tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post7110672837031411523..comments2023-10-05T09:44:58.124+01:00Comments on Get On With It: Book scrambleKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05986874444030474719noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-66399910918023862502009-03-06T10:04:00.000+00:002009-03-06T10:04:00.000+00:00Ouch! All this hard work telling ourselves every d...Ouch! All this hard work telling ourselves every day that some day we WILL be published only to end up on a warehouse floor somewhere. I'm filling up! FxFionnualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12275984316414726884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-78241400233946231822009-03-04T00:22:00.000+00:002009-03-04T00:22:00.000+00:00Karen, there's an award for you over at my place. ...Karen, there's an award for you over at my place. JJxJenny Beattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640209636605410939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-79804417985844462012009-03-03T14:39:00.000+00:002009-03-03T14:39:00.000+00:00Oh i do hope those poor books find good homes.Oh i do hope those poor books find good homes.Casdokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497897393162856190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-65799669908321442132009-03-02T21:39:00.000+00:002009-03-02T21:39:00.000+00:00my eldest would love to die in that pic... :)))I ...my eldest would love to die in that pic... :)))<BR/><BR/>I learned to crochet from my MIL, one of the few things she's taught me, other than extreme patience...<BR/><BR/>did I just write that?Anna Scott Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744202738210301084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-8272815359733049802009-03-02T21:13:00.000+00:002009-03-02T21:13:00.000+00:00I wasn't sure whether to laugh (it is a fab mind b...I wasn't sure whether to laugh (it is a fab mind boggling photo - I may use it for a writing prompt at my next writing group meeting) or cry (all those poor books being trampled and mistreated) at this picture. Either way - loved the photo and the post! Kat :-)Kat Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14176200521240664479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-24918585574530269762009-03-01T22:41:00.000+00:002009-03-01T22:41:00.000+00:00Hate seeing books treated like that. Why is everyt...Hate seeing books treated like that. Why is everything flung on the floor? Booklovers Gone Wild?Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-33964156019567050172009-03-01T18:20:00.000+00:002009-03-01T18:20:00.000+00:00I think they should have been donated to charity s...I think they should have been donated to charity shops. The people with camper vans aren't book lovers, just greedy pigs probably hoping to sell them on.Dumdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070838905120958459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-17070049858072788322009-03-01T12:04:00.000+00:002009-03-01T12:04:00.000+00:00I also shudder at books being damaged - but I quit...I also shudder at books being damaged - but I quite like the idea of them being all out of order so that if you grabbed an armful you'd have no idea what you were getting.HelenMWaltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182100572365505905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-36793456411011131612009-03-01T11:19:00.000+00:002009-03-01T11:19:00.000+00:00What a shame those books are being trampled on and...What a shame those books are being trampled on and damaged like that.Deborah Carr (Debs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03223653554549707595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-72695354589178464002009-03-01T10:30:00.000+00:002009-03-01T10:30:00.000+00:00Hmmmm, I find that image rather sad. It reminds me...Hmmmm, I find that image rather sad. It reminds me of the Saturday jumble sales we were forced to go to as a kid :O TommoxDABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10596811034169293653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-2844903920611378052009-03-01T08:57:00.000+00:002009-03-01T08:57:00.000+00:00Reminds me of a Matalan clearance event I once wen...Reminds me of a Matalan clearance event I once went to where everything was 50p or £1. Clothes all over the floor. <BR/>Still, it's nice that so many people thought it worthwhile going along and stocking up. Don't people keep trying to tell us the book's on its way out?<BR/>Long live the book!Honeysucklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077195038391022191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-80829191456207011282009-03-01T07:09:00.000+00:002009-03-01T07:09:00.000+00:00I went there once, it was an amazing place (and th...I went there once, it was an amazing place (and the books were presented in a very orderly fashion when I was there). Sorry to hear it's closed down.Queeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988379866736219329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-64611306616258022482009-03-01T01:34:00.000+00:002009-03-01T01:34:00.000+00:00Good grief Karen. That's a scary photo. Call me ol...Good grief Karen. That's a scary photo. <BR/><BR/>Call me old fashioned, but I like my books on a shelf...Jenny Beattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640209636605410939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-9042347342439087542009-02-28T20:19:00.000+00:002009-02-28T20:19:00.000+00:00Oh dear, all those books being trampled on! Don't ...Oh dear, all those books being trampled on! Don't know why but 'The Life of Long-legged Women' is a title which will stay in my mind.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03834219386682067062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-20230598844329193012009-02-28T20:14:00.000+00:002009-02-28T20:14:00.000+00:00Hi KarenWhat a sight to see books being trampled a...Hi Karen<BR/><BR/>What a sight to see books being trampled and mishandled in that way! Hurts the soul. But if it's for a worthy cause such as that beloved and sought after classic, ' Long-Legged Women', well worth it, say I.Lady Ursula Majorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09356273609359568345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-28924331461536152422009-02-28T19:33:00.000+00:002009-02-28T19:33:00.000+00:00Was heartbroken to see all those books being tramp...Was heartbroken to see all those books being trampled over...<BR/><BR/>I'm with Tam, I like my books neat and unbattered (is that a word?).Suzanne Ross Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561888635304578484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-35925223498868540662009-02-28T18:34:00.000+00:002009-02-28T18:34:00.000+00:00That scene reminds me of an old house that had bee...That scene reminds me of an old house that had been abandoned in a place called Anstuther, next to St Andrews in Scotland. There were books scattered everywhere like that and me and my brothers took a load back to our holiday home. It was a real treasure trove and I can still smell the books that languished there for God knows how long. That picture evoked a 40 year old memory!menopausaloldbag (MOB)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04320287770097378027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-62183903289315328162009-02-28T18:30:00.000+00:002009-02-28T18:30:00.000+00:00Well, I've scrutinised the photo and I can't see a...Well, I've scrutinised the photo and I can't <I>see</I> any of my books there...<BR/><BR/>Paranoid, moi?Jan Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00471022034388834235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-25378283958359152322009-02-28T18:12:00.000+00:002009-02-28T18:12:00.000+00:00Eeeek! Rather them than me. I like my books in soo...Eeeek! Rather them than me. I like my books in soothing, pristine rows and get quite stressed over bent covers and creased spines!<BR/><BR/>I'm a long-legged woman. Didn't know my life was so interesting!Tamsyn Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08041502244181924265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-41502549043632441682009-02-28T18:11:00.000+00:002009-02-28T18:11:00.000+00:00Why didn't you pop along and sort the books out be...Why didn't you pop along and sort the books out before everyone <BR/>arrived!? You being a librarian* et al ;-)<BR/><BR/>*you'll always be a librarian in my eyes!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06919354420843737481noreply@blogger.com