tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post8422203257615157738..comments2023-06-10T22:42:19.087+10:00Comments on Australasian Christian Writers: Books are the memorials of our livesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-5811265928549474972014-08-04T20:32:02.344+10:002014-08-04T20:32:02.344+10:00Hi Mary,
That is always a tricky dilemma, deciding...Hi Mary,<br />That is always a tricky dilemma, deciding which to keep and which to donate, but sometimes it has to be done for the sake of space. And it's good to think of other readers getting hold of something good to read when we donate. I hope you enjoy Imogen's Chance when you get hold of it.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-21956574101635013652014-08-04T20:31:48.912+10:002014-08-04T20:31:48.912+10:00Hi Mary,
That is always a tricky dilemma, deciding...Hi Mary,<br />That is always a tricky dilemma, deciding which to keep and which to donate, but sometimes it has to be done for the sake of space. And it's good to think of other readers getting hold of something good to read when we donate. I hope you enjoy Imogen's Chance when you get hold of it.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-31014849380070256222014-08-03T14:01:41.428+10:002014-08-03T14:01:41.428+10:00. Great post - and comments. Since we down-sized w.... Great post - and comments. Since we down-sized we simply don't have enough book cupboards and currently trying to make time to go through our books. So many precious memories simply have to stay but how to choose! A local church has a library of fiction and non-fiction and we will have a couple of boxes at least for their librarian to go through and we've said to sell any they decide not to keep so have money to keep buying new books. However, we are also thinking of having a book sale ourselves first. We need more money to buy more books - especially by our increasing number of good Aussie authors. Paula, your Imogen Chance is still on the top of my "To Buy list!" Love your stories. Mary Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12603850711168486457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-42614373858958963972014-08-02T12:58:57.995+10:002014-08-02T12:58:57.995+10:00Hi Rita,
I'm humming along too now. Wow, what ...Hi Rita,<br />I'm humming along too now. Wow, what a special thing to own, and I'm sure Tottie would be pleased to know that her Bible has come into the hands of somebody who treasures it. It sounds as if her margin notes make it extra good, at times. It reminds me of some of L.M. Montgomery's characters (I think it was both Emily and the Story Girl) saying that they value second hand books with the previous owners' scribbled notes. That might do for another blog post one day :) Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-15078111202370825782014-08-02T12:55:28.340+10:002014-08-02T12:55:28.340+10:00Hi Narelle,
I really hope that doesn't happen ...Hi Narelle,<br />I really hope that doesn't happen completely. Ebooks have many wonderful characteristics, but several limitations too. I've already found that it's frustrating, not to be able to 'lend' a kindle book to people I know who don't have ereaders of their own. You're right, print books are our cultural heritage and hopefully they will last through history, for that reason.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-83910977015798312112014-08-02T12:52:46.382+10:002014-08-02T12:52:46.382+10:00Hi Rhonda,
I commiserate with you. How sad to part...Hi Rhonda,<br />I commiserate with you. How sad to part with a book and then be unable to find it again, especially those which have gone out of print. I'm glad you've found some again. That's the good thing about books, even with somebody else's name, it still becomes your own. I have found that some, but not all, of those out of print goodies are easier to track down on Amazon than they used to be.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-55501195909186826432014-08-02T12:50:07.722+10:002014-08-02T12:50:07.722+10:00Hi Jenny,
I'm sure your daughter is enjoying t...Hi Jenny,<br />I'm sure your daughter is enjoying the benefits of your crammed shelves even now. What a lovely legacy to leave a family, a shelf full of wonderful stories and rich ideas. They do get heavy if you need to cart them all around at once though.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-45355090796351868132014-08-02T12:48:03.012+10:002014-08-02T12:48:03.012+10:00Hi Jo-Anne,
