Read.
I love books and have since childhood. My husband does as well. So do all my children. My mom jokes that we are the only household where “Wait until I finish this chapter.” is a legitimate excuse not to do chores.
Early in our marriage we moved because we outgrew our house — we had no more room for books. We buy houses based on how many places we can put bookshelves. When we moved to Mare Island we had a major culling of books. We gave away almost 50 boxes of books to the library. We had so many books to give to them the volunteers asked if we were professors.
So yes, I like to read. Because I also review books for Amazon, I have a pretty wide-ranging selection (I get to choose only from what they have available). I always have three books in circulation: the upstairs book which I read in the morning and at night, the downstairs book which is a cookbook, business book, or library book, and the car book, something I can pick up and put down.
The last book I finished was Aunt Dimity & the Village Witch (I recommend these mysteries, I love them). I started Under Enemy Colors yesterday (I’m a sucker for sea-faring novels ever since I discovered Patrick O’Brian), and I will be starting Making Your Creative Mark today.
How about you? What do you do when you aren’t crafting?
About Janet M Perry
Janet Perry is the Internet's leading authority on needlepoint. She designs, teaches and writes, getting raves from her fans for her innovative techniques, extensive knowledge and generous teaching style. A leading writer of stitch guides, she blogs here and lives on an island in the northeast corner of the SF Bay with her family
Another book lover. It’s a great escape isn’t it? x
I am an avid reader too! I think it was passed down to me from my mum. And Ive just realised that I havent put this in my post, even though its such a massive part of me. Ive just finished breaking the silence. I usually read a lot of crime, but I really couldnt put it down!
Another book lover here …not so much stories but lobe to read and learn