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Useful book
Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 11:55 pm
by yugogypsy
I've been reading Re Uses by Carolyn Jabs, it gives 2133 methods of turning everyday stuff (even stuff us minimal consumers won't ever buy)
into useful items, its a good read and is available on abebooks.com
Lois
Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 1:06 am
by Wombat
Thanks Lois, Just bought a copy on line
Nev
Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 8:36 am
by Milims
Couldn't help myself - I've just signed up to Amazon especially to buy a copy - for the grand price of 1pence!! The trouble is its opened the door to me buying yet more books, which means that I'll have to have more book cases, which takes up more space, which means that eventually I'll have to build the extension - and so it goes on!!! Do you think think that I could freecycle the kids and use their bedrooms as a library??? Hmmmm maybe I just need a few lessons in self discipline.
Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 12:13 pm
by Thomzo
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 5:14 pm
by Milims
Woo hoo it arrived today - think I'll have to have an early night and read!!
Useful book
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 5:29 pm
by yugogypsy
Good, I hope you enjoy it and are able to put some of the ideas to use.
Lois
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 2:46 pm
by the.fee.fairy
looks like my kind of book!
might have to evict either my sister or my parents soon - i need a library too.
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 3:29 pm
by Shirley
That does sound like a good book - I'll keep an eye open for it in our library.
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 3:38 pm
by the.fee.fairy
i have a small problem with Amazon - every time i go on there intending to buy ONE book, they recommend me so many that this time FOUR fell into my basket! yes, FOUR books joined their compatriate in my basket.
Tsk - those pesky books!
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 4:24 pm
by Milims
Books are very very naughty things - the multiply when you aren't looking!!
We have a really big problem here - we live between two branches of the countrys largest second hand book shop - that allows you to barter - so you can take various forms of media in - barter and come out with more various forms of media - dangerous stuff!!
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 4:43 pm
by Shirley
I used to live just down the road from Hay on Wye where a large percentage of the shops are bookshops - FANTASTIC place.... but we had to move away. I would go out for milk and come back with a bag full of books
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 5:11 pm
by the.fee.fairy
i do that at bootsales - i go in looking for things like sheets/demijohns etc and come out with bags of books that looked good!
Its a dangerous hobby, this reading lark
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:07 am
by Wombat
Still waiting for mine
Nev
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:06 am
by Milims
You mean the book that started this all off?
Mine came withint 3 weeks - from America.
Hope yours comes very soon Nev
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:16 am
by Shirley
Have you had a chance to read it yet Milims?