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Reading Vacation

7/26/2011

 
I didn’t plan it. In the past, summer vacation always meant working in an office. But not this year. I envisioned myself floundering with all this unstructured time.

And then I picked up a book. Downloaded another. I mixed entertaining reads with professional books, contemporary with classic. I now scour websites and book stores for more titles. I’ve begun to get exasperated feedback.

“You’re still reading?”

“Aren’t you doing anything else?”

“Don’t you want to do anything fun?”

Yes. 

Yes. 

 I am.
elsie
7/26/2011 09:09:25 am

Stay the course and read, read, read.

Linda Baie link
7/26/2011 09:11:28 am

Sign up for Good Reads, which gives so many ideas! This is the best summertime poem. "Yes, yes, I am" says it all.

ruth
7/26/2011 11:20:40 am

I couldn't have said it better myself!

Terje
7/26/2011 05:30:29 pm

Best summer ever. Keep reading.

Elizabeth G
7/26/2011 08:16:33 pm

This sounds a lot like my summer. Learning, enjoying, and devouring. Any books that really grabbed you? Happy reading, enjoy it while you can. :)

Nora
7/28/2011 09:52:35 am

Linda -- Thanks for the GoodReads suggestion.

Elizabeth - Loved "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand", Rosamund Lupton's "Sister", "Before I Go To Sleep", Katherine Bomer's book "Hidden Gems" about writing; Kelly Gallagher's "Readicide"...I guess I could go on and on.


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