tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post3598247997174951295..comments2024-03-28T10:45:33.537-07:00Comments on The Burrow: Visitng With DaddoooooAshleigh Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-24592342145755676252013-02-13T13:49:13.096-07:002013-02-13T13:49:13.096-07:00Your writings are always a wonderful blend of '...Your writings are always a wonderful blend of 'heart' and 'truth' ~ which I both respect and enjoy. Thank you.<br /><br />This post in particular made me smile, reminding of my own father. Much the same sort of person with a lifelong love of sharing and learning (still doing so even now at an advanced age when most cease such experiences and growth).<br /><br />You also put words to the reason I think I've always loved the much maligned 'marked up and dog-ear-page' second hand books. <br /><br />They hold another layer of thought, of time, of experience don't they? I dare say I've learned something or been caused to think about a passage more (or differently) because of a handwritten note. Be it penned by a stranger or one known to me or one I love, it draws another corner of the universe into - or perhaps in-between - the printed text on the page.<br /><br />And turned down (or turned over?) pages are a treasure hunt, lol. I know it's thought by many to be a cruel thing to subject a book to, but to me it always seemed a sign of connection to the words/ideas on a page that I wanted to share with the book and it's previous owner(s).<br /><br />Rambling (sorry) lol<br />But thank you for this post. I'd never really put to specific thought just why I'm always drawn to such books.<br />But you're right, it's a visit with/from someone else who been on those pages before, reading as you now read. Interesting, time travel really as you take in these notes of others there on those pages. Notes waiting for you to arrive. And all the sweeter if the notes were left by someone connected to your heart......<br /><br />Warm regards<br />IssyWoman Seeking Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940928888290866843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-91931761223651708112013-02-07T14:51:34.311-07:002013-02-07T14:51:34.311-07:00Actually, Megan, reading the Bible (as literature)...Actually, Megan, reading the Bible (as literature) is something I did in Great Books in Chicago. It's a fascinating text, as text.<br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-46022008620213155122013-02-07T07:17:24.673-07:002013-02-07T07:17:24.673-07:00I'm with you on the dangling feet. Every time ...I'm with you on the dangling feet. Every time I go into a conference room here at work, I have to lower the seats. Otherwise, I cannot reach the floor. It's quite frustrating. <br /><br />Great books should be where they are easily accessible. ;) Sounds like you found exactly what you were looking for--and some treasures to boot. Don't you just love opening up a book and it brings back memories? Those are the best kind of books. I have books from college where I've scribbled notes and my step-mother gave me an old Bible the other day from my grandmother. It was really great seeing my Grandmother's handwriting in the front and little slips of paper in it. Not that I'm going to sit down and read the Bible, but it was really cool seeing parts of her in it. <br /><br />Glad you are lovin' the class. You have such an enthusiasm for learning--it's contagious. ;)<br /><br /><br />Megan xxxMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622415628314992252noreply@blogger.com