Happy Fourth America!  Celebrate with flags flying, hot dogs and potato salad, and fireworks!

But take some time to read.  Resting on my night stand is David McCullough's 1776, the story of our nation's struggle for freedom.  McCullough is a Pulitzer prize winning author and knows how to make a reader turn the pages.  We know how it came out, but reading what came before is exciting stuff.  So, while you watch those rockets' red glare, remember the patriots who got us here.  Patsy

Book Addictions

From my first visit to the public library with my mother, I found a world that I did not know existed.  The children's section, separate from the rest of the library, contained shelf after shelf of books just for me.

My arms were heavy with books when we left that day, my mother and I.  And I had something else in my pocket as we walked to the sidewalk.  A library card!  That little piece of paper allowed me access to all the dreams and fairy tales I could carry.  Up to ten volumes.  

That was the beginning of a lifetime of exploration, adventure, romance, horror, mystery, and entertainment.  All in the comfort of my own room, or anywhere else I spent my time and could prop up a book.

As I grew, just borrowing the books was not enough.  Now I had to own them.  Birthdays, Christmas, nothing made me happier than a new book.  What could be more seductive than the perfume of fresh pages from the latest Nancy Drew?  That has not changed for me.  

My home library is still a source of pure joy.  Reference books, nonfiction on various subjects, mysteries, How-to books, Poetry, Novels set in exotic places are just within reach.

I confess.  I am a book addict.  And rehab is nowhere in sight.

Patsy Ann