This post contains affiliate links. More information here. I love, love, love paper books. Don’t get me wrong here. I have hundreds of them on 11 or so bookcases scattered about my house. I especially love old ones and ones with pretty covers. I have a soft spot for library discards and other well-used tomes, about which my mind romanticizes all the previous readers. But I have so many reasons to love using Kindle as well. Should you ... Read the Post...
Why you shouldn’t throw away those negatives
This post contains affiliate links. More information here. Recently, I visited my parents in Ohio and began the task of digitizing my mom's heaps o' photos. A couple of my sisters helped me sort them by decade and then I started in scanning the earliest ones first. 1495 images later, I think I'm mid-way through the seventies. My mom saved all her negatives. She had a darkroom as a hobby when she lived in Germany, and I guess she realized ... Read the Post...
10 Little Things That Make Me Happy
This post contains affiliate links. More information here. Do you ever consciously think about the things that make you happy? Ever since I was small, I've paid attention to those little (and big things) that spark joy in my everyday life. Here are some of those things that make me happy: 1. Books This will come as no surprise, but I love books. Old books, new books, pretty books, exciting books, books from childhood, books I should ... Read the Post...
How to find vintage books for sale
This post contains affiliate links. More information here. How do you find vintage books to buy? This is a question I get asked frequently. I started collecting old books many years ago before the internet came along. To find books, I had to poke around old shops and library and garage sales. These days there are many more resources for you to find books you're looking for. While these tips are written with the vintage book collector in ... Read the Post...
