[sr55]

Matina, I hope all goes well with the physio!
PJ, good morning! Good luck to Rishi as well! I'm sending her my mental loves!
Hello lovely Ice and John, too. I hope you both have had a good Monday!
I just got a text message that my parcel of books is due to arrive today. I am excited! I managed to get $230 worth of books for about $80 because I had $150 worth of gift vouchers. Hecking excited It's literally the only way I can afford books. And yay for Afterpay as well to be able to pay for the remainder. Woo!

[kathlyn]

Good morning star I just love getting a delivery of books although I don't buy many real books as I call them but I do like to complete my series in paperback if I can you sound better Morning Matina I pray that you get some relief from physio this damn flu just hangs on love and hugs always Pj where here with you lots of prayers and love for rishi good luck little one Evening bear and ice Hi john I think we may have caught a newbie who didn't run at the site of a kilt hope your well
Welcome Laq1979 only kidding join the fun Hello diva thank you always

[sr55]

Parcel came! It's only half of the books I ordered, but it's well worth it!
I understand, Katy. I love physical books so much. Their smell is one of the best things in my life for sure.
And look how pretty much House copy of Chamber of Secrets is!

[johngriffen]

Good WHATEVER folks...
Star... I love used book stores
I can wander for hours just paging through books. While I'm glad to use epub/mobi now, I miss real books

Yes, Katy, a newbie that actually liked the kilts... a possible winner

Hi Laq1979... hopefully we won't chase you away

Hi matina, just get back to 100%

Keep those pictures coming Pj

And hello to anybody that I missed or who is lurking

[sr55]

Hi John!
All book stores are good book stores. I'm glad you like looking through them, too.

[johngriffen]

I used to have over 10,000 books... but now that we are thinking of making the big move to a warmer retirement type location, there is no way we were going to move them...
So alas, I've sold most of them and only kept some personal favorites and my signed first edition collection.
It hurt to sell them, but they are a pain in the ass to move

[matina]

and the storage too when you have limited space is very very hard ;-(
i love those old films with the huge library's in them filled with wall to wall books and a fireplace there it is an image of heaven to me. Ive always wanted one of my own but alas it will never ever be reality. however no harm in dreaming. werewolves novels to my right vampire ones to my left and assorted ones in the middle. a nice fire going and a nice bottle of scotch and a few 4 legged fury west highland terriers surrounding me for company HEAVEN!!

[pjmpjm]

Thanks for the good wishes, everyone. Rishi is back home and will have to go back to SASH on Thursday morning for her eye operation. The specialist vet anaesthetised her eye, and gently pushed it with a cotton bud, but it was too firmly implanted in her cornea. So it will be surgically removed and a graft put in place. At the same time, the vet will trim her two lower eyelids, which could be irritating her eyes. It won't be cheap but there's no option and after 2-4, Rishi should be much better.

Star, very glad to hear about your books. I have a huge collection of paper books, but about 3/4 are in storage now. Am going to do some sorting out in due course, and probably give away quite a few, apart from my favourites.

matina, that's a dream library. I have a nice fireplace and lots of books as well, but on a much, much more modest scale.

Katy, it was about 24 degrees in at North Ryde, and reached 19 up here. A beautiful day, although I spent much of it driving and waiting at SASH. Wind has dropped too. The drive down and back, GWH, then M4, then M7, then M2, and only a about a single km after the Delhi Road exit was about as good as could be expected . . . all between 10 am and 3 pm, when there was less traffic. Sydney has got bigger and bigger and bigger since I arrived down from Darwin in 1973.

John, thanks for the SC rewards. Will be back over there later.

Hi to br bear, and Ice and Stretton and Diva and Alessa, too.

[kathlyn]

Pj I'm glad you and rishi are home safe,its good you didn't get too much traffic such a long drive I've done that trip too it's exhausting Have a good rest and I'm sure rishi is in good hands for surgery give her lots of treats and cuddles star I just recently gave my Harry Potter collection to my granddaughter she was so excited That's a dream library Matina throw in a section on Scottish warriors and I'm there John have a good day or night take care all bye for now Night bear and Ice Morning nonny

[sr55]

John, that is so many books! A good haul's worth. I understand about it being hard to part with books, but you're right, it's a pain to move them. At least with ebooks you can have thousands on your kindle (or whatever device) and it's less than a kilo in weight.

Matina, that's the same as me! I've always wanted a giant library of books - like in Beauty and the Beast! That's the dream, hey?

PJ, I hope that Rishi's surgery goes well on Thursday. I'm keeping her in my thoughts. ♥

Katy, I love that you're passing on Harry Potter! I have several editions of the HP books, they're my biggest weakness, especially now they're bringing out the House editions of the books for the 20th anniversaries of them.

I'm settling in to read for the night. Take care, everyone. ♥♥

[pjmpjm]

Thanks, Star. Here's another shot taken the other day near my brother's house . . . Still very pleased to hear about all your new books.



matina and Katy . . . will say good night now.

[WordDiva]

Star, I had to get rid of almost a cupboard and a half of books when we moved

I still have a cupboard left though... there is nothing that beats the smell of a new book it’s just a different feeling altogether

Pj, hope Rishi’s surgery goes well (I am partial to him though all your fuzzies are cute )

Matina, hope you are feeling better now after the session Katy hugs to you as well

❌♥️❌

[needtakehave]

I don't know what it is about surgeries. I think the board is cursed lol. So many of us having them. I'm gearing up to have one on September 11th.

[johngriffen]

Since reading books is an action that skews to an older demographic, I don't think it's any surprise that medical issues pop up more here than a forum for a "shoot em up" video game forum

[sr55]

PJ, that's a lovely photo! I love the colours of the sky reflecting in the water. I hope you had a good night.

Diva, that is a lot of books to get rid of! My soul hurts every time I have to get rid of a book to clear space. I don't have much space to begin with, so it makes it tough to get rid of books. But you're absolutely right - nothing beats that new book smell. Mmm!

needtakehave - I wish you the best of luck for your upcoming surgery!

John, omg. That's so true.