Books

These are the bookshelves in our living room. The books are only a part of my collection; others are strategically piled here and there. Sometimes I sit and look at the books on the shelves, remembering when I bought them and the events of my life around that time. Some of the books other people have given me and it is an opportunity to remember them and the part they have played in my life. So basically, my bookshelves are an historical account of my life.

I have books that were my mother's when she was a child, and others that were mine and finally those that were Courtney's. There are books on gardening, sewing, building, others that were used in home schooling. We have Bible study books, biographies, christian living and more. I don't just buy a book and stick it on the shelf. I quite regularly pull out a book I have read before and go through it again. I don't care much for fiction, so I can learn something from most all of them.

There is one book that is a copy of my great great grandfather's autobiography. Colonial Alexander Horton; first sheriff of San Augustine, TX and aide to General Sam Houston at the Battle of San Jancinto.

Courtney has developed a love for books as well. She collects a lot of children's books and has quite a few signed copies. She has two books signed by the famous author and illustrator, Tasha Tudor and one book awaiting signing by an up and coming author, Rees Pearson.