What I learned!

This afternoon during our travels, we visited a bookstore. We love them. I am excited that a McNally Robinson store is scheduled to open near us this fall. A lovely old mall was torn down to the dismay of many people who depended on this particular mall; especially the seniors who live in the many apartments surrounding the intersection. I am still not sure that I am going to enjoy the big box stores but I will stop by to visit the book store. Book stores are one of my addictions.

Today, I was able to leave the store with only two magazines. I was able to control my buying impulses today although I noticed a number of books that I would like to read. Hope that I can order them from the library or find them at the talking bookstore where we have a lending account. I did notice a magazine about blogging. Curious, I had to take a look. The purpose of this magazine was to help me and others make our blogs more attractive. Another form of style over substance since the magazine did not seem concerned about content or writing style both of which I think are more important although as some readers might have noticed I am not above including some photos if they will help with the blog entry.

After browsing through the new and some old titles, I came to the conclusion that if you pick a skill or hobby, you can write about how this hobby taught you life lessons. Who has not learned patience from gardening- waiting for plants to grow, tomatoes to develop and flowers to bloom; patience can be learned from learning a skill -tennis, knitting: a big favourite right now, playing a musical instrument, cooking, writing well. There are many skills and in this instant age, many of us need to learn patience and the joy that comes from taking the time to learn to do something well.

Given a choice, I am not sure which skill I would pick but I certainly learned from all of these activities. Time to get out and plant some more hostas; practise my instrument and knit yet another scarf. Cooking can wait because we are going out to a restaurant to enjoy the wonderful weather are having and not heat up the house with the heat from cooking.