Currently Reading...

 

Well I'm currently reading Victor Hugo's "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame".  To be perfectly honest, I've been reading it for some time now since I seem to get through only a few pages each day.  I will post my thoughts on the book when I'm done reading it but for now I just wanted to post some pictures of the book itself.  Even though I'm reading it for the first time, I actually bought the book three years ago for two reasons:

1. I knew it was a classic and that I should probably read it at some point
2. The copy I bought was just too cute

I know that I should be ashamed to write that but I'm not.  This copy is a red hardcover version with gold edges to the pages and a red ribbon for a bookmark.  Plus, it comes in a seriously cute size - just look at it next to my purse (which is quite small, by the way).  Aesthetically speaking this is a very pretty book.  The publisher, The Collector's Library, has a number of books that are in this gorgeous format and I've already bought a few.  I look forward to replacing my old, worn-out copies of classics and collecting more.

Favourite Quotes

I realize that as a new blog there are going to be a lot of 'firsts'.  The first milestone was the first post (check).  Well, for my second 'first' I will be introducing a feature where I post quotes that I love from novels or life in general.  For the first I will quote one of my most loved novels - Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility.

"... in Marianne he was consoled for every past affliction;—her regard and her society restored his mind to animation, and his spirits to cheerfulness; and that Marianne found her own happiness in forming his, was equally the persuasion and delight of each observing friend.  Marianne could never love by halves; and her whole heart became, in time, as much devoted to her husband, as it had once been to Willoughby."

I'm sure I'm not alone in loving this part of the novel.  That, to me, is romance.

Welcome One and All

My intention is for this blog to be a repository of the things that make me happy – things that are a little dark but mostly light.  My primary motivation is, of course, my own amusement.  If you find yourself even a little amused by what I post then I am doubly pleased.  Mirth is infectious – I’m glad to spread it and I hope you catch it!

So, to quote that famous Shania song:

Come on over – come on in
Pull up a seat – take a load off your feet
Come on over – come on in
You can unwind – take a load off your mind...