Authors Electric

 I have a confession – I have books on my bookshelf that don’t belong to me! I am sure I am not alone because I know I have lent books to friends that I have never got back. Many have been passed on and I don’t give two hoots if I get them back or not but there are just a few I almost wish I’d never lent out in the first place. I can name them, and in some cases, even remember who I lent them to! I’m not the greatest hoarder of books, I don’t keep every novel I’ve read, I don’t have the space and enjoy sharing the love. But then a book on the shelf catches my eye and I remember it isn’t really mine! Does that happen to other people? Does everyone have an inventory in their head? There’s the tiniest bit of guilt, especially for the books I’ve borrowed and never had the chance or let’s face it the inclination to read. These are the books that are for the most part “worthy” in some way, helpful, given to me by friends who insist I really NEED to read this. Sometimes I star...

  Recently I rediscovered a long- lost love. No it wasn’t via Social Media, but it was unexpected and heart warming nonetheless. Life changing? Not exactly -   but it has definitely enriched my life in ways I am very grateful for... I recently rediscovered our small, one room, local book Library, with it’s bookshelf lined walls and it’s part-time hours. It was my grandson’s fault. Well as he is only 15 months old, I can’t really place the blame on him. But his mother was the catalyst. She wanted her son to find some new books to look at. It was sparked by her happy memories of visiting the library herself. Of finding an Aladdin’s cave of books, and sitting and enjoying the treasure there, and then gathering more books to take home. I must have started taking her and her brother when they were quite small, as we progressed from the brightly coloured picture books to ones that were more words than pictures. I remembered the time fondly too -  and wondered why, and when, we ...