tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post7821148723546330079..comments2024-03-23T21:38:31.368-04:00Comments on Coffee Tea Books and Me: Sunday Afternoon Tea - What does your bookshelf and your house say about you?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-6808781709183357462018-05-09T19:14:19.909-04:002018-05-09T19:14:19.909-04:00So true, Brenda! And SO interesting to think abou...So true, Brenda! And SO interesting to think about. I look around and see cookbooks, organizational books, kids books, reference books, Grace Livingston Hill books, Laura Ingalls Wilder books, Louisa May Alcott books, Gene Stratton Porter books, L.M. Montgomery books, history books, crafting books, Bible study books, camping books, gardening books, nature books, sewing books, books on nutrition...... So fun to think that God has put within each of us these special interests. Also fun to find someone with the same kind of books so as to have someone to share with! A kindred spirit. : )Homemaker'sThoughts.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138335704100246166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-90913633493504481942018-05-07T10:47:31.930-04:002018-05-07T10:47:31.930-04:00We have 2 large bookshelves in the master bedroom,...We have 2 large bookshelves in the master bedroom, one large cupboard in the family great room filled with books and a whole ROOM in the basement known as the "Book Room" (2 walls floor to ceiling, end to end of books). Granted I've homeschooled 4 kids (#3 graduating this week and #4 with 2 years to go) but they are not all books for school. Some are on gardening, adoption, travel, an extensive collection of Louis L'Amour westerns and one huge section of anything related to God. And yes, we've read nearly every one. While books tell alot of about a person, so does checking their YouTube subscriptions!! Mine are full-time RV living, gardening and nature photography.Carolyn S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15680384737125039097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-47684133979793971422018-05-07T09:47:32.737-04:002018-05-07T09:47:32.737-04:00I love this post and I love homes with crafty peop...I love this post and I love homes with crafty people and lots of books! I tire of seeing all the "decorator" homes on Instagram and have started unfollowing most of them. They all start to look the same..... straight out of Hobby Lobby. I like unique and treasured items; things that mean something to the owner, not just another copycat. I like the idea of finding your gifts through looking at the books you acquire and read. Little Penpenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374048900216199298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-89855768812420807632018-05-07T08:35:28.200-04:002018-05-07T08:35:28.200-04:00I love homes with books..!! I am always trying to...I love homes with books..!! I am always trying to read tiles of books caught in the background of pictures people post ! 50 years ago as a babysitter ,I was very excited to be asked by married teachers to babysit for a late night , I had big plans on finding their best books to read after I put the baby to bed , can you believe these teachers had not ONE book in their house ,except a few DRY textbooks from college days ? Such shock and disbelief !!<br />Karen Jones Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-15135016728007369292018-05-06T23:43:31.678-04:002018-05-06T23:43:31.678-04:00I'm in total agreement with you on a home or a...I'm in total agreement with you on a home or a perfectly decorated home! I love my home and lots of books - ha, ha! While decorating is fun, the gift of making a home hospitable and welcoming is so much more important. Enjoyed this post greatly. Blessings . . .GrammaGritshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05626901828348845721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-84679167758537048442018-05-06T23:43:05.228-04:002018-05-06T23:43:05.228-04:00Loved this post! I live in a log cabin down in the...Loved this post! I live in a log cabin down in the woods with my hubby. Have a huge garden and chickens. I have painted all our furniture white & our outdoor furniture yellow and blue with hints of pink. to say I am quite odd would be correct. No one has usually seen a shabby chic log cabin before so they get quite a kick out of it!!Especially my grandkids. My daughter-in-law painted watermelons on my big log stumps for seating around our firepit the other day. Thank you for this post!<br />Beckybeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09779906229261926165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-67848406891352330052018-05-06T19:17:05.783-04:002018-05-06T19:17:05.783-04:00When I was homeschooling my kids I had hundreds mo...When I was homeschooling my kids I had hundreds more books than I do now. The books we have held on to tend to be classics or hard to find books. I also have a few cookbooks and Biblical reference books. I love to read, but get most of the books I read from the library. I realized that having so many unread books on my shelf felt like a burden. For some reason, once I bought a book to read some day, I never got around to reading it! So, I enjoy allowing the library to house unread books for me.Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02185364880020113000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-16219495308924786152018-05-06T18:56:54.379-04:002018-05-06T18:56:54.379-04:00I pray that everyone who comes through my door fee...I pray that everyone who comes through my door feels the peace of God. I believe they do.<br /><br />Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702620069148109246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-20315543547409161002018-05-06T17:23:40.007-04:002018-05-06T17:23:40.007-04:00I love houses with books especially. Mine would s...I love houses with books especially. Mine would show you a home with a big fat cat, three busy teenagers, a home business, and a welcoming spirit! My book shelves would show you my interests in knitting, gardening, family life, parenting, home education. Lots of fiction and Christian life books.<br /><br />Deanna Rabe - Creekside Cottage Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16133684514103206137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-13872732015811287242018-05-06T16:50:31.005-04:002018-05-06T16:50:31.005-04:00This is lovely! I agree with you that lived in wit...This is lovely! I agree with you that lived in with personality are the best sort of house!Amy Mariehttp://ampine-hearthridgereflections.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-55386411374255036082018-05-06T15:16:43.088-04:002018-05-06T15:16:43.088-04:00If you were Linda at Linda's Life Journal, you...If you were Linda at Linda's Life Journal, you'd march right up to Mrs. Periwinkle's door and introduce yourself saying, "We may be kindred spirits." Then you'd get the tour! I loved that post of Linda's...May 1, 2018...if you're interested.<br /><br />Well my house is making me ill so I can't imagine what it would say to a guest. Ha! Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.com