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Thursday, July 26, 2012

Joy in a Bookstore


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Posted by Trish filed under: bookstores, images, learning, life at 5:00 AM
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laughingwolf said...

indeedy!

July 27, 2012 at 10:03 AM

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Always have a book with you to read ~
~before going to sleep
~before getting up
~in the bathtub
~while waiting for your ride
~while on the bus/train/plane
~while dinner is cooking
~while exercising (audiobooks!)
~while driving (ditto)
~while waiting for an appointment
~while baby is napping
~after kids are in bed
~with kids
~to kids
~while eating lunch
~while eating breakfast
~at the cottage (dock, hammock, screen porch)
~while walking
~while waiting for kids in the mom & dad taxi
~on a park bench
~instead of housework
~in the bathroom
~while on hold on the phone
~on the porch with a cocktail
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