I've already broken my pledge to read or weed 10 books before buying my next one, but the book I did buy was for a reading group/class I'm taking on crime fiction, so I'm giving myself a pass. The book is A Man's Head by Georges Simenon, a short book I'll probably finish tomorrow, and I will be borrowing the next book in the class. After that I'll be borrowing as many of the remaining titles as I can, but with less than a week to read the first book I didn't have time to scrounge up a borrowed copy from this place or that, and the book was easy to find and inexpensive, so there.
I also bought a travel book as my husband and I are in the early stages of planning some time on the west coast later this year. That doesn't count either.
I had kind of a busy-for-me week, with my husband's work outing (dinner and a Broadway show) and a weeknight movie, and acupuncture volunteering and other things. Just being back in NYC from a week in Boston takes adjustment! And I started putting away Christmas decorations. We have a fake tree so there is never a hurry to put that away, but I do a lot of decorating. It takes time to put it all away!
This week should be quieter and I'm looking forward to spending some nice time with my books!
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Rainy here and cold. Definitely staying inside and reading here, starting with Sunday Salon and other book blogger posts.
Hmmmm. Seems like you have a lot of books that don't count as "bought" books. Convenient, huh? ;)
It is rainy and cold here today. I am feeling kind of blah so I am going to the library for a pick-me-up. That ALWAYS works for me.
I have become a huge Simenon fan in the last year or so since new editions of his works started flooding the market. I hope you enjoy that title as I did. Happy reading!
Yes, I guess I should be happy it's raining instead of snowing, but I'm not. If it doesn't stop I'll be out in it to get to the library for a few check outs. I am trying to borrow more books this year myself, although it is so tempting to do otherwise.
Have a great week!
It has been rainy and cold here too, although not as cold as it had been the week before, thank goodness. Rain I love; cold not so much. We have a fake tree too--sometimes I wish we could just leave everything on the tree and pack it away all at once. But then we'd miss the tradition of decorating the tree in the beginning. I hope you get the quet week you are looking for.
Have a great week, Marie!
I love how you decide for yourself if a book purchase "counts" or "doesn't count." Love it.
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