Wednesday's Words

It's been a busy week. Packing up orders, completing some jewelry requests, trying to get the house in order. This next week will be even more busy as I try to line everything up before my surgery. We will be leaving in just a few days to the beach house. Winter is coming quickly and I feel the need to sort of batten down the hatches there. Make sure every thing is ok, and locked up good.

Yesterday I had the good fortune to be able to kill some time at Barnes & Noble. I love browsing the books there. I have a huge love affair with books and hanging out in a book store for an hour or so- is just heaven for me. B&N is an hour away from where I live, otherwise I'd be there a lot more often!

While browsing, I picked up several books I have on my "wish list" on Amazon. I wanted to see if they were really books I might want. It's difficult to tell by looking at just the cover or a few pages on line. A few weren't what I expected or wanted, but I found a few that now I have to have!

So this morning I'm on Amazon.com ordering. I'll be in bed or at least down for a couple of weeks after my surgery recovering, so it will be nice to have some fresh books to enjoy.

One I've wanted to order for a while now is Michael J. Fox's most recent book, Always Looking Up. Today's quote comes from the back cover-

At the turn from our bedroom into the hallway, there is an old full-length mirror in a wooden frame. I can't help but catch a glimpse of myself as I pass. Turning fully toward the glass, I consider what I see. This reflected version of myself, wet, shaking, rumpled, pinched, and slightly stooped, would be alarming were it not for the self-satisfied expression pasted across my face. I would ask the obvious question, "what are you smiling about?" but I already know the answer: "It just gets better from here."

--From Always Looking Up

Today's photo comes from manyfires on Flickr