, the arts, and life. Broad enough spectrum?
Here we go...
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