tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993305461954002320.post745339149639577402..comments2023-12-14T01:38:06.646-08:00Comments on The Crafte Nook: ...Are you hard....or are you soft?....Pixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02445090313729834184noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993305461954002320.post-34277085949571932362013-02-20T19:24:34.107-08:002013-02-20T19:24:34.107-08:00Spine-breaking, raisins found in the pages, tea sp...Spine-breaking, raisins found in the pages, tea splotches. Miss Pixie, I'm horrified! Please don't ever ask to borrow one of my books, I think that would really test the friendship ; -)Trudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333759430557550062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993305461954002320.post-33318974239872185212013-02-18T12:47:14.052-08:002013-02-18T12:47:14.052-08:00I do hard, soft and electronic but I never, ever b...I do hard, soft and electronic but I never, ever break a spine!Georginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05193995813878584763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993305461954002320.post-57848062623757480032013-02-17T08:48:02.267-08:002013-02-17T08:48:02.267-08:00Very good post! Totally agree, for fiction, unless...Very good post! Totally agree, for fiction, unless you really really love the book paper backs are fine. Made me smile thinking of wee Pixie you lugging a huge hard back to bed with you and having to wield it about to turn the pages! Nothing like a book .... and actually I have an old colection of treasured paperbacks too. The Hobbit has the most wonderful cover. Minerva ~ LeeAnn at Mrs Black's https://www.blogger.com/profile/05923451542086673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993305461954002320.post-43721837372553440972013-02-16T14:25:22.927-08:002013-02-16T14:25:22.927-08:00How are you lovely girl? I can't believe it&#...How are you lovely girl? I can't believe it's half way through February and I still haven't done a flippin' post. Just can't get motivated right now. Maybe this week ......<br /><br />Mmmm, yes I agree with you about hardbacks - I am forever nodding off in bed with my thumb firmly jammed within the pages of a hardback and it's not fun. Much less painful to be wedged within the pages of a paperback!! Maybe we do it a bit differently in this part of the world but most of our new release books come out in large size paperback now which is great. Although for fitting in your bag I'd rather go for the traditional smaller paperbacks. And as for holidays - well last year I took 8 big paperbacks and managed to read 7 of them but it took up half my suitcase. So I have to admit that for my birthday a few weeks ago I have been given a Kobo and I can't wait to use it next time I travel. I am not a spine creaser though. I do my utmost to keep the spine neat. Which is probably why the books close on my sleeping thumbs (they are never opened wide enough to stay flat!!). The worst thing I've ever done to my books is to lean them against a wet swimsuit which gives that encroaching damp along the bottom pages.<br /><br />Have a fab week hon. See you again soon. Oh almost forgot to say about the tights .... it reminded me of when I was little and the tights had crotch-drooping issues and my mum used to make me where another pair of knickers over the top just to keep the damn things up!!! What a hoot.<br /><br />Leah<br />xx<br /><br />Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13245743010825956078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993305461954002320.post-78073416572121884602013-02-15T09:05:08.098-08:002013-02-15T09:05:08.098-08:00*sigh* books :) i am like you me dear...bend back ...*sigh* books :) i am like you me dear...bend back those covers and pages so they become well worn friends. i always give a new book a good sniff, flick through all the pages, examine any maps(as in the Game of Thrones books) then open it up to start reading and bend the page back...in fact i bought yet another new book today and so excited about starting it...an early night tonight i think with a large hot chocolate and my new book!laoi gaul~williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461210264595425112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993305461954002320.post-21221422047551282542013-02-11T14:27:24.232-08:002013-02-11T14:27:24.232-08:00I'm with you Pixie, hardback for keepers of th...I'm with you Pixie, hardback for keepers of the non fiction kind and paperbacks for novels. I hate tights much to my mothers disgust but I have the same problem with leggings they just work their way down too, I am always hitching! jaynexJaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551672517126363905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993305461954002320.post-46473995649248191562013-02-11T12:42:33.837-08:002013-02-11T12:42:33.837-08:00LOL loved this post!
