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Jul 08, 2011 02:56PM
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My favorite place to read is my bedroom as well. It's quiet, comfortable, and so familiar it doesn't take long for a good story to melt the walls away
I think the sofa in the family room has become my favorite spot. I can curl up or stretch out. I have limited my in-bed reading, because I tend to read later than I should, and my need for sleep has become more important than reading! :(
In bed.By the lake.
On the couch on the porch.
Can you see the lake from the porch? :)
oh no...I have to drive there!that would be nice if I could--
It would be the best spot to read.
My brother lives on a small lake in Michigan. I would love to curl up under the arbor on the deck and read, preferably when the weather is cool and the jet skis are docked!
My brother lives on a small lake in Michigan. I would love to curl up under the arbor on the deck and read, preferably when the weather is cool and the jet skis are docked!
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A mug of tea, to finish the picture.
I completely agree with the big bay window and cup of tea idea! For now, my favourite place is the sofa in my dad's study - 2 walls are floor to ceiling bookcases filled with books, and it's the perfect place to curl up with a cup of tea and a good novel (or novella!).
Say!
I like books
I do!!
And I would read in a boat.
And I would read with a goat.
And I will read in the rain.
And in the park. And on a train.
And in a car. And in a tree.
Books are so good so good you see!
So I will read them in a box.
And I will read them with a fox.
And I will read them in a house.
And I will read them with a mouse.
And I will read them here and there.
Say! I will read them ANYWHERE!
I like books
I do!!
And I would read in a boat.
And I would read with a goat.
And I will read in the rain.
And in the park. And on a train.
And in a car. And in a tree.
Books are so good so good you see!
So I will read them in a box.
And I will read them with a fox.
And I will read them in a house.
And I will read them with a mouse.
And I will read them here and there.
Say! I will read them ANYWHERE!
Here are a few places I would love to visit, for reading and shopping:
http://flavorwire.com/254434/the-20-m...
http://flavorwire.com/254434/the-20-m...
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In the last couple of years I have taken a strong liking to reading outside, as long as the weather is not too cold or rainy). Cloudy or sunny, I get in a nice reclining deck chair and lay reading for a couple of hours on my lawn, while my dogs frolic about. It's quite nice. My all-too-brief attention span ensures that reading in my home will inevitably be stopped by some distraction or other.
Ivan wrote: "Well, I simply must haul out the "F" word - these pictures are FABULOUS!"
I have to visit Maastricht, just to visit that bookstore!! There are even a few in the US, surprisingly.
I have to visit Maastricht, just to visit that bookstore!! There are even a few in the US, surprisingly.
Ensiform wrote: "In the last couple of years I have taken a strong liking to reading outside, as long as the weather is not too cold or rainy). Cloudy or sunny, I get in a nice reclining deck chair and lay reading..."
The weather is just warming up, so reading outside sounds like a wonderful idea.
The weather is just warming up, so reading outside sounds like a wonderful idea.
Jeannette wrote: "Here are a few places I would love to visit, for reading and shopping:http://flavorwire.com/254434/the-20-m..."
Great pictures - makes me onder what's going to happen when the kindle takes over the world! - I hope there will always be 'specialist interest' shops like these and that they're not just 'museum pieces'.
No. 16 - Barter Books in Alnwick Northumberland is about 45 minutes away from where I live. It's a converted Victorian railway station and is a totally wonderful place.
My favourite place to read in the summer is my mums garden but in winter it's in my living room - eventually I'll have a wood burning stove but at the moment I just curl up next to the radiator.
The radiator isn't a "pretty" but it's just as toasty. :)
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We'll all have to visit together when we all come over for the BYT convention :0)
ooh yes! - sounds like a good plan Ivan...maybe one day!
I have a few places to read, but my favorite is outside on the porch. It looks up into the yard and treeline, and I can enjoy my garden from there. If I get any closer to my garden, I start to see the weeds, and then the guilt hits, and then I simply cannot enjoy the next chapter or so until I have forced such thoughts as hoes and thorns out of my head.Sometimes reading takes too much effort, lol.
So the porch is a good spot.
I love to read in my garden. I find myself longing for the weather to improve once we're over the worst of winter, so that I can sit out with my book(s) and a cup of tea. It's great when the swallows,swifts and house martins return and the blackbird is singing, full throttle. A wonderful soundtrack to reading:)
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Am I the only one who loves reading in the bath? Also partial to reading in cafes with a good cup of coffee and when it is warm and dry enough in the garden. My family are an 8 hour train journey away and I always look forward to the reading I get to do on this journey.
For me there's nothing like a screen porch in the summer.
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I love reading in cafes, too, as long as the background music is soft and easy. Trains and planes are great, as well. But, I have to admit, reading in the bath has never crossed my mind. What an absolutely divine idea! Calgon take me away!
I have two main places for reading--my comfy chair in my living room for "serious" reading, where I'm taking notes--and my bed for reading just before sleep. I'd love to read outside next to the river, but the mosquitoes have a different agenda!
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Julia, I live in Florida. To read outside is to be eaten alive by mosquitoes, yellow flies and sand fleas. And then there's the HEAT. I live three blocks from work and walk to and from everyday - today was like swimming home in really warm bathwater.
I love to read in bed too. However, my favorite time to read is shortly after I wake up in the morning. If I read at night the sandman interrupts me.
