World Book day is on April 23, and yet UK and Ireland are celebrating on March 7th. They say that it interferes with St Georges Day celebrations, also on April 23. St Georges is the Patron Saint of England. So March 7th it is. Also on March 7th is my Brother-in-law’s birthday. He is theContinue reading “March 7 “Oh, Ye of whittle faith…””
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March 7 “Ponzi convinces…Nigerian princes…”
March 7th is Slam the Scam Day. This is a day to make aware of, and help to not be taken advantage of by scams. I have a few examples of scams in the library. Send me $20.00 and I will give examples of 20 more (tee-hee). This first book, is a bound printed bookContinue reading “March 7 “Ponzi convinces…Nigerian princes…””
March 6 “Aren’t we going to see the basement?”
Thanks for reading today. I like to think of these writings as a ‘show and tell’ with items in my library. Some books are old, some really old, and some not at old at all. But all of them get to be talked about. That is the purpose of Librarytomes. Only a tiny amount ofContinue reading “March 6 “Aren’t we going to see the basement?””
March 5 ‘On a mission from God’
Today, March 5th, is National Missionary Day. It commemorates the arrival of the London Missionary Society to Tahiti. I have been collecting some books printed by the National Sunday School Union that acknowledges many of the explorers/missionaries that went around the world preaching. They are called the ‘Splendid Lives Series’. They were published around 1900.Continue reading “March 5 ‘On a mission from God’”
March 4 “My kind of town…”
Happy birthday to Chicago. It was incorporated March fourth, 1837. I would like to showcase some interesting books I have of Chicago. First, with some of the older ones. I will begin with “The Great Conflagration. Chicago, Its Past, Present, and Future” by James W. Sheahan and George P. Upton, published December of 1871. TheContinue reading “March 4 “My kind of town…””
March 3 ‘traveling from book to book’
Today we are going to zig-zag through the library to honor a few events. These books are all over; Spending a lot of time walking to and fro pulling them together. With my ‘squirrel’ change of focus, I often look at other books, thinking “Oh yea, I remember that” or “Wow, there is that missingContinue reading “March 3 ‘traveling from book to book’”
March 2-10 “Bagels on West Touhy Avenue”
This week is Jewish Book Week, a literary festival held in London since 1952. I have several books in the library, that I am proud to own and learn from. First is “The Complete Book of Jewish Observance” by Leo Trepp. I bought this new in college, when I wanted to learn more about someContinue reading “March 2-10 “Bagels on West Touhy Avenue””
March 2 ‘through the eyes of my child’
Today is March 2. The birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. With a sing-songy writing, and colorful illustrations, Dr. Seuss encouraged kids to read. His books have been a big part of Read Across America week. This day, Seuss day,Fun day, truce day.Rhyme day, use Day.What day? Deuce day. CanContinue reading “March 2 ‘through the eyes of my child’”
March 1 ‘what do you call an pretend pig? pigment of your imagination.’
Welcome to March 1, with National Pig Day. We will celebrate pigs in stories and kitchens. The first book is actual farm book from Orange Judd “Home Pork Production” by John Smedley, 1943. The author encourages farms to raise pigs. He goes on stating that “pigs require little labor, but can add very materially toContinue reading “March 1 ‘what do you call an pretend pig? pigment of your imagination.’”
February 29 ‘chili today, gone tomorrow’
Today is National Chili Day-the fourth Thursday in February. I have a few unusual cookbooks describing their takes on Chili. The first is a hardbound fliptop book called “One-Pot Cookery”, by Eidola Jean Bourgaize, published 1953. This book has two recipes, Eastern and Western style. Without giving it all away, I would combine together theContinue reading “February 29 ‘chili today, gone tomorrow’”
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