tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post7289721011804719188..comments2024-03-27T16:19:53.023+00:00Comments on Friko's World: Books, Books, BooksFrikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-79875595563382959852011-05-22T22:09:25.006+01:002011-05-22T22:09:25.006+01:00I wouldn't be me without books, either. So muc...I wouldn't be me without books, either. So much wisdom in this piece. Thanks, Friko!dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-11076215617369709002011-05-22T03:52:10.095+01:002011-05-22T03:52:10.095+01:00I am a book worm - always have been and always wil...I am a book worm - always have been and always will be. I love your take on the Mag - it shouts at me 'that's you'! I can and do get lost in book stores for hours. When my children were young I would take them to a book store in Covent Garden where they could sit on bean bags with books whilst I browsed the adult side. When I lived in England and had my new kitchen put in I The Blog of Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00650938872732748697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-54637823642957685552011-05-19T19:30:52.533+01:002011-05-19T19:30:52.533+01:00The work of a true bibliophile. Thank you.The work of a true bibliophile. Thank you.Lucy Westenrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787225228788303013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-4399022511688519902011-05-19T13:42:38.316+01:002011-05-19T13:42:38.316+01:00I'm book crazy myself. Do visit my blog and le...I'm book crazy myself. Do visit my blog and leave your footprints by posting comments<br /><br />http://parentingworkshop.blogspot.com/<br />http://fun-with-mails.blogspot.com/Niloferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045590705853352139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-90941871927793453132011-05-18T12:24:22.311+01:002011-05-18T12:24:22.311+01:00I agree heartily with every word. I do part with b...I agree heartily with every word. I do part with books but only the ones I didn't really enjoy.Moanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930281883709871326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-23688352290103579762011-05-18T00:28:16.643+01:002011-05-18T00:28:16.643+01:00I am so with you, Friko! I have a passion for per...I am so with you, Friko! I have a passion for perusing bookstores wherever I go. I've been adding bookshelves to our house for years, and now I'm down to the basement and up to the attic! I can't bear to part with any after I've read them. Sometimes there's a book I love so much that I just have to share it, I go out and buy another one! Your rhythmic verse was fun!Margaret Pangerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09995968579194433270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-26088637771899022652011-05-17T22:44:26.737+01:002011-05-17T22:44:26.737+01:00Hi Friko,
I used to love reading books, going to b...Hi Friko,<br />I used to love reading books, going to bookshops/libraries.<br />Can only use auio books, still good but not the same.<br />Since I have been spending more time sitting in my wheelchair I have not been visiting.<br />Tonight I decided to visit.<br />I just passed by to say hello.<br />I hope you are doing well.<br />Love,<br />HerradHerradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13728207969811635579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-62394195917471728952011-05-17T20:50:21.107+01:002011-05-17T20:50:21.107+01:00From one book lover to another...see you in the po...From one book lover to another...see you in the poor house. Dianneschmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comhttp://schmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-34406909553711990642011-05-17T20:24:14.146+01:002011-05-17T20:24:14.146+01:00with you all the way on this
give me the choice b...with you all the way on this<br /><br />give me the choice between a human and a book - well...Don't Feed The Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05380146661526476947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-33388057919609312902011-05-17T19:13:33.568+01:002011-05-17T19:13:33.568+01:00I totally agree. My entire childhood was filled wi...I totally agree. My entire childhood was filled with ideas thanks to books.<br />My career was based on passing on the stuff found in books. Yet the kids today are reading from electronic devices and the school librarians are almost gone from our local system.<br />Are there any foreign authors you cherish?Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-58796894035388166962011-05-17T18:23:40.041+01:002011-05-17T18:23:40.041+01:00And that's why I hate Kindles. Just think how...And that's why I hate Kindles. Just think how short your poem would have been if it had been about Kindles.