tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post7350808339912192562..comments2023-09-12T04:31:16.181-05:00Comments on Living, Learning and Loving Simply: Library LoveAimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312982290929692281noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-59628159305463677042009-09-08T13:41:57.115-05:002009-09-08T13:41:57.115-05:00Hi Aimee,
This is my first time visiting. I came...Hi Aimee, <br />This is my first time visiting. I came via Ann Kroeker's book, Not So Fast, where your blog is mentioned in the back section. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading all your posts on books :) I'm a fellow book-lover, and it seems like our taste in books is very similar. Thanks for sharing about the titles you've enjoyed. Have a happy day!Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16562989307286675615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-9254191932660937852009-03-14T22:12:00.000-05:002009-03-14T22:12:00.000-05:00I just started reading the Friday Night Knitting C...I just started reading the Friday Night Knitting Club based on your recommendation. I love it! Thanks!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12723204918897034706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-14566344120722494242009-03-08T00:18:00.000-05:002009-03-08T00:18:00.000-05:00Another great post, Aimee! You've definitely whet...Another great post, Aimee! You've definitely whet my appetite for a slice of organic life! I'm gonna have to check if our library has it. I, too, love to go to the library for the very reasons you've mentioned. It's so great to see the kids excited about books!Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738882550106899781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-34899356232525403422009-03-04T21:39:00.000-05:002009-03-04T21:39:00.000-05:00We are library crazy too! I haven't bought a book...We are library crazy too! I haven't bought a book in a long time simply because we don't really read them twice. I do have some reference books and some bible study books, but that is about it---except for all of the homeschool books!<BR/><BR/>I do wish I had a 3 book limit for my kids. We check out way too many!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-52000012550256358762009-03-01T19:28:00.000-05:002009-03-01T19:28:00.000-05:00Love the "library book basket" idea, I am going to...Love the "library book basket" idea, I am going to try that. Libraries are the best!!<BR/>I am currently reading 'Bringing up boys', and learning lots!!!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08547139368035228763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-52283722280669679852009-03-01T04:01:00.000-05:002009-03-01T04:01:00.000-05:00Oh wow! I don't believe it! I just saw that you ar...Oh wow! I don't believe it! I just saw that you are an ENFP - so am I! Don't think I've ever met another one (whose known what it meant, anyway). So, do you live in the land of possibilities, too?!<BR/><BR/>Hooray for ENFPs!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079053507817689870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-29201807661078304832009-03-01T03:58:00.000-05:002009-03-01T03:58:00.000-05:00Hi Aimee! I'm a big fan of libraries too - and I l...Hi Aimee! I'm a big fan of libraries too - and I loved your suggestions to make it a simple experience.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for this post!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079053507817689870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-9161203361830987292009-02-28T16:00:00.000-05:002009-02-28T16:00:00.000-05:00My weakness is books too! I am trying your starter...My weakness is books too! I am trying your starter today... and will let you know how it goes. :)<BR/><BR/>Thanks ... love your blog.<BR/><BR/>Our library here... is so very small. We have to do ILL... and it takes so long. <BR/><BR/>HUGS~<BR/>Teena<BR/>www.homeschoolblogger.com/teena6Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-41701049101130097222009-02-27T13:15:00.000-05:002009-02-27T13:15:00.000-05:00Oh boy...books are my guilty pleasures. I mean it...Oh boy...books are my guilty pleasures. I mean it could be worse, but I dont know how many books Ive bought, read them, and then thought "now, why did I buys THAT!"vintagechicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09098496074764811691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-88904103265710871042009-02-26T22:08:00.000-05:002009-02-26T22:08:00.000-05:00Well, I agree that using the library is way better...Well, I agree that using the library is way better than owning books...I can minimize how many books I keep on the shelf. But I also like giving books to kids as gifts. I am reading a three book series by T. Davis Bunn, Florian's Gate, The Amber Room, and The Winter Palace. I read them when I was in college or shortly after and am now rereading them.Clairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07769348919608645446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-72843267387079692282009-02-26T10:52:00.000-05:002009-02-26T10:52:00.000-05:00Ok...one last question, and I'll be done talking d...Ok...one last question, and I'll be done talking dishwashwers:)<BR/><BR/>I know exactly which model you have. We've seen it at 2 Sears' stores and at Lowe's. On all 3 that we've seen, the door seems really hard to shut. We're wondering if it's just because they're not fully installed. <BR/><BR/>Have you had any trouble with your door or the latch?