Desktop Retreat

Friday, April 19, 2013

When I am attacked by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as running to my books. They quickly absorb me and banish the clouds from my mind.
~Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592)

3 comments:

Connie said...: This week especially seems like a good time to escape into a book!; April 19, 2013 at 2:51 PM
Trish said...: Yes, what a week it's been.; April 20, 2013 at 7:30 AM
Nan said...: Such wonderful words. And they echo what I said about sad, upsetting books on your Madeleine L'Engle quote.; April 25, 2013 at 9:44 AM

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Guerrilla Reading

Turn off the TV

Turn off the computer

Turn off the game console

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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