I believe there is nothing
like curling up in bed on a cold winter’s night with a good book and a warm
husband who keeps my feet toasty. Last
Tuesday Charming and I made the trek to the Green Valley Book Fair and had a
wonderful time. This is about the only
place where we go through the doors of the store and then go our separate
ways. (At most places, we’re joined at
the hip…I know, I know…our sappy kind of romance makes my family members gag,
too.) I happily headed to the “How To”
section and Charming immediately set out for the Science Fiction section, with
plans to meet up in an hour in the Travel section downstairs.
The book fair sells books to
suit almost any interest or hobby and they have a great children’s section that
is divided up by age group, which makes it really easy to find books that are
suitable for your child. They also sell
puzzles and stuffed animals.
Because I really dislike
shopping of almost any kind, I went through that place like a whirlwind. I breezed through the How To section and
picked up a great book entitled, “Little House in the Suburbs” written by Deanna
Caswell and Daisy Siskin. It’s a great
starter book for anyone who has been contemplating working towards living a
more self-sufficient lifestyle. It’s
specifically geared toward people who live in the suburbs and don’t have the
space to plant a huge garden or cows, horses or pigs. They give suggestions on small scale
gardening and provide simple recipes to make things like stick deodorant, lip
balm, herbal vinegars, vanilla extract and lots of other useful items. The greatest thing about this book is that it
promotes the reader’s confidence and reassures them that they can take small
steps towards living a more self-sufficient lifestyle. Believe me, there’s nothing like the feeling
of growing your own food, canning it, and then being able to eat that same food
during a blizzard. Now that’s food
security! At the book fair, I paid $6.00
for this book. When I got home, I looked
it up on Amazon and they were selling used ones for around $9.00, plus shipping
costs. What a deal, huh?
After that, I made a swing by
the classic literature section and got Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” to
complete my set of her works. I also got
a book that was written by Anne Bronte…sister to Emily Bronte who wrote “Wuthering Heights
Then I went back through the
How To section, just in case I missed something on my first pass through. Satisfied, I went to meet up with Charming in
the Travel section. We got bogged down
in the Political section…uggghhh…because Charming likes being aware of what’s
happening on the political scene.
Charming ended up getting a
polo shirt for $2.49 (not designer quality, but fine to knock around town in),
a pair of skinny “reader” eyeglasses in a little leather case, a group of four science fiction books, and another science fiction book. All totaled, we paid $27.35 for our loot. Taking a little “field trip” like this is our
idea of a “couples retreat”. We spent a
couple of hours at the book fair then stopped by Costco on our way home and had
a $5.00 lunch (without the bun, the Kirkland Signature hot dogs in the food
court are gluten-free and Charming loves their chicken bakes). We have the best time just being together and
having a blast on the cheap…And they lived happily ever after. The End.
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| My treasures from the Book Fair! |
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| Charming's share of the purchases...although he did get one more sci-fi book that I could not locate in his office. (He says he's becoming a bit concerned by my obsessive need to take pictures for my blog of almost every thing we do now.) |
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