Booking It!

I stumbled, bleary-eyed, to my coffeemaker this morning, thanking God for automatic timers. I’m not sure how I would function without that feature. I’m sure not away enough in the morning to actually MAKE coffee! My vision cleared as I sat at the sink sipping that first cup of ambrosia, gazing out the window into the backyard,  and I saw a brilliantly colored cardinel light on the edge of the bird bath. All way right with the world…or so I, in my ignorance, thought. I finished that first cup, then poured me another while my brain cleared enough so I could remember my schedule for that day.

Ah, yes. Today was the day I had set aside to spend with An Elegant Madness: High Society in Regency England by Venetia Murray, in preparation for the new book I was starting. It was a new reference book for me and I was looking forward to delving into it.

I walked into my office and stopped short–stunned. Nothing was the way it was the night before. Oh, yes, my desk was still there and my laptop, but where were the piles of books stacked on the ends of my desk? Pristine, virgin surfaces met my eye. My bookshelves, normally packed to overflowing were tastefully decorated with figurines.

I rushed through the house….not a book to be found anywhere.  I Googled the word “book”….and an error message came up “word not known.” Finally, I had to face the horrible truth… I had woken up in a world without books.

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