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Originally Posted by diane I would never suggest downsizing unless it is a matter of life and death. You will mourn for those books lost. My son, has put his nips on my Entire Library when I drop dead. I cannot claim organisation, I have had to move them too often, but the gardening books and the cooks books are more less in place. Otherwise motor bikes sit cheek by jowl with History of the English Speaking People. (Winston Churchill). Be Bold with Bananas (Bonita) appears fairly relaxed with Larousse, and The History and Use of Coffee is snuggled up with a 1900 Atlas of the World. Language Most Foul (a dictionary) keeps winking at Anthony B., and The Devils Dictionary keeps an eye on The Oxford. Aha, said one fellow, you can always tell a person by their books. His hypothosis ended in complete confusion. He ended up with Samuel Pepys Diary in one hand and Bridget Jones Diary in the other. hahahahahahaha. |
Diane,
It seems to me there is an association for you between the lexicon and the lettuce, entymology and encyclopedic cookery.
And your books seem to paired like good fellows in a train's compartment traveling well together.
As for Pepys, he and Jones had similar obsessions with how to's:
"At noon to Anth. Joyces to our gossips dinner; I had sent a dozen and a half of bottles of wine thither and paid my double share besides, which is 18s. Very merry we were, and when the women were merry and ris from the table, I above with them, ne'er a man but I; I begin discourse of my not getting of children and prayed them to give me their opinions and advice; and they freely and merrily did give me these ten among them.
1. Do not hug my wife too hard nor too much
2. Eat no late suppers
3. Drink juyce of sage.
4. Tent and toast
5. Wear cool Holland-drawers
6. Keep stomach warm and back cool
7. Upon my query whether it was best to do at night or morn, they answered me neither one nor other, but when we have most mind to it
8. Wife not to go too straight-laced
9. Myself to drink Mum and sugar
10. Mrs Ward did give me to change my plat"