<BR/><BR/>Again...thank you for your help!! It helps to talk to someone who actually has the machine we're looking at!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-45293687728867251942009-02-26T10:00:00.000-05:002009-02-26T10:00:00.000-05:00Just got your comment about the dishwasher...thank...Just got your comment about the dishwasher...thank you! We've decided on a Kitchenaid, and we're planning on going to Lowe's to buy it tomorrow:)<BR/><BR/>There are a few different models. Does the door of your have an actual, horizontal handle, or do you slide your fingers under and pull? (does that make sense??)<BR/><BR/>Also...are the buttons on the outside of the machine or on the top ledge of the door?<BR/><BR/>One last thing...do you have the power scrubbers in the back? They're blue, round jets used to concentrate on a single dish.<BR/><BR/>Thank you SO much!<BR/><BR/>On another note...I'd love to hear more about your craft/chat night sometime!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-14888393659864680942009-02-25T19:44:00.000-05:002009-02-25T19:44:00.000-05:00how funny. i picked up "slice of organic life" at...how funny. i picked up "slice of organic life" at the library last week and have been oohing and aahing over the pics. :)<BR/><BR/>we don't have a good library in our county, so i pay to use the big city library and drive an hour once a week to check things out. library day is always an exciting day around here! *grin*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-32630439054277250432009-02-25T16:12:00.000-05:002009-02-25T16:12:00.000-05:00Oh Andrea, you are my kind of girl too :)Laurel an...Oh Andrea, you are my kind of girl too :)<BR/><BR/>Laurel and Debbie, I always think of y'all as I read Eugenia Price b/c I know you live near all those wonderful places :)<BR/><BR/>Missus Wookie, yes, I request books online (when I see one on a blog that looks interesting I open a new tab for my library and check to see if they have it and I request it!). When we lived in Orlando they would MAIL the book to you!!<BR/><BR/>Kelli, I host a monthly crafting/chatting night at my home and love it :) Start one too!! :)<BR/><BR/>Stephanie, I breastfed my first two children for 7 months each, my third child for a year, and my fourth child for two years!! This baby will probably be in the 1-2 year range too :) With every child I have, it just seems to get sweeter cuz I have RELAXED :) I made my own babyfood with my last child...I just lightly steamed veggies and then pureed them in the blender with a bit of water. I buy the big glass jars of unsweetened applesauce too. My kids very quickly ate our table food though...just chopped itty bitty! :)<BR/><BR/>Ann Kroeker, you must move down here :) It is quite blissful indeed :) You just have to be willing to put up with humidity! And I'll fix you some good ol' shrimp and grits!!!<BR/><BR/>Ann, husbands who speak the book love language are the best :)<BR/><BR/>To the rest of you, I love hearing what you are reading and can't wait to add some of them to my list!Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09312982290929692281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-6925574349911054662009-02-25T15:39:00.000-05:002009-02-25T15:39:00.000-05:00Library for me too, although hubby always buys me ...Library for me too, although hubby always buys me books as presents so I can't complain. Currently reading Ellen MacArthur's autobiography (book group read this month was coose an autobiography, and this is inspiring stuff) The Book of Story Beginnings - K Kladstrup (a teenage book, trying to find suitable ones for no 1 son) Harry Potter with no's 2&3 and Discovering France (lived ther for 5 years in my twenties so Valentine's pressie from hubby - yippee)<BR/>Probably more half read lying around need to go read now!<BR/>AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-386350020921459462009-02-25T12:47:00.000-05:002009-02-25T12:47:00.000-05:00I was just thinking about growing lettuce in a win...I was just thinking about growing lettuce in a windowbox or lightbox. Yum. <BR/><BR/>Also, I read the Eugenia Price series several years ago--she sucked me in. Her love of place was so strong. Made me want to move to the southeast...but I already wanted to live in the southeast. Near the coast. All that history...all that ocean...all that warmth...all that *shrimp*....<BR/><BR/>Hooray for the love of libraries, books and reading!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-71811719707679620932009-02-25T02:20:00.000-05:002009-02-25T02:20:00.000-05:00Library freak here, too. Love this post, and I lov...Library freak here, too. Love this post, and I love your list. I will definitely look for A Slice of Organic Life (thank you!). I'm reading several raw books, and a stack of books (from the library) on simplicity-- some of them cool and helpful and some of them kind of way out there radical and wacky. <BR/><BR/>SusanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-51903841877758673742009-02-24T23:21:00.000-05:002009-02-24T23:21:00.000-05:00I looked at "A Slice of Organic Life" while sittin...I looked at "A Slice of Organic Life" while sitting at Barnes and Noble a while back and I remember thinking I really liked it. I was especually drawn to the part about growing your veggies inside and on making baby food. (for I have started collecting recipes for that) I am just curious...did you make food for your babies and how long did you breastfeed? (assuming you breastfeed)...sorry off topic. The books I have been reading are "The Creative Family" by Amanda Soule..I love it!!!!...and whenever I take a bath I read a little more of "eat pray love," for it sits in the bathroom :)STEPHANIE.