I received a Divine Sign that winter is finally over.
A few days ago, when I went shopping in town, I bought some chocolate bars. They melted in the car before I got home. Winter has vanished, my friends.
Speaking of vanish - -
(notice how smoothly I make transitions?)
I also bought an expensive phone card for my cell phone and promptly lost it. I spent the past three days frantically searching but it completely disappeared. Most likely somewhere in the Walmart parking lot.
Will have to buy another one next week....
I'm kicking my sorry ass over this fiasco. I'm also cursing a lot - but you needn't hold your ears. I'll keep the profanities to myself.
Piles of books. Perpetual rain. Wonderfully comfortable temperatures.
I've been trying to arrange books in the new bookcase that I recently assembled (see previous post for the enthralling details).
Here's the (mediocre?) result.
Without a doubt, reading has always been the greatest pleasure of my life. I learned (almost) everything I know from books.
I'm extremely thankful that I learned to read at age four in first grade. I attended Rutgers Preparatory School in New Jersey, which - at that time - was probably the most prestigious private school in the country.
Unfortunately, prestige and first-class educations no longer exist. It's a different era now. A sorely tarnished one.
The tiny room that houses my new bookcase also has several other bookcases and one of my pianos. Many of my coveted books were "lost" when I moved to Tennessee, but I still have some from my college years - housed in the same old bookcase.
Took some photos of them yesterday (for no discernible reason).
I purchased them in Beverly Hills long ago at a time when I felt like a prince...
Ironically, I'm now a pauper.
When it comes to books, I'm also greatly indebted to fellow blogger Ron from Retired in Delaware
who - over the past few years - very generously sent me a lot of books from his collection that he no longer wanted (downsizing).
Anyway, books have always been one of my great passions. And I'm referring to real genuine books - I cannot tolerate ebooks.
Change of subject.
How about rain and gloom? I took these pics yesterday in my enchanting back "yard"
(wry *smile* inserted here)
The photos are in color, but look monochromatic because everything is so gloomy and misty.
