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How I Like to Read

How I Like to Read “No man can be called friendless who has God and the companionship of good books.” Elizabeth Barrett Browning Ever since I was a child, I have had a passion for reading. I’m not sure how it began. Maybe mother encouraged me, maybe it was a teacher. I do remember as soon as I was allowed to get a library card, I’d go to the library by myself. It was several blocks from my home (yes, a child could do that safely, at one time). I’d spend several hours in the children’s section, carefully making my selections, under the watchful eye of the librarian. I’d check out as many books as could carry back to my home. Right away, I‘d begin reading. The following Saturday, I’d be back to the library, early in the morning, one of the first standing at the door to get in. This is how it began… I like to read sitting in an over stuffed chair with a good light over my shoulder preferably the sun. The cushions soft and set firm against my back with my feet up on a