I love bookstores!

We went to the bookstore today. For me that is a bit like going to the fabric store. I love it. I could spend HOURS just wandering, browsing, getting ideas, touching things. I truly feel the need to touch things in the book store and the fabric store. (Not sure why but it feels like a compulsion.)

I have found that I need to make lists now when I go shopping. I used to be able to keep quite a bit in the noggin', but I now have Mommy brain so things just don't stay in there like they used to. So on the list for the bookstore was - a reference with more pictures of animals - found one on sale right when we walked in!, a sign language dictionary - check, a version of The Princess and the Pea to go with the quilt I am making (although this is not needed until x-mas) no luck, and a copy of A Short History of Women.

The first three items were for bug, she is absorbing so much info we really need to keep up the input! The last on the list is our next book for Book Club. I better get on it as the meeting is next Tuesday night. I can't wait. I'll let you know how the book is once I finish.

I love my book club. It is a great group of women. I was originally going to say ladies but, man, that just makes me feel old. And I really don't feel old. The new book for this month is The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver. Looking forward to it.

I am off to Kentucky for work tomorrow. A very early flight to get there in time for dinner. A tour of the plant on Wednesday and then a late flight back. Lots of good reading time at least. Although on flights I usually enjoy my 'guilty pleasures' reading, the stuff I am embarrassed to tell my book club about. I have heard of the genre referred to as Historical Romance. But I have to say it is pretty much just cheezy romance. Anything with "seduce" in the title along with duke, duchess, scoundrel, etc. I head straight for the bookstore at the airport and pick up anything with a Fabio-looking cover. Gotta love it.

Now I have to figure out what to wear for 8 hours on a plane to be comfortable and still presentable to clients for a fancy dinner. Hmmmm.