tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3328195413175627899.post7940378193600570559..comments2024-03-18T19:21:56.583-07:00Comments on Odiferess: The extra-sensory library book campaign, scent your reads!Sarah Waitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02225799091497587153noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3328195413175627899.post-39543770826150994802017-07-22T05:46:18.938-07:002017-07-22T05:46:18.938-07:00Garstang is an odd little town, I went to school t...Garstang is an odd little town, I went to school there. It's full of pretty houses and the countryside is pleasing (if flat agricultural land is your thing) but it's one of those places where folk go to get absolutely splattered. The many pubs are carnage. <br />Three books for £1 is a bargain. I only ever buy novels when I'm travelling so I can chuck them away instead of lugging them bag in the suitcase. I'll try and root out a similar deal next time I board a plane.Sarah Waitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225799091497587153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3328195413175627899.post-79081886930590532982017-07-22T03:31:53.446-07:002017-07-22T03:31:53.446-07:00Garstang! I had a boyfriend whose father lived in ...Garstang! I had a boyfriend whose father lived in the big house attached to the nearby caravan park - his funeral there was the first I ever attended. I may have missed the library...;)<br /><br />I hadn't even noticed all the small libraries had vanished, but I can well imagine they have. I have so many unread books from when I was flusher than currently that I haven't had recourse to libraries lately. I do still have the odd splurge in charity shops - got three books for a pound the other day. Also, I don't read anywhere near as much as you - am aiming for a book a month at the moment! - so that keeps the cost down.<br /><br />As for guerrilla scenting library books, I think that is fantastic, though the anti-perfume brigade might find it morally questionable. Hey, it's got to be better than 'eau de Portakabin' or even Ovaltine! It definitely adds an extra sensory dimension to one's reading pleasure, as long as the chooser knows what they are about. Imagine if a Jackie Collins were to be doused in Giorgio, for example?Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3328195413175627899.post-19188335921243892362017-07-20T13:38:08.486-07:002017-07-20T13:38:08.486-07:00Excellent news - if my local library can order in...Excellent news - if my local library can order in large print new releases, that would be great! I shall go and investigate in the next wee while! ps. take care of your eyes and get glasses if you need them chicken! xoxPatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00556837049145356619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3328195413175627899.post-53056536176269833152017-07-20T13:25:22.120-07:002017-07-20T13:25:22.120-07:00Oh dear! I hear you Patsi. I have taken a tip from...Oh dear! I hear you Patsi. I have taken a tip from my mum and gone primarily for hardbacks which tend to have bigger type than paperbacks. <br /><br />I just can't bring myself to go and get reading specs (though I do need them). My sister has but she is 9 years older than me and I don't want to catch her up just yet. I have 'tested' them in TK Maxx against the small print on some body lotion packaging and they are blooming brilliant. Maybe it's time...<br /><br />I think you can order in large print versions of the books you want for nowt though? Not sure if they have every title in large print but they defo have new releases available at mine. Sarah Waitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225799091497587153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3328195413175627899.post-48531810472778263192017-07-20T13:15:36.843-07:002017-07-20T13:15:36.843-07:00I love this and might start doing it if i can get ...I love this and might start doing it if i can get myself back to the library. I did so much reading of research papers and books for a diploma and degree a few years ago that i have not read a book since. I am now missing them, but i have dry eyes and need glasses that magnify so reading has become more unappealing if i cant magnify a small typeface. I shall perhaps go and see what is available in the 'old lady' big type! I may frighten the next reader with my choice of scent on the pages *hehehe*Patshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00556837049145356619noreply@blogger.com