tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4655681444077745849.post2010809594690199675..comments2023-03-21T22:59:55.790+00:00Comments on Sue Millard - Jackdaw E Books: Read a bookSue Millardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09022262338933600748noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4655681444077745849.post-3867986481873669612007-10-29T14:56:00.000+00:002007-10-29T14:56:00.000+00:00This is so true. Plus: books smell great. I just ...This is so true. Plus: books smell great. I just love opening new ones and breathing deeply -- weird, but true.<BR/><BR/>Almost six years ago, we had a huge power cut here: everything electric was down for a good 24 hours, and people were frantic -- and utterly lost. Poor things: no T.V!<BR/><BR/>I popped corn (we had a gas-powered Aga back then), played some wonderfully cheesy old records on our old Victrola (we really do have one -- to this day my kids can sing parts of The Sheik of Araby), and we all read books by candlelight and talked. Frankly, I was almost sorry when the electricity came back on. Almost.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.com