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14238700249522308899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-39280422403654883162009-02-24T22:52:00.000-05:002009-02-24T22:52:00.000-05:00I have been taking my 3 year old son to the librar...I have been taking my 3 year old son to the library every friday afternoon after we drop off my daughter at kindergarten. It has been so much fun! He sits and plays with puzzles and looks at books while I get a little mommy time looking at grownup books. We have a very tiny library in our rural community but you would be surprised by the selection and I can always order books in from other area libraries. <BR/>I picked up The Shack this week but haven't started it yet. I'm curious about it given the mixed reviews out there. It seems that you either love it or hate it. <BR/><BR/>JenniferHilty Sproutshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15330801276065458534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-14961587503849453192009-02-24T21:22:00.000-05:002009-02-24T21:22:00.000-05:00I've built more bookcases in the past to house my ...I've built more bookcases in the past to house my growing collection. I've even gone along the top of the wall and had a shelf built around the room. I finally did decide to get rid of some books. It really hurt! But the first time was the worst. I find it easy now to toss books I know I'll never read again.<BR/><BR/>I started rereading A Gift From the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh yesterday. I was needing her wisdom for some issues in my life. It will be about my sixth reading of that great book. <BR/><BR/>I also am reading Forward from Here by Reeve Lindbergh, Anne's daughter. She's not as elegant a writer as her mother but still enjoyable. I'm finding much to identify with as she talks about getting older and the different issues THAT brings.<BR/><BR/>I've read all of Engenia Price. It was so much fun to go to St. Simons Island and find the graves of her characters in the little churchyard there.<BR/><BR/>Great post!debbie baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479699000203333679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-24801838361329136162009-02-24T20:34:00.000-05:002009-02-24T20:34:00.000-05:00I too LOVE books, but I agree that "less is more" ...I too LOVE books, but I agree that "less is more" sometimes. About a year ago I gave away about half of my books and I don't miss them - they served me well and now are serving others. Recently, I've been reading "Living Simple" and really been enjoying it. Thanks for sharing I'm going to check out "A Slice of Organic Life."Karrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17808815647766474032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-57182432725550710012009-02-24T18:51:00.000-05:002009-02-24T18:51:00.000-05:00I LOVE this post!!I am a collector of good literat...I LOVE this post!!<BR/><BR/>I am a collector of good literature as well, and I love building my library! My girls love a mix of our books and library books...as do I! <BR/><BR/>We have weekly library trips and keep our library books in a "library basket" too:)<BR/><BR/>I just checked our library for A Slice of Organic Life...not there:(. <BR/><BR/>I've been recently thinking about starting a crafting/chatting group. A place to share while crafting of some sort. I haven't read The Friday Night Knitting Club, but I plan on seeing if my library has it...sounds like it's right up my alley:)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for a great post!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-35064595523478689232009-02-24T18:18:00.000-05:002009-02-24T18:18:00.000-05:00Oh. That organic one sounds good. I too love to r...Oh. That organic one sounds good. I too love to read. Thank you for again reminding me that I DO have a library and should visit more often.Jodzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832349842410958273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-88305331111542701392009-02-24T17:01:00.000-05:002009-02-24T17:01:00.000-05:00I'm a bookaholic myself. My husband got me a Kind...I'm a bookaholic myself. My husband got me a Kindle for Valentine's Day and I'm hoping it curbs my impulsive book buying as well. I'm reading Gone With The Wind again. I haven't read it since becoming a parent which I find changes what I take from an old favorite. I just finished The Middle Place, too. Excellent, thought provoking book.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325921423866879944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-28716589825775777622009-02-24T16:32:00.000-05:002009-02-24T16:32:00.000-05:00This is so true - we've got our book collection do...This is so true - we've got our book collection down by everyone going through each shelf in turn. <BR/><BR/>Does your library do online account access and ordering? I love those facilities and willingly pay the 80p to request a book when it is recommended.Missus Wookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110080333983480503noreply@blogger.com