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Books on the Menu was born only a month ago, on August 17th. I have always loved books and often write about books in BrittArnhild´s House in the Woods, I have a blog where I note down all the books I read, as soon as I have finished them, as a reading list, but a special blog dedicated to books was not on my mind. Not until that day, the 17th of August, when I sat out on the sunny terrace outside our cabin, looking forward to an upcoming travel to Istanbul, reading Barrie Kerper´s Istanbul: The Collected Traveler. An Inspired Companion Guide.
I had come over the book quite by chance a few months earlier, while browsing the bookstores in Reykjavik, and as I already then knew that I would be going to Istanbul in the fall, it was a must to buy it.
Little did I know then what a wonderful treasure I had stumbled over.
Now, a month later, I know. And I beam.
The book already looks worn, just as a good book is meant to look. Underlinings, post-its, dog ears, yes, you can easily tell that this is not a book which has been stucked into a book shelf and is forgotten..
And it has lead me to buy more books. Always more books.
Barrie Kerper, who has edited the book, put in small notes here and there, enough to let me know that this must be a Kindered Spirit, and in between she mentions authors and books.
Poor House in the Woods, how many books can it hold?
While reading the book I googled Barrie Kerper, and to my pleasure I found she is a blogger, with a most delightful blog named The Collected Traveler.
Take a look at her blog yourself, but be careful. If you do not intend to buy any more books, the blog cries out DANGER!
I went over there last night, after a couple of weeks away, and now three more books are on the way to The House in the woods from amazon.......
It is Friday night and I know exactly what I will do tonight.
Reading more from The Collected Traveler, both the book and thre blog :-)
What about you?
Today´s photos are from a boat ride on Bosphoros