tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post9219845347301684333..comments2024-03-08T11:16:16.812+00:00Comments on A Postcard a Day: Books, books, and more booksSheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-61890521932003061102011-04-19T20:17:28.690+01:002011-04-19T20:17:28.690+01:00I'm totally enjoying your site. I love books ...I'm totally enjoying your site. I love books and I love postcards! I also write a weekly blog about postcards so please check it out at www.teicharchives.blogspot.org.d_gusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18358105769788740482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-38633406095131391682011-04-16T00:01:40.923+01:002011-04-16T00:01:40.923+01:00I heard just this week, that the Pope has one mill...I heard just this week, that the Pope has one million books in his personal library and that he is the only one who can sign them out.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04501259287565067209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-74305328040326351842011-04-15T12:31:30.124+01:002011-04-15T12:31:30.124+01:00I see you also get a postcard from Slovenia once i...I see you also get a postcard from Slovenia once in a while. I hope you make it there in person none day - it is a picture postcard country.Travel-PBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263007493549214518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-45583503526834094342011-04-14T11:50:43.908+01:002011-04-14T11:50:43.908+01:00@ Relax Max:
Yep, I've visited many libraries...@ Relax Max:<br /><br />Yep, I've visited many libraries and most of them had embossed wallpapers stuck on which kind of gave some really cool impressions.Enfotainerhttp://www.enfotainer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-62816261757846457012011-04-13T22:23:50.755+01:002011-04-13T22:23:50.755+01:00I used to be an avid reader - never was one much f...I used to be an avid reader - never was one much for TV. Now I mostly do unabridged books on CD when I'm driving - can't go a block without one playing. Thankfully, since my job ended two years ago, I discovered that my local library has wonderful selection.RNSANEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841873957894861725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-48620116751816479862011-04-13T16:07:31.037+01:002011-04-13T16:07:31.037+01:00Books as art. :)
I think all great libraries shou...Books as art. :)<br /><br />I think all great libraries should have paintings on the ceilings. Michelangelo started it all, you know, because the Sistine Chapel had no more room on the walls.<br /><br />Congratulations on your win!Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-11209979528369478812011-04-12T19:04:54.944+01:002011-04-12T19:04:54.944+01:00I can smell those books in the Czech National Libr...I can smell those books in the Czech National Library.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-21846941476167849522011-04-12T12:41:33.380+01:002011-04-12T12:41:33.380+01:00Those are some of the really cool book shelves. Re...Those are some of the really cool book shelves. Reminded me of my uncle's bookshelf all filled with hardback encyclopedia booksEnfotainerhttp://www.enfotainer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-45068558190162410182011-04-12T08:12:21.143+01:002011-04-12T08:12:21.143+01:00I love the way old hardback books look on shelves...I love the way old hardback books look on shelves. Its something my bookshelves have lost with the mass production of paperbacks but when they are easier to make they cost less and I can have more.<br /><br />Hope you find some great books with your voucher.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17430842434315190021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-53662342786714172372011-04-12T07:22:01.703+01:002011-04-12T07:22:01.703+01:00I love books, especially old books. They look as t...I love books, especially old books. They look as though real craftmanship has gone into creating them :-)<br /><br />Next week I have an appointment to handle a very special book, the Luttrell Psalter which is almost 700 years old!John | English Wildernesshttp://englishwilderness.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-67523407671356982202011-04-12T04:05:23.004+01:002011-04-12T04:05:23.004+01:00The books at the top aren't blowing away; they...The books at the top aren't blowing away; they're coming in for a landing, right in some bibliophile's front yard. I'd better start watching for them!Chris Overstreethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943683672229387002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-10847365137947600462011-04-12T03:59:37.489+01:002011-04-12T03:59:37.489+01:00Free books = awesome. :)
I just came back from a t...Free books = awesome. :)<br />I just came back from a trip to Portland, Oregon, home of Powell's Books - at the size of an entire city block, the largest independent bookstore in the world. If only I had millions of dollars, I could buy every book I wanted to...Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00936766515979376371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-24871198687402648502011-04-12T01:07:41.660+01:002011-04-12T01:07:41.660+01:00Congratulations girl, I know you will find somethi...Congratulations girl, I know you will find something awesome to read.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920831144240024660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-31759752501836229382011-04-12T00:07:16.404+01:002011-04-12T00:07:16.404+01:00Congratulations! Lucky you.
That Monastery librar...Congratulations! Lucky you.<br /><br />That Monastery library is the place I want to be. I'll bring my own comfy chair.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-83879414130080197082011-04-11T22:32:01.357+01:002011-04-11T22:32:01.357+01:00Doesn't that feel wonderful winning a voucher ...Doesn't that feel wonderful winning a voucher to buy a book? Congrats! Anything about books, love it!Scrappy Gramshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09009685288094065223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-28514794183558444882011-04-11T21:56:49.672+01:002011-04-11T21:56:49.672+01:00Great postcards, bookshelves are so enticing, it&#...Great postcards, bookshelves are so enticing, it's impossible to resist seeing what titles are there.Lisa Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562101358640638937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-10857992906383432222011-04-11T21:44:41.293+01:002011-04-11T21:44:41.293+01:00I loved looking at these books!! So fitting for th...I loved looking at these books!! So fitting for the start of National Library Week!The Pen Thiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13851153580764940442noreply@blogger.com