tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post1673623807537483861..comments2023-08-14T10:23:04.082-04:00Comments on My Green vermont: B Is For BookEulalia Benejam Cobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13247079657985430691noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post-91533200644585789742011-08-19T08:16:54.791-04:002011-08-19T08:16:54.791-04:00Dona, surely this is just a phase? I find that, i...Dona, surely this is just a phase? I find that, if anything, blogging and FB and so on have sharpened my desire for a good long book. The evenings are starting to close in now--I bet you'll be back to reading soon.Eulalia Benejam Cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247079657985430691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post-26058820788086558012011-08-19T03:42:44.830-04:002011-08-19T03:42:44.830-04:00As you may know, I'm mourning the loss of my l...As you may know, I'm mourning the loss of my love of reading. I used to be like you and lose myself in books for hours, but I find it so hard to do now -- too many distractions.<br /><br />The book I am reading (and enjoying) now is about that, in part. It was mentioned in the link I shared on Facebook and that you posted here. I didn't want to think it was the fault of my time on the Internet, but I do think it is.Donahttp://dponline.org/weblognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post-16167593207743933362011-08-13T09:52:08.825-04:002011-08-13T09:52:08.825-04:00Alison, I remember those days well. Despite the a...Alison, I remember those days well. Despite the aggravation of getting you to put down your book long enough to do anything, I got to relive those heady first years of reading from my own childhood.Eulalia Benejam Cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247079657985430691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post-61194412812831490652011-08-12T15:10:41.063-04:002011-08-12T15:10:41.063-04:00I talked to someone recently who confessed to a re...I talked to someone recently who confessed to a reading addiction. Even when in school, she gets in 3-4 hours of leisure reading per day. She feels bad because she's not reading "important" books. I get it--I've definitely used reading for escape. But what this blog brought to mind was those many, many mornings I made you late for teaching because I had gotten lost in a book and had forgotten to get dressed and ready for school. Or, was trying to get dressed while holding the book open on the floor with my foot. Sorry.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04307743905610055226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post-23994460079575115352011-08-12T08:13:50.102-04:002011-08-12T08:13:50.102-04:00Moi aussi! (the reading-before-bed part).Moi aussi! (the reading-before-bed part).Eulalia Benejam Cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247079657985430691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post-7079170621960322782011-08-12T07:39:05.772-04:002011-08-12T07:39:05.772-04:00I love books both short and long. I love being car...I love books both short and long. I love being carried away. However, since becoming someone who has to read for a living, I tend to relax by finding good TV, which does cut into my reading time. Still, I must read for 10 minutes or so before going to sleep...ritual, ritual...Indigo Buntinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11387698096732697805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post-18446034406237904992011-08-11T09:01:30.445-04:002011-08-11T09:01:30.445-04:00(Posting this for Cindy):
I like a long book rich...(Posting this for Cindy):<br /><br />I like a long book rich with descriptions about the place -- Thomas Hardy, especially. I like to feel the wind, and smell the wet coats of the sheep. And I like classical music combined with really old books, preferably with a chill in the air and a fire going. It connects me to people who lived a hundred years before I did. They may have read this book too. They may have heard this music too. Books, music, gorgeous old buildings and big thick trees tie us to people who also faced crises, raised families, worried about the oncoming storms.Eulalia Benejam Cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247079657985430691noreply@blogger.com