Friday, October 13, 2006

almost through this one...

time was when I used to have books for lunch and dinner...on the way to work, in between chores, a comfortable moment etc...now its more erratic, they just hang on for my attention when I can oblige...life changes, doesnt it? But I can never not have a book to return to. They've been part of me for as long as I can remember...and it runs in the genes too.

my memory isnt as sharp as it could be...I know I love the books I do, I can retrieve some snatches but not as much as bonafide book-lovers do...they can recite whole pages even. I can't.

But I love books in my own kooky way. I still have the dog-eared ones from my school days...4th, 5th grade on...love the smell of them...they form part of some good memories!

I'm already building a collection for her...a legacy of some good books...if not much by the way of assets, atleast she will never want for books :-D

3 comments:

qsg said...

I also miss reading! And I also miss my library back home! So many books - not sure what to do with them! Just can't let go!

Sundar said...

invaluable legacy...

Phoenix said...

qsg - totally understand. especially the old ones, which have their hooks in me...can't bear to even lend them out...

sundar - it is!