tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425336.post1579408490458857623..comments2023-05-12T12:10:32.794-04:00Comments on River Girls Soap & Bath Sometimes Blog ;-): Wanda Fleming of River Girls Soaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10004830816440770426noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425336.post-22556823381337447952011-07-27T07:36:15.142-04:002011-07-27T07:36:15.142-04:00I love them to. I read two in the past 5 days and ...I love them to. I read two in the past 5 days and am now finally finishing a tome--Fast Food for Millionaires--via the tape. I so agree about Borders. Sometimes those of us who love the indy bookstores trashed the behemoth Borders. But the truth is my Borders was our neighborhood bookstore too! Very sad to see it close. I have very fond memories of walking with the children there in the summers then going next door to the corner bakery for lemonade and sandwiches. Both establishments have closed down. We really don't need another Bloomingdales or Saks.....Wanda Fleming of River Girls Soaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10004830816440770426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425336.post-20439838580486702582011-07-24T18:44:48.163-04:002011-07-24T18:44:48.163-04:00I thought of Borders as "my bookstore," ...I thought of Borders as "my bookstore," even thought it was a chain store. It still had that cozy feeling. I guess cozy doesn't pay. Just quit membership in Audible.com, because I have a backlog of downloaded audiobooks I haven't gotten to yet. But I love audiobooks! I like to listen to them when I'm creating art or working on my online shops, too. I do miss passages sometimes, because I'm multi-tasking, but that just means that I can listen more times, to pick up the bits I missed. Cheers, MarianAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535986099387977931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425336.post-75650285213595996812011-07-23T13:56:26.443-04:002011-07-23T13:56:26.443-04:00Don't be too sad. My whole family are avid boo...Don't be too sad. My whole family are avid book readers and we all use Kindles now. Granted, it doesn't "feel" like a book, but the screen looks like one and it reads like one. I refused to purchase a Kindle till I saw the screen looks just like the page of a book! Libraries and book stores may suffer, but the written word will not. :)Painting it Personalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05586360708778752516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425336.post-55324921533714746792011-07-19T10:19:59.755-04:002011-07-19T10:19:59.755-04:00I too am doing that now. I just joined last week. ...I too am doing that now. I just joined last week. And in a way, I'm now thinking--"Thank God, I am finally getting back to my mountains of reading." <br /><br />This morning at 6:30, I got up to hit the treadmill and popped in the new Swedish murder mystery, The Hyponotist. I had completed several chapters by the time I had finished working out. That's a heady experience.. but what I do note, however, is that you really must pay attention or else you're forever going back and forth with the tape. I never have this problem when I'm reading a book in hand. Reading requires a degree of focus and immediate retention. I wonder if we will all lose our ability to truly focus and retain? I hope my surgeon doesn't read all his books on tape... ;-) He probably hasn't the time to read at all!Wanda Fleming of River Girls Soaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10004830816440770426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425336.post-23123638429069858162011-07-19T10:18:25.635-04:002011-07-19T10:18:25.635-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Wanda Fleming of River Girls Soaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10004830816440770426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425336.post-49567713811849594592011-07-19T09:51:49.693-04:002011-07-19T09:51:49.693-04:00I too think this is sad but have to admit the only...I too think this is sad but have to admit the only way I get the books read for my monthly bookclub is by purchasing them from Audible and listening to them in the car, while walking or making art. Sitting and reading an actual book is a rare pleasure for vacations. Sad.Page Clothier/A Velvet Leafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03079763493816385936noreply@blogger.com