Dear Nephele: Thank you. I read so much that I must read, and write so much and clean all of that up, your newsletter is strictly a joy. I hope you do not mind, I want to share it with my readers on my Facebook group Drink Tea and Read Books. I would like my readers to be your readers. Cheers, Jacqueline Gillam Fairchild
Thank you so much, Jacqueline! I'm so happy you're enjoying the newsletter, and by all means, share away. That's the beauty of this format; so easy to pass along to someone you think might get something out of it.
I hope you own the cat book...I used to reproduce book covers and put them on totes when I had my tea room Her Majesty's and my shoppe Fairchild's. I did do a save on it for all the cat/boo k people out there. Drink Tea and Read Books Facebook group.
I have the e-book. The paperback has a different cover, but I may end up getting that one, too, as I am loving it and I am a sucker for seeing all the books I love lined up on a shelf.
Me too. I may have to look for it. I recently moved, what an ordeal after many years in one house. (my husband fell, hit his head and passed away very suddenly. We ran an English Tea Room together and the governor shut me down for covid...very oddly I met someone even though I seriously felt I had had more than my shot--sold my restaurant and store and house and moved. I gave away hundreds of books I knew I just couldn't take with. I sold 7 trucks of antiques and gave away sofas, chinas, etc, still...I have way way way too much. I kept all my old children's books though. So this could be a story when a collector (ok hoarder) meets a minimalist. He had 2 forks, 2 plates etc, you get the picture. And for whatever reason though he saw all my stuff and store, when we bought a house and the truck came, he literally melted. ( I think what I mean is melted down.) That said, I think I deserve a new book now and again. And in a quiet moment I did ask him how he could be such a hard worker and self made man who gives to everyone and helps everyone and feels he should not have anything. I asked him who in his life made him feel this way...that he deserved nothing. I told him he deserved to eat off of a sweet plate, his eyes deserved to settle on a lovely piece of art and he would not be hurting anyone or taking anything away from anyone if he walked on an old rug and sat in a cozy chair...sorry to ramble. He is out of town for a few weeks for work and darn if I don't miss him crabbing over my stuff. j
Dear Nephele: I realize you are closed to queries. You never know when or where you will find a new author that strikes that right cord for you. Maybe it is the tempest part or since I owned a tea room, the teacup, regardless I admire your attitude and would like the opportunity to send you a query. Please let me know. I respect your schedule and if this is not the right time, let me know when. Cheers, Jacqueline
Oh, the choice of which books to keep! When I moved from Cape Cod to Boston last year, I felt doubly challenged because my husband also is an avid reader. What’s more, we had inherited my parents’ book collection, which meant downsizing for four people. Some of their books dated from the 30s and 40s. My mother knew both John Hersey and Dwight Macdonald and their autographed books went into a special Definitely Keep pile. My parents maintained two full shelves on Russia, mostly history books related to research they had done for Private World of the Last Tsar, but other stuff too. I discovered an interesting quasi-memoir written in 1969 by Arthur Miller about his trip to Russia. My husband is a historian, so his books were history. Mine were mostly novels. We made our selection and packed up the boxes. Around a dozen, for us, marked Arlington, and a dozen for the Robbins library. Unfortunately, the library only accepts one box per month and prefers recently published books. A number of those boxes remained in the basement all year. Then, I noticed a metal container at the local gas station, labeled Books. So, that’s where many of them ended up.
Thanks for the recommendation on the book by Konigsburg. I will track it down for my granddaughter. Just checked. Arlington has two copies and both are out! Alexandra
It's hard being a book lover who appreciates the physical object as much as the contents. And moving is always a nightmare. I joke I need to relocate every three years just to keep things under control, but I've been in my current apartment since 2008 and it's getting dangerous.
At least you aren't both savers! My mother kept things and my father purged. I think every couple needs to balance each other out. I have gotten better over the years. It helps to be able to save digital copies of some things, though they don't have quite the same sensory impact. Still, it's better than becoming a candidate for an episode of Hoarders.🤣
Dear Nephele: Thank you. I read so much that I must read, and write so much and clean all of that up, your newsletter is strictly a joy. I hope you do not mind, I want to share it with my readers on my Facebook group Drink Tea and Read Books. I would like my readers to be your readers. Cheers, Jacqueline Gillam Fairchild
Thank you so much, Jacqueline! I'm so happy you're enjoying the newsletter, and by all means, share away. That's the beauty of this format; so easy to pass along to someone you think might get something out of it.
