tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post4578798210357027602..comments2024-01-21T03:30:35.366-05:00Comments on Standing Outside Looking In: Old Books and CoffeeStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-49821739819840723342012-03-06T11:44:19.523-05:002012-03-06T11:44:19.523-05:00Me too, kymber...thanks.Me too, kymber...thanks.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-67881568521948252452012-03-04T21:57:52.232-05:002012-03-04T21:57:52.232-05:00dear one - one of the sets i have is 50 books (i a...dear one - one of the sets i have is 50 books (i am missing 2) and is called The Great Events by Famous Historians, published 1905. i love that set. a few other sets contain 30+ plus books. i have read and re-read all of them. i love my paedias!kymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-72963484827382505712012-03-04T13:45:53.731-05:002012-03-04T13:45:53.731-05:00AGirl, pretty one, I too wish I had a set from tha...AGirl, pretty one, I too wish I had a set from that era...maybe one day..it was a nice way to spend an afternoon as the weather was too bad for outside activities...<br /><br />kymber, only twelve sets....? I'd be happy with one and think the next time I pass a Goodwill or some such will stop in and see what they have...thanks, to you both.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-9911689852240938202012-03-04T12:40:39.395-05:002012-03-04T12:40:39.395-05:00a girlandhergun - that should say - i would kill f...a girlandhergun - that should say - i would kill for your 1903 set!kymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-50069714860999175862012-03-04T12:39:41.572-05:002012-03-04T12:39:41.572-05:00dear one - we have 12 encyclopaedia sets! only 8 o...dear one - we have 12 encyclopaedia sets! only 8 of them are complete sets - the rest are incomplete. i don't mind tho. the publishing dates range from 1889 (can you believe that?!?!?!? and that is a full set!!!) to my 1979 Collier's full set. i begged my father for the Collier's set and paid him $5 dollars a week for 3 years when i got a babysitting job. i love those encyclopaedias!!!<br /><br />a girlandhergun - i would kill for set!kymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-8088877060514947882012-03-04T11:31:38.406-05:002012-03-04T11:31:38.406-05:00I have an encyclopedia set from 1903. My mother b...I have an encyclopedia set from 1903. My mother bought it at an auction years ago and we she left us, she left everything behind. I love those books. I many books from long ago. What a great way to spend the afternoon.agirlandhergunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369419666474343639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-53586389396598781212012-03-04T11:25:09.787-05:002012-03-04T11:25:09.787-05:00No, I didn't purchase the Balzac. I have a cop...No, I didn't purchase the Balzac. I have a copy and the copy in the picture was nice but far to expensive for my taste. I once upon a time had two sets of encyclopedias. Shame is I chunked them during a long ago move and have regretted it ever since. Thanks, sweet kymber.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-33840852489039385122012-03-04T11:22:53.388-05:002012-03-04T11:22:53.388-05:00It was truly refreshing. Thank you, my friend.It was truly refreshing. Thank you, my friend.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-3279477486214354352012-03-04T05:54:57.294-05:002012-03-04T05:54:57.294-05:00dear one - i am so glad that you got to get out fo...dear one - i am so glad that you got to get out for a bit. please tell me that you got the Balzac??? i love old books and especially old encyclopaedia sets!<br /><br />your friend,<br />kymberkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-6428205554040055772012-03-03T23:12:56.194-05:002012-03-03T23:12:56.194-05:00Escape from the house with Sweet Wife's approv...Escape from the house with Sweet Wife's approval - and company? Sounds like a wonderful way to spend the day!On a Wing and a Whimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754595334684845895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-26829527127382391562012-03-03T22:46:58.751-05:002012-03-03T22:46:58.751-05:00I pretty much take her where she wishes...she is a...I pretty much take her where she wishes...she is after all my better half...thanks, my friend.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-70838811819360640262012-03-03T22:46:14.416-05:002012-03-03T22:46:14.416-05:00Very true...if it'll ever get here.Very true...if it'll ever get here.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-70338020790302068072012-03-03T22:45:45.262-05:002012-03-03T22:45:45.262-05:00Swamp Dog, if I had every penny back I've spen...Swamp Dog, if I had every penny back I've spent on old (and new) books...I'd retire tomorrow. Maybe.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-62618250836522442372012-03-03T22:45:05.719-05:002012-03-03T22:45:05.719-05:00Great minds, and all that...enjoy the sail...Great minds, and all that...enjoy the sail...Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-88505409196877863672012-03-03T22:44:40.277-05:002012-03-03T22:44:40.277-05:00Still, that makes for a nice day. Thanks, my frien...Still, that makes for a nice day. Thanks, my friend.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-73736637842784922052012-03-03T22:07:39.526-05:002012-03-03T22:07:39.526-05:00I almost made a tacky comment about the second boo...I almost made a tacky comment about the second book, but decided no.<br /><br />I would take my wife to that place whenever she wanted. I really like the old books. Nostalgia and knowledge all in one.45erhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05397455410329074837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-18751877470763982522012-03-03T21:52:11.133-05:002012-03-03T21:52:11.133-05:00I bet you would rather be outside even in a storm,...I bet you would rather be outside even in a storm, then spend anymore time INDOORS..Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800149852939042454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-43816553307993926902012-03-03T21:22:22.099-05:002012-03-03T21:22:22.099-05:00I enjoy old books too. Sometimes you can buy old h...I enjoy old books too. Sometimes you can buy old hardcovers for $5.00 or less, that is cheaper than a new paperback. I have a lot of old fishing and hunting books from 1970 or earlier. One is about the most modern camping equipment and techniques from 1956, it's a real hoot to compare that stuff to our modern equipment!Swamp Doghttp://doublebhomestead.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-83975596008013995282012-03-03T18:36:27.644-05:002012-03-03T18:36:27.644-05:00Good coffee and old books sound wonderful to me.Good coffee and old books sound wonderful to me.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-83701159758375340092012-03-03T17:28:07.271-05:002012-03-03T17:28:07.271-05:00I was supposed to take Older Daughter to the range...I was supposed to take Older Daughter to the range, but she couldn't make it. Since it's been snowing all day, I stayed home to read.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.com