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    What Gives You The Creeps . . .

    Dolls with eyes that open and close......creepy
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    My book collection

    Perhaps two house.....one just for books (which would be my dream)
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    My book collection

    Wow! Impressive collection. Ihave just over a thousand books in bookcases all around my house. I need more bookcases!
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    Speaking of good books...

    I have only read 19 but have some of the others sitting on shelves waiting to be read.
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    IT's National cookie day!

    A moment on the lips, an inch on the hips! Biscuits (cookies) are bad but oh so nice
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    What Gives You The Creeps . . .

    Spiders People sitting too close on bus/train when not necessary Programmes showing operations and peoples' innards Liver Creaky floorboards
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    How's The Weather?

    Sorry guys, it has been a lovely fine day for most of the UK - in the high 60s. Supposed to be hotter on Saturday when one of my goddaughters makes her first holy communion.
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    Dean Koontz

    I dare say it applies to many people but many thanks, I do try!
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    All Good Things

    My soccer team, Liverpool FC, is doing exceptionally well at the moment and Dallas Stars made the playoffs this season!! Also I managed to get some balsa wood to help with a project I have volunteered to undertake for an exhibition.
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    Dean Koontz

    I enjoy Dean Koontz. I have a couple of his to read after I have finished the 2 Dan Simmons books. Work interferes with my reading
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    Do You Prefer E-book Readers Or Having The Physical Book?

    I take a book to work with me every day as the journey to and from is my reading time. As I don't like to break the spines of my books I can't get comfortable in bed to read so on the occasions I do read in bed my Nook comes into play. I have very different e-books on my Nook; mostly...
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    What Are You Reading?

    I have just started reading Flashback by Dan Simmons and have The Abominable waiting in the wings.
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    Your Latest Thrift/used Book Store Finds

    I visited Barnes and Noble more than once and bought more books (Dick van Dyke autobiography and another book about JFK), I treated myself to some diamond earrings in a sale at Kohls, visited AC Moore's and Michaels with my friend Margaret who is into crafting. Sam's club was interesting and I...
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    I Am Happy Today Because . . .

    It stands for Accident and Emergency here in the UK. I am glad she is OK too. Thank you.
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    The Classics (and Classic Horror novels)

    I have also read Catcher in the Rye. Alice Through The Looking Glass was OK from what I remember. I read Roots as soon as it came out in paperback (all those years ago!!). The Outsiders is in one of my bookcases awaiting reading. I loved reading the Secret Seven books by Enid Blyton as a...
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    I Am Happy Today Because . . .

    ....because my cousin is okay after being taken to A & E by ambulance in the early hours of this morning.
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    Your Latest Thrift/used Book Store Finds

    My purchases recently were: Stolen - Lesley Pearse The Sixth Man - David Baldacci Actors Anonymous - James Franco all at 99 pence each!
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    Your Latest Thrift/used Book Store Finds

    I have visited Hickory, NC and I am from the UK!
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    The Unexplainable

    Not a word of a lie but this happened to me. I was in the reception area at work talking to the receptionist about trying to book a really large room for a meeting when someone touched me on my waist. I turned quickly and said hey loudly and there was no one within about 20 ft of me. I said...
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    Tattoos

    I have 3 butterflies - all very tame compared to the other postings but I am proud of them! Friends were shocked when I got them last year as I am the shy retiring type