I've culled several from time to t...Hi Jo-Anne,<br />I've culled several from time to time, especially during moves, but they have a way of piling up again. Perhaps it's because second hand shops are too hard to resist, and others who are culling their own piles tend to hand them on to me. I think I'll be a bit sad if the world does go entirely digital some day, because groaning bookshelves are such a nice problem to have.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-64354352402390654482014-08-01T11:24:08.812+10:002014-08-01T11:24:08.812+10:00"Memories from the corners of my mind," ..."Memories from the corners of my mind," so goes the song. Yes, Paula this has often happened to me when I see them. One particularly has a special place. It's a huge old second-hand Bible with gilded edges and clasp. It once belonged to 'Tottie" who sounded like a lovely Christian lady by the notes she made throughout. We used it at our wedding and have since recorded special family events in it. I'm sure our son will keep it going when we're gone.Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-45148964025881221182014-08-01T09:55:03.634+10:002014-08-01T09:55:03.634+10:00Paula, great post! It's interesting that you c...Paula, great post! It's interesting that you chose this topic. I've been wondering if we could start losing a part of our cultural heritage by switching from print books to ebooks. We only own licences for ebooks and they can't be passed down to future generations. Those memories that connect us with a physical book just aren't the same with an ebook. Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-89747737765958083082014-08-01T09:43:19.193+10:002014-08-01T09:43:19.193+10:00Identification alert!! Apart from a few much-loved...Identification alert!! Apart from a few much-loved titles that I retained, I grieved for many books I couldn't take with me when we went to live in UK for a time. Especially some from my childhood - those my children had outgrown, and some they hadn't grown into. As my children grew they would ask about a book they'd heard of and I would say, "Oh, I have a copy of that!" and then realise it was no longer the case. I cried for my short-sightedness in not keeping them. What delight when, now, I come across one of those mourned for titles in a second hand shop! I carry it home, restored once more to my shelves, even if it has someone else's name scrawled on the facing page. Rhonda Pooley - Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267933289137123263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-63847814606416714802014-08-01T08:53:57.763+10:002014-08-01T08:53:57.763+10:00Lovely post Paula. My family tease about my many b...Lovely post Paula. My family tease about my many bookshelves and my daughter was musing the other day who she should donate my books to when I'm dead - but i'm hopeful she might just treasure a few of them. What a great reminder to savour the memories of how our books joined the family.Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-82920216093971126382014-08-01T08:39:54.314+10:002014-08-01T08:39:54.314+10:00Some lovely thoughts there, Paula--thank you. My s...Some lovely thoughts there, Paula--thank you. My shelves are beginning to look like yours too! So much richness there though and so many memories, as you discovered, making it all too hard to cull them. Maybe your rest on that couch will provide an idea for another book--or two--of your own?Jo-Anne Berthelsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09775045057529728396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-17506124163213709202014-08-01T07:48:56.341+10:002014-08-01T07:48:56.341+10:00Hi Iola, what excellent heirlooms. Yes, out of an ...Hi Iola, what excellent heirlooms. Yes, out of an entire collection, it's interesting to consider which ones will strike them as essentially 'us'.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-27579919171700636252014-08-01T07:46:50.733+10:002014-08-01T07:46:50.733+10:00Hi Janet, books really are containers, of both sto...Hi Janet, books really are containers, of both stories and memories. I like my ebooks, but print books are special.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-42420565137212000872014-08-01T07:18:49.327+10:002014-08-01T07:18:49.327+10:00Many of my books have memories, especially books I...Many of my books have memories, especially books I've inherited. I've got the King James Bible and a copy of Mrs Beaton's Book of Household Management from my grandmother, a book of poetry that belonged to my grandfather, and a book of Common Prayer that belonged to my great-great-grandmother. It makes me wonder which of my books my children or grandchildren will choose to keep as a memory.Iolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-86155454916655469172014-08-01T05:02:31.198+10:002014-08-01T05:02:31.198+10:00Paula -- I love your blog post. I cherish my prin...Paula -- I love your blog post. I cherish my print books as well. You are right -- they hold memories.Janet Tronstadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901051836938693274noreply@blogger.com