Sunday, September 27, 2020

A nice thought

 I was just looking through some blank books that I have been given and bought.

In one book that I bought for a good cause, there is a little pocket in the back cover that contains a bookmark, and on that bookmark, the following message is printed:

"I am a reader, not because I don't have a life, but because I can have many."

That sums up very nicely why I like reading. I can travel through time and space just by poking my nose in a book. 

Right now, I'm having an adventure in the Grand Canyon whilst doing some crochet, thanks to David Baldacci. 

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