Blue Monday: Books!

I was undecided what to write or show for this week's Blue Monday post (click on the blue jay logo for a link to Smling Sally's site for more info) until I looked to my left and saw this sign. The blue script on the plaque meets the requirement for Blue Monday, and many of the dust jackets in these photos are blue also.

I love books. I have a wall full of book shelves in my craft room, but more than books find a home there. I would like to say that the shelves are usually neater than this, but honestly, when I am changing out decor in another part of the house or working on projects, the temporary resting spots for the misplaced pieces last longer than I'd like to admit.

This shelf holds Janet Evanovich, Earlene Fowler, Joanne Fluke, Debbie Macomber (Blossom Street books) and J.R. Rowling books.

The shelves below that one hold Jennifer Chiaverini, Monica Ferris, Annie Griffin, Anne George and Ann B. Ross novels along with patriotic bears and my yarn winder. Further down are beading books and supplies, then knitting books and magazines, and lastly, machine embroidery designs and a basket of scrapbooking embellishments.

The next section has some of the story books that were favorites of my two sons 20+ years ago and bins of ribbons.

The remaining shelves are embarrassingly messy and won't be shown. Let's just say that scrapbooking books and supplies take up one shelf, quilt books are housed on another, and there is one for sewing other than quilts next to Christmas craft books. There really is order to my mess. Or behind my mess.

Back in the office, or as we usually call it, the computer room, I have Jan Karon books, books by humorists, spiritual books and then manuals and scrapbooks below those shelves.

Squeezed in here are gardening and art books. Some of the gardening books are used more for their photos than for advice. Remember, my thumb is green only if I paint!

To the right of me as I sit at the computer are cookbooks. Lots of them. My favorite thing to make is reservations, but I do cook most days of the week.

The authors I've mentioned are ones whose books I will continue to buy, but for the most part I've switched to using the library or I pass along other books after I've read them. There are books in our bedroom and on a living room table waiting to be read.

Is it any surprise that my first paying job was in a library?

Happy Blue Monday, and happy reading, both of blogs and books!