Slow Reading, Re-Reading Old Favorities, and Just Turning Pages

 I must be feeling better. 

I’ve only noticed that in the last few days. Some of my old energy has returned and - even though my health situation is still a precarious one - I opened up my own blog today for the first time in months. Just reading some of the old posts and comments brought back so many great memories, that I wanted to say hello to anyone out there who might still be reading book blogs.

I’m sad to see that so many of my old favorites seem to have disappeared or drastically cut back on blogging for their own reasons. That makes me realize just how long some of us have been doing this and how many good friends have come (and sadly) gone over the last twenty years or so.

So this is just a HELLO! to the book community, or what’s left of it. I’m not sure how long I will continue to feel so much better than I have in months, but I just wanted to let everyone know that I’m still here and reading. 

My reading has changed over the last year or so in that I’m doing very little reviewing and have decided to read strictly for my own personal pleasure. I’m doing more re-reading than ever, more slow reading, more nonfiction, and just generally enjoying my reading more than I have in a very long time.

I’ll stop here because I have a feeling this post is akin to putting a note in a bottle and tossing it into the sea. It may just sink to the bottom of the ocean - or with a little bit of luck, it will find it's way into the hands of a few readers and old friends.

So here goes...