Thanks for reading

Well, it’s a grey day and I have no hockey news,

you all try not to be too disappointed.

This post is my 100 th.

A major milestone in my blogging life,

Does this mean syndication and a life of reruns will now be mine?

OK, forget the weird television humour.

First off,

 thank yous are in order.

My friend Mikey, who encouraged me to start this blog,

by saying he knew that some people would definitely be interested,

in my views and opinions.

He helped me set up,

 and with the logistics,

 as well as moral support.

Mikey, is one of the good guys. 

The biggest thank you,

 goes to,

 all of you who read this blog.

Some comment,

 some don’t.

Some of you have been with me,

 practically from the beginning,

some recently.

Some are good friends,

 who comment in person or via email,

some are total strangers at the other end of the world,

some are somewhere in between.

It’s all good.

I hope that in some odd way or other,

this blog makes you smile or makes you think,

 or in some small way informs you.

I know that there is much debate out there,

 as to what a book blog should be.

Many readers,

 bloggers,

 think a book blog should be about books,

and only books.

My favourites,

 are the ones,

 where I get a feeling for the person behind the keyboard.

If I want to read a “stranger’s” view,

 I’ll read The New York Times book review,

and I do.

I find the reading of book blogs more intimate,

 and I trust some bloggers much more than traditional reviews.

I would imagine that over the past few months,

you have gotten an idea of what I am like.

As a bookseller,

 I get to recommend based on a person’s tastes and interests,

I love that.

When someone comes back,

 and tells me how much they enjoyed a book I recommended,

it always brings a smile to my face.

I say to myself,

 job well done.

With the blog,

 it’s more personal,

 because these are the books I choose,

that I care about.

Oddly, the posts I feel most passion about,

 are rarely the ones I get feedback on.

I get feedback on the funny ones,

 Elements Of Butch Style etc,

or book reviews.

I wonder if that means,

 that readers would prefer I stick to those,

 and not talk about,

 feelings and family and nostalgia and book love?

I don’t know,

What do you girls think?

I have enjoyed this journey so far and intend to keep going.

Hopefully you will stay with me and tell me if I slip.

Thank You.

Later girls

BB