THRIFTY THURSDAY

The stories of childhood leave
 an indelible impression, and
their author always has a niche
in the temple of memory from
which the image is never cast
out to be thrown on the rubbish
heap of things that are outgrown
 and outlived.

~Howard Pyle

I left the local Goodwill
with some pretty special
items in my bag...  Well,
they are pretty special to
me, I'm not sure how others
would feel about a bag
full of old books [each for
a quarter]. Thronton W.Burgess
is an author so dear to
my heart and that of
my children and I now
have in my possession 7
of his books. While the
books aren't in the best
of condition, the covers
are dirty and tattered,
the binding is loose and
there is a tear and a scribble,
I love them! The stories 
all deal with nature animals 
as the main characters and
the 1941 illustrations are
just so sweet. I know I
really didn't need to bring
another set of books in
the house, but I just couldn't
help myself! Something happens
to me when I smell book
fumes [ and now yarn tooI]
and I just loose any and all
self control! I am joining
up once again with the
very sweet Lady Cordelia
for her Thrifty Thursday
posts. If you haven't been
to visit her you really should,
she is not only funny, has
two beautiful girls, a few
ducks in her backyard, 
found her inner chef, she
is a professional singer!
I just call her my friend.
xx


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