Okay the tights thing..........LOL loved this post! <br />Okay the tights thing........I've decided its probably terrorism, 'they' are whittling away at womens peace of mind and dignity....and in my case..............it's definitely not because Ive put on weight so they have to stretch further up and round lol<br />Books! Ah books! I love books. It all started when grandad gave me a set of the Arthur Mees Childrens Encyclopaedia.<br />I was about 5 and couldnt understand all the words or subjects but I poured over all the books in the set.<br />Hard backed back then in the 1950s and am sure they weren't new, but they captured my imagination right away.<br /><br />Now I have ALOT of hard backed, mostly craft, books but I prefer paper backs. to read. Like you I think they are easier to manage, to carry, to fold over.<br />And I have no yearning to kindle or read online.<br />I wont even buy a magazine online......it isnt the way I like to read and I like to handle the book itself.<br />Fair enough for those that do of course.<br />But I agree whole heartedly with you ........publishers please publish hard and paper backs at the same time!<br />Those that prefer hard backed will buy them still Im sure.<br />I was so torn when Karin Slaughters last book came out in hard back but couldnt bring myself to buy it lol so waited IMPATIENTLY for the paperback !!<br />Congrats on the Liebster award too!!<br />Well deserved gal!<br /><br /> <br />liniecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15643986273499722414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993305461954002320.post-24427194614255736852013-02-11T06:59:26.058-08:002013-02-11T06:59:26.058-08:00Hi there Pixie - I've just followed a link fro...Hi there Pixie - I've just followed a link from the Old Magnolia Tree to your site and am really enjoying it. Just today I have been wandering the school corridors trying to subtly rescue my dignity via the occasional 'hitch up hop'- not sure I managed as I was being followed by a year three class who had been told to walk quietly and smartly - this of course concentrated their focus even more! I'm definitely a softie - can't snuggle down in bed the same with a hard back book xPlain Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14550225722716184723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993305461954002320.post-18685408983330154562013-02-11T05:42:14.357-08:002013-02-11T05:42:14.357-08:00I am with you on the "crotch down to the knee...I am with you on the "crotch down to the knees tights" too! I am not that tall, either, but I have found the answer to that problem! Knickers! Yes two pairs! One underneath next to the skin, tights, another pair of knickers on the top!<br />I just love books!<br />Julie xxxxxxxxxxxxKC'sCourt!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16768777808237333266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993305461954002320.post-22171375215541897812013-02-11T03:34:41.820-08:002013-02-11T03:34:41.820-08:00Hi Pixie,
I have nominated your blog for the Liebs...Hi Pixie,<br />I have nominated your blog for the Liebster Award. More details on my last post.<br />Rosie xOld Magnolia Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18129875046273758499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993305461954002320.post-712381739235933542013-02-10T16:06:34.189-08:002013-02-10T16:06:34.189-08:00Hi Pixie,
hmmm...regarding tights, I know what yo...Hi Pixie,<br /><br />hmmm...regarding tights, I know what you mean. I have remedied this by buying a little bigger then I need because when you wash them they tend to really shrink thus causing that annoying "sag" in the middle, which can extend to the knees :)<br />In regards to books...well, they are treasures and I love them both. Just depends on what book I am wanting. I confess that hardcover books seem really important and special.:) <br />I much prefer reading a real book. I do not like reading much on the computer.<br />xo <3Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759831735033471810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993305461954002320.post-23166626684139974052013-02-10T15:29:34.266-08:002013-02-10T15:29:34.266-08:00Books are dear to me so this is a good discussion....Books are dear to me so this is a good discussion. I admit to liking both. The hardback we keep on the shelf(we have a collection of old, out of print books which are our favorites), and the well worn paperback with which to read in bath or bed or at the beach. We used to own a New and Used book store. It was heaven to open up the weekly deliveries of new books just out from the publisher, but it was also thrilling to come across an old Hard Back first edition of a great novel. I have downloaded a few non fiction books on my Kindle, but I prefer to have the book in my hand. Can't cozy up in bed with your lap top quite the same way. <br /> Hardback is my favorite for cookbooks, art books and the like, but for novels, I prefer a paperback.<br />And I hate it when my tights wont stay up. It's so annoying. <br />Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15467650220067047943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993305461954002320.post-49889996666134775302013-02-10T14:27:45.556-08:002013-02-10T14:27:45.556-08:00Oh, I am with you on the "crotch down to the ...Oh, I am with you on the "crotch down to the knees tights" even tho. I am not that tall, actually short by today's standards. <br />I have two confessions to make. The first is not at all difficult, the second is hard and shames me.<br />The first...I am a hardback fan rather than paper back fan, tho. I have many paperbacks. Perhaps that boils down to the fact that I don't have a lovely tub to soak in and I no longer read in bed...back hurts too much. The second shaming one is that I do have a Kindle now. I did die a little when I got it, but to tell the truth, even after letting go of bags and bags of books, I just no longer have the space for them. If you could see under the bed,(God forbid) you would be appalled by the sight. I do still order a "real" book and am very careful about what I put on my Kindle..as in sometimes it is more costly than the real thing.<br />I'll never lose my love of the "real thing" and there are hundreds of books lying around here I could never ever send off. Oh, sigh. <br />I, too, would be bereft without books. They feed the soul, warm the house, entertain and are the best of friends.<br />I should apologize for being so chatty and long here.ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245099394863979981noreply@blogger.com