I love books. Which is not exactly the same as saying I love to read. I love real, paper books. Hardback or paperback. Tried audio books a long time ago but that’s just having someone read a book to me. Just not the same.

While I’m being persnickety, I like to own the books I read rather than getting them from the local library. No idea how much I’ve spent for books on Amazon in the last 20 years. Don’t have to care, fortunately.

I did a book purge some years ago and donated a truckload to the local library for their annual book sale. I tried to hang on to books I thought I might read again but some good titles got lost in the process. But now I’m about out of shelf space again.

So today I assembled a new bookshelf and seeing all that room gives me a warm glow.