Shelf-preservation

[hedda62]

Okay, so we really need either a) another bookcase that will go who knows where or b) serious book-weeding. I managed to get all the alphabetized books to fit into the library by moving all the drama to Younger Son's room (and a smattering of I-don't-know-what-to-do-with-this miscellany to an inaccessible shelf in Older Son's room), but all the shelves in other rooms are still over-stuffed. I will think on't.

Anyway, it's always fun to do shelf-shifting because of rediscoveries, including the copy of a 1972 literary journal with an article by my late English professor father-in-law on Jonson's Bartholomew Fair, which Younger Son acted in earlier this year. He read it and kept saying "Cool!" so, intergenerational posthumous connection forged. Cool.

Also this (slightly photomanipped):

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[philomytha]

I went through my bookcases trying to find books I was happy to donate to charity. I found three, and one of them was an accidental duplicate. In the past week I've also bought five books. I can tell I'm going to lose this battle, and the only thing to do is surrender gracefully.

So Mr P, who moonlights as a really good and meticulous carpenter, is building us a new bookcase.

[hedda62]

We're just kind of short of wall space. Although if I can find some short bookcases, there are a few spots they might squeeze into...