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29 August 2018

SPECIAL BOOKMARKS


Both Joe and I loved bookmarks and I still do. I had a fad at one time to collect as many bookmarks as I could. Usually on holiday where it was likely we would find different sorts. And, oh boy, did we get a collection. 

I have all sorts, embroidered ones and lace edged beauties, comic, and serious, and some with a motto picked up at fairs or exhibitions, usually relating to companies who had exhibitions on site. On one of our outings we paid a visit to a church that had a delightful stall full of gifts. I spotted some bookmarks with names on and there they were, one for Joseph and one for Valerie. Of course, I just had to have them. 

Joe used his but not as avidly as me. I still have them and will never throw them away. They have our details on the borders which are/were uncannily true for both of us.

Joe's (Joseph) read like this: 
Derivation from 'Yosef'' meaning 'addition to family
Origin: Hebrew
Strength: Has the temperament to reach his goals
Physical: He is a larger than life individual
Character: Intelligent
Emotional: A devoted family man

Mine:
Derivation from 'valere' meaning strong and healthy
Origin: Latin
Strength: A down to earth lady, you know where you stand
Physical: She always believes in her abilities
Character: open
Emotional: Will always forgive and forget

Is it any wonder we never threw these bookmarks away? Daft as it sounds, if I was having a bad day I would pick up my latest read, not because of the book, but for the reassurance of my bookmark. 

16 comments:

  1. I never collected bookmarks, but it's a good thing to have :)

    Mersad
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    1. This particular type of bookmark clips onto the pages so there is less chance of losing them. I think that's what appealed to me at the start of my collecting phase.

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  2. " Daft as it sounds, if I was having a bad day I would pick up my latest read, not because of the book, but for the reassurance of my bookmark."

    That's AWESOME, Valerie! And having known you through blogging these past many years, I would certainly say that your bookmarker was spot on about you!

    Funny you posted about this today because several weeks ago while going though a stack of books that were on a shelf in my apartment, I opened one (a book on aromatherapy) and discovered that I had previously placed a bookmarker in one of the pages. It's been ages since I've even read a book, so it was a delight to see that bookmarker there, at a time when I used to be such an avid reader. I don't remember where I got the bookmarker (either I bought it myself or someone gave it to me), but it was a picture of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and nature. It was quite lovely.

    Happy Wednesday, my friend!

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    1. You know me too well, Ron...lol. I hope you didn't chuck your recent find away.
      Hope your week is going well and the sun is still shining for you.

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  3. I have bookmarks, but never use them. I like yours.

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    1. You read a lot, I think, therefore a bookmark would come in handy. How to you save your place when you take a break from reading?

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  4. A lovely collection... And it was not only fun to collect..... It has been helpful, ever after.

    Hugs...

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    1. That's true. I need reminding sometimes that I'm doing okay.

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  5. Bookmarks can be a thing of beauty, especially embroidered ones. Great post.

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  6. I like embroidered bookmarks, they are reminiscent of years gone by when embroidering was the thing to do. Sadly, I was never good at it.

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  7. When my daughter was younger and read a lot, she gathered quite a few bookmarks. We made some of our own with pressed flowers and then laminated them. We also made stringed ones with beads on each ends and gave them as gifts. They each have a story of their own to tell.

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    1. I bet the beaded ones were a great success. I did a few pressed flower bookmarks and still have them.

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  8. Some of your truths right there on a bookmark, well, how nice is that. :) I have a small collection of them, too. And, being a cardmaker, I've made my own with scraps of paper and ribbon and yarn. Quite fun! I have sold some over the years, but since everyone seems to read on their devices not as many use them, but I still do! And glad to hear you do as well.

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    1. On-line reading has taken the beauty out of most things. Perhaps if we retain some of the items we love now they will end up in a museum and people will say, 'Wow, look at that!' lolol

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