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-30786425444314592282011-05-17T17:38:53.805+01:002011-05-17T17:38:53.805+01:00A fabulous post, Friko! Treasured books- the makin...A fabulous post, Friko! Treasured books- the making of the mighty!Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447013188405986054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-83169023853989450692011-05-17T17:01:47.974+01:002011-05-17T17:01:47.974+01:00I love books - especially when you find an unexpec...I love books - especially when you find an unexpected jewel in the crown and you have to read it and read it - because you just cannot bear to put it down.<br /><br />Anna :o]hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-79758235001752187602011-05-17T11:51:18.010+01:002011-05-17T11:51:18.010+01:00You've captured so well the joy of books. Amen...You've captured so well the joy of books. Amen.jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-7562849108291642902011-05-17T11:47:15.601+01:002011-05-17T11:47:15.601+01:00I too love books!!! I just got a Nook...so that w...I too love books!!! I just got a Nook...so that will be fun...but I love love love my library. Filled with journeys and adventures yet to discover. All old friends!<br />Hugs<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-18027775482219491472011-05-17T10:10:06.309+01:002011-05-17T10:10:06.309+01:00Your lines that fill my eyes, nose and hands with ...Your lines that fill my eyes, nose and hands with sensory fullness are why I never want to be without books. Kindles are fine for some things, but I have to <i>feel</i> and <i>smell</i> and <i>hear</i> a book.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-7397668529322191972011-05-17T09:53:43.320+01:002011-05-17T09:53:43.320+01:00You managed to do Willow proud. I find the most w...You managed to do Willow proud. I find the most wonderful things tucked into my books.marciamayohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185069576683872041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-81772438827444402062011-05-17T06:23:08.245+01:002011-05-17T06:23:08.245+01:00well said, Friko
Warm Aloha from Waikiki
Comf...well said, Friko<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Warm Aloha from Waikiki<br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /><br />><}}(°><br /><br /> <br /> ><}}(°><br /><br /><°)}}><Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-73605477592845404882011-05-17T06:20:59.405+01:002011-05-17T06:20:59.405+01:00Nor would I be me without books! I think therefor...Nor would I be me without books! I think therefore I read.Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-91836223750003165352011-05-17T02:10:48.623+01:002011-05-17T02:10:48.623+01:00we wouldn't be we without books and the writte...we wouldn't be we without books and the written word! This is splendid!Kathe W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06781645436343424010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-24756432544401208192011-05-17T01:47:40.242+01:002011-05-17T01:47:40.242+01:00Ich freue mich sehr über Deinen Besuch!
Finde Dei...Ich freue mich sehr über Deinen Besuch!<br /> Finde Deinen Blog sehr spannend und habe Dich in meinen Blogroll aufgenommen. Möchte noch ganz oft bei Dir vorbeikommen.<br />Liebe Grüße, PetraFollygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150735092485245329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-4640612392713521902011-05-17T00:22:54.865+01:002011-05-17T00:22:54.865+01:00Oh, how I love books and your poetry explains my l...Oh, how I love books and your poetry explains my love. How do you get what is in my head and heart and write about it so perfectly. All I can get out is I love book! <br />Perfect.Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479872783727855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-70406576623385825502011-05-16T23:47:48.817+01:002011-05-16T23:47:48.817+01:00Books! Excellent piece! I love them, too, and am t...Books! Excellent piece! I love them, too, and am trying to pass that to the next generations by providing a wild assortment of reading and learning. So far, it's working!Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-84768089652563919992011-05-16T23:35:02.562+01:002011-05-16T23:35:02.562+01:00Books are simply worth the time, as are your words...Books are simply worth the time, as are your words... even the dust is different on books!Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985979258848310351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-2699944797878636072011-05-16T23:21:12.339+01:002011-05-16T23:21:12.339+01:00I wouldn't be me without books, either. I rare...I wouldn't be me without books, either. I rarely read anything that I don't expect to gain from in some way...to emerge wiser, or moved, or having found a new perspective. Also, without my friends lining my shelves, both the ones I have read and the ones I hope to, I would lose my landmarks.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.com