Passion

For years I used to wonder what I was passionate about...
It seems in the last few years I don't wonder about that anymore...
It took me a long time to find my passions, my directions...

When I did, I realized that they had been with me from the beginning I just didn't recognize it...

One of my passions is books...
Lovely books, that take you anywhere in the world you want to go...
teach you anything you want to know...
Show you different perspectives...

Real, honest books...
I don't get the kindle, nook, etc craze...
I mean I do, if I traveled every week and flew everywhere maybe I would want one then...
But I really wouldn't want another expensive electronic to keep track of...my camera is enough!
And I also hate, how electronic gadgets are always obsolete after 6 months...

My books just get better every year...
I love to dog-ear them, high-light, underline,write in...
I love the feel of a book...
I love a book that looks well read...

There are books that I do not love...

Sometimes, I grit my teeth and read a book because "its a classic" and I want to be part of that club...
Thankfully that only happens once in awhile...
Most of the time I come away from a book feeling like I have learned something(s) and that is always a good feeling.

And I love, love, the way they look on my bookshelves...
I was thrilled when we picked up two more shelves at IKEA yesterday...

My lovely husband got right down to business and had them up in no time...
My family room is now officially the "library"  :)

I'm not sure where this passion came from...
I was just born with it...

They look a bit sparse...
But I will enjoy filling them up!

One of the best ways to fill them up is being part of a book club...

These are my book club books...

I know there is one missing...maybe two...
There are so many things about book club I love,
the friends,
the food,
and of course the books.

We always leave book club with a new book.
This week our book was wrapped in really cool "FLS" paper (the name of our club)  Nice touch Tanna!

So I will be looking for time this week to continue "nesting" in my library...


Frychik