My doctors have told me one way to deal with having arthritis is to develop new interests. If on the one hand I have to give up travelling as much as I used to, I can find new things to… Read More ›
book review
If you like Agatha Christie, you’ll like…..
I think at one time all of us have read at least one Agatha Christie book. She was lucky enough an author to be very popular during her own lifetime. She joked once that she was leaving on a long… Read More ›
More used bookstore fun finds!
My favorite used book store of all time is Homestead Books in Marlborough NH. I’ve written about my finds there before. I recently visited this book store heaven, and spent hours combing their book shelves for books that belonged on… Read More ›
The Harvard Classics Collection is Now Available Free
As you have figured out, the team at the 2DG blog are all readers. We even have our own staff librarian! From the site: The works, which were originally referred to as Dr. Eliot’s Five Foot Shelf, are a time capsule… Read More ›
Books and Things – Organizing a Home Library
In my first two posts on home libraries (here and here), I review two of the book cataloging systems I’ve tried and recommend. There are others you can try, such as Goodreads (very Facebook-like interface; owned by Amazon). My books… Read More ›
Books and Things, Part Two – More Home Library Catalogs
I described using Librarything.com in my last post, which is an inexpensive online system to catalog and sort your book collection. Although I use LT, my favorite cataloging software is Collectorz.com, which can be used either online or a computer,… Read More ›
Books and Things, Part One – Cataloging Your Library
I’ve recently purchased new shelving to accommodate my ever-increasing library, and thought I’d talk the opportunity to talk about home libraries and how to manage them. There are several ways to catalog your books. Some people use spreadsheets, but there… Read More ›
Looking for New Cookbooks? Tired of Healthy?
When I was shopping for books on pickling and canning (see my first efforts here), I also found some other books stacked between Baby’s First Food and Crunchy Living: And just in case you didn’t get enough bacon (although, really,… Read More ›
Friday fun flick for Ellie! Jabberwock!
This rare color version of a Tenniel illustration of the Jabberwocky is for our good friend Ellie. She is a wonderful librarian and also an Alice expert! I hope she enjoys it! Related articles Jabberwocky: Dialogue With Attitude… (alienorajt.wordpress.com) Jabberwocky… Read More ›
Friday Fun Flick! Why do their hats have wings?
An old postcard of Holland. I can’t picture actually walking in wooden shoes all day. These women seem to not be there for the tourist trade, but the card is from around 1920. Related articles Almost Time to Tip-Toe Through… Read More ›
