10/365 Empty Bookcase, almost

All packed up, well, almost. I spent most of today filling boxes, most of which are stashed under Oliver's cabin bed, and the other three have gone to a guy who is running a charity booksale in a couple of months. The shelves looked a bit sad completely empty, so I put a few pictures and kept back the cat plates, and I have only noticed just now looking at the photo that 2 books are hiding behind the cat plate on the left! This is only part of a much larger unit, and there is a similar one on the other side of the fireplace which I have also cleared. The photo to the left is of my Dad with his first bicycle when he was about 17 in about 1936; the picture ot 2 schoolboys top right is of my 2 brothers in about 1964. The 2 photos with red sweaters are Oliver & Jodie's school picture - in focus this year (!) but I don't like the white background.

4/365 A little light reading

You can tell a lot about a person from what they keep on their bookshelves. So what can you learn about me from this shot? Apart from lots of books, there are some things that are precious to me, images of people who are precious to me, and a certain amount of junk that really should be somewhere else! (Not all of it mine!) I love reading, I love my family, I am a very busy person, I have a lot going on in my life, I am organised (up to a point!) but there always seems to be room for more. Top right are some pics of my kids; bottom left is a cat plate designed by Laurel Burch and next to it a picture of my Mum taken c. 1958 by my Dad. We can be pretty sure of the date as she had her very long hair cut once (and once only) after my brother was born. Mum hated it short and hasn't had it cut since. All that you see here is about to go into storage before building work starts, so this is a timely shot.