how sweet to find this book
sitting outside on the window ledge of a downtown store
on a sunny saturday
just waiting for someone
to pick it up and take it home to read.
gratitude to the book fairies.
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“books are companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind. books are humanity in print.”
-barbara w. tuchman
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
it’s wonderful when books appear like this in public places, all be-ribboned, for someone to pick up and take home and ‘eat’: an Easter Egg for the mind 🙂
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absolutely!
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How nice! Our area has an unwritten convention of leaving them on our front garden walls for anyone to take. Some real gems appear!
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i love that –
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Thanks to books, in my youth I had travelled a million miles before I ever left my neighborhood. Thank you for all the blessings from the book fairies!
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same here, and yes to them!
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Wow, I would never have thought of this – always donate books to a non-profit thrift store. But, with a few I have that are still in brand-new condition, I’m going to try this!
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great! i’ve done this in the public parks before, left them on benches, but this welcomes people to take them as a gift, without feeling guilty )
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I think i will be reincarnated as faerie…
““Fairies with gossamer wings,
Bring forth beauty, grace and joyful things.
Fairies of the earth are caretakers of our soil, water and trees,
They watch over beautiful creatures such as bears, bunnies and bees.
Fairies ask that you breathe in and appreciate the vantage point from which you stand,
Then trod carefully and respectfully with each intentional step you make across this beautiful land.”
― Molly Friedenfeld
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wonderful –
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What a generous gesture. 😍
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it really is –
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💝
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Lovely gift from a fellow reader, Beth!
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right!
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Take you shoe(s) off, put your feet up and read.
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will do!
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Lions of Fifth Avenue”, by Fiona Davis, give it a try.
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Thanks for the suggestion
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Love this!
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It’s great –
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A surprise book…can’t ask for more than that.
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Life is good
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Absolutely…and books make life even better. Hugs to you and your sweet fuzzy babies.
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A book needs no batteries. All it needs is some light and a curious person. Great find!
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That’s right
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I love book fairies! 🙂
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One of the best kind
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Lovely idea. And so carefully beautified with that green tie.
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I agree
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I love book fairies, Beth! Cher xoxo
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What a wonderful idea! I swamped my grandkids with beautiful hardcover books before they grew into electronic stuff. Progress that bypasses the joy of real books is not progress at all.
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i so agree. there is nothing to match a book.
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So beautiful. Before everything happened, I used to leave books around for people to find. It’s just lovely. Great post. X
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thank you, and i did too. i’d leave them on park benches, and in tiny libraries in front of houses
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It was meant to be. Right person—right time.
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yes –
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The book fairies would have to put them in ziplock bags around here because our frequent rains want to turn everything into mush and mulch.
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an excellent point
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Wonderful!
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great idea, isn’t it?
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This is such a wonderful idea! Why have I never heard of this? 😲
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you can be the one who starts it where you live )
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I live where only the cows would find them. 😅
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and I love the added effort of having put a ribbon on the book…
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That extra touch makes it very special
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Here’s to the book fairies!
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Right!
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This is a wonderful idea! I’d like to to do this with some of the copies I no longer reach for.
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i love the idea too !
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I love books! Hope you enjoyed it! X
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