Friday, November 20, 2020

Slow Growing Book Pile


Four months ago, on day 122 of my COVID seclusion, I posted a pic of the books I'd read (https://vignettes.mixmox.com/2020/07/book-pile.html)

Now on day 255, the completed pile looks like this. I've read some books online, and have placed substitutes of the same length on each pile for my photo. Though the pile has doubled, from one stack to two, I really thought I would have read far more than what this representation shows. I guess I still have to figure out the right ratios of compost (writing) to sunlight (yardwork), to water (crocheting) to get it to grow faster!

Each stack covers roughly 4 months. And I still have loads of unread books on my shelf (not pictured), as well as books acquired subsequently. I'm not making much of a dent in my backlog, and some authors keep bringing out new books to add to my problem!






3 comments:

Georgette said...

Dam those authors and their new books! :)

Shelley Burbank said...

It’s not the amount of books you read, but the enjoyment you get from them. Perhaps this is the perfect amount for day 255?

Debbie said...

Shelley - thanks! Good perspective.
and
Georgette - you made me laugh!