I hope you own the cat book...I used to reproduce book covers and put them on totes when I had my tea room Her Majesty's and my shoppe Fairchild's. I did do a save on it for all the cat/boo k people out there. Drink Tea and Read Books Facebook group.
I have the e-book. The paperback has a different cover, but I may end up getting that one, too, as I am loving it and I am a sucker for seeing all the books I love lined up on a shelf.
Me too. I may have to look for it. I recently moved, what an ordeal after many years in one house. (my husband fell, hit his head and passed away very suddenly. We ran an English Tea Room together and the governor shut me down for covid...very oddly I met someone even though I seriously felt I had had more than my shot--sold my restaurant and store and house and moved. I gave away hundreds of books I knew I just couldn't take with. I sold 7 trucks of antiques and gave away sofas, chinas, etc, still...I have way way way too much. I kept all my old children's books though. So this could be a story when a collector (ok hoarder) meets a minimalist. He had 2 forks, 2 plates etc, you get the picture. And for whatever reason though he saw all my stuff and store, when we bought a house and the truck came, he literally melted. ( I think what I mean is melted down.) That said, I think I deserve a new book now and again. And in a quiet moment I did ask him how he could be such a hard worker and self made man who gives to everyone and helps everyone and feels he should not have anything. I asked him who in his life made him feel this way...that he deserved nothing. I told him he deserved to eat off of a sweet plate, his eyes deserved to settle on a lovely piece of art and he would not be hurting anyone or taking anything away from anyone if he walked on an old rug and sat in a cozy chair...sorry to ramble. He is out of town for a few weeks for work and darn if I don't miss him crabbing over my stuff. j
What a story! I'm so sorry you lost your husband, but I also love second-chance love stories. 🥰
Dear Nephele: I realize you are closed to queries. You never know when or where you will find a new author that strikes that right cord for you. Maybe it is the tempest part or since I owned a tea room, the teacup, regardless I admire your attitude and would like the opportunity to send you a query. Please let me know. I respect your schedule and if this is not the right time, let me know when. Cheers, Jacqueline
Jacqueline Gillam Fairchild, jackiegillam@frontier.com
Oh, the choice of which books to keep! When I moved from Cape Cod to Boston last year, I felt doubly challenged because my husband also is an avid reader. What’s more, we had inherited my parents’ book collection, which meant downsizing for four people. Some of their books dated from the 30s and 40s. My mother knew both John Hersey and Dwight Macdonald and their autographed books went into a special Definitely Keep pile. My parents maintained two full shelves on Russia, mostly history books related to research they had done for Private World of the Last Tsar, but other stuff too. I discovered an interesting quasi-memoir written in 1969 by Arthur Miller about his trip to Russia. My husband is a historian, so his books were history. Mine were mostly novels. We made our selection and packed up the boxes. Around a dozen, for us, marked Arlington, and a dozen for the Robbins library. Unfortunately, the library only accepts one box per month and prefers recently published books. A number of those boxes remained in the basement all year. Then, I noticed a metal container at the local gas station, labeled Books. So, that’s where many of them ended up.
Thanks for the recommendation on the book by Konigsburg. I will track it down for my granddaughter. Just checked. Arlington has two copies and both are out! Alexandra
It's hard being a book lover who appreciates the physical object as much as the contents. And moving is always a nightmare. I joke I need to relocate every three years just to keep things under control, but I've been in my current apartment since 2008 and it's getting dangerous.
Oh, how I adored The Mixed Files, etc. :)
I am a fairly consistent purger of almost everything.
My husband has every greeting card he has ever received (and almost everything else he ever bought, found, or received as a gift).
It's...interesting.
At least you aren't both savers! My mother kept things and my father purged. I think every couple needs to balance each other out. I have gotten better over the years. It helps to be able to save digital copies of some things, though they don't have quite the same sensory impact. Still, it's better than becoming a candidate for an episode of Hoarders.🤣