went to the local lions club store yesterday, and really SCORED on some great used books. mostly, i found some wonderful art books. one of them would be worth around $150.00 if it were being sold on ebay or amazon. i paid $10.00 for it, off the shelf at the lions club store. full of beautiful, very realistic reproductions of frescos by the spanish artist goya.
my favourite find was "PARADISO - The Illuminations to Dante's Divine Comedy by Giovanni de Paolo." A book that retails, new, for $35.00, and i picked it up for five dollars. it is packed with gorgeous illustrations, full-colour, with lots of gilt in the prints. the colours are incredibly bright and vivid. it's printed completely on heavy "card stock" paper and the ink is top quality.
the goya book has a sturdier binding, and a much better cover. the dust jacket is starting to rip and its edges are starting to curl, but the book itself is in fantastic condition. many of the folios are "pasted on" to the pages - only the best art books are bound like this. in my fingers, the paper feels divine, like silk slipping through my fingers as i fan the pages, and when i put my thumb in at one page and hold it, the paper feels smooth and sturdy. this book is a pleasure just to handle!!
i found a few more treasures, and am working on cataloging them on librarything.com now.
today, i had my home phone and cable tv disconnected. all i have, now, is my cell phone and internet. i'm listening to some groovin', classic blues on "accuradio.com" it's a great music website - check it out!
tonight, i hooked up with an old friend, a former community activist and popular jazz singer who moved to michigan a couple years ago. her husband passed away there, and now she is back, renting a condo for a month, considering if she should move back here. we had dinner together, talked about the problems of the country and the world, and she started digging into me about getting re-involved with environmental preservation issues. i told her that if she moved back here and backed me up, i would "jump back into the pool." (will these be my "famous last words?")
i won't do it unless i can start out with a solid group of people behind me, some of them with enough money to finance a full-scale assault on the local legislators. if i can see that, i'm ready to lead the charge again. i'm a little older, a little wiser, and a lot more seasoned, this time around. it could be good!
i would probably be much better off getting involved again, instead of sitting home alone and feeling depressed most of the time. might as well spend my time doing something positive.
my favourite find was "PARADISO - The Illuminations to Dante's Divine Comedy by Giovanni de Paolo." A book that retails, new, for $35.00, and i picked it up for five dollars. it is packed with gorgeous illustrations, full-colour, with lots of gilt in the prints. the colours are incredibly bright and vivid. it's printed completely on heavy "card stock" paper and the ink is top quality.
the goya book has a sturdier binding, and a much better cover. the dust jacket is starting to rip and its edges are starting to curl, but the book itself is in fantastic condition. many of the folios are "pasted on" to the pages - only the best art books are bound like this. in my fingers, the paper feels divine, like silk slipping through my fingers as i fan the pages, and when i put my thumb in at one page and hold it, the paper feels smooth and sturdy. this book is a pleasure just to handle!!
i found a few more treasures, and am working on cataloging them on librarything.com now.
today, i had my home phone and cable tv disconnected. all i have, now, is my cell phone and internet. i'm listening to some groovin', classic blues on "accuradio.com" it's a great music website - check it out!
tonight, i hooked up with an old friend, a former community activist and popular jazz singer who moved to michigan a couple years ago. her husband passed away there, and now she is back, renting a condo for a month, considering if she should move back here. we had dinner together, talked about the problems of the country and the world, and she started digging into me about getting re-involved with environmental preservation issues. i told her that if she moved back here and backed me up, i would "jump back into the pool." (will these be my "famous last words?")
i won't do it unless i can start out with a solid group of people behind me, some of them with enough money to finance a full-scale assault on the local legislators. if i can see that, i'm ready to lead the charge again. i'm a little older, a little wiser, and a lot more seasoned, this time around. it could be good!
i would probably be much better off getting involved again, instead of sitting home alone and feeling depressed most of the time. might as well spend my time doing something positive.
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