I have probably lost all my readers by now…but if you’re still out there, thanks for hanging around. I haven’t posted in a while because we’ve been moving. Wendy and I counted the other day, and we think this is our twelfth move in twelve years. Not fun. We do not like moving.
Hopefully, we can stay here for a while.
Anyway, during this move, Wendy and I realized (once again) that we have an addiction. We are addicted to books. Between the two of us, we filled 25 bookcases. These cases are six feet high, with five shelves each. And we stacked books on top of the cases also, so each one is holding six shelves of books. That’s a lot of books!
Let’s see…if each shelf is about 2.5 feet wide, and we use six shelves on each bookcase, then we have about 375 linear feet of books. Not every shelf is packed as full as it can be, so let’s make it only 300 linear feet. That’s a football field of books!
And yes, in case you’re wondering, we don’t just collect books; we hope to read them all as well. I currently have over 80 books in my “must read NOW” pile. Sigh.
Wendy wants me to clarify that most of the linear feet are mine…. Ha ha.
Though by book count, she might actually have more books. I collect theology books and commentaries; she collects children’s books. So one of my books takes about 1.5 inches on average, whereas she can fit about 10 books in the same amount of room.
Also, she has read almost ALL of her books…numerous times. I can’t come close to claiming that. I have read maybe 10% of mine.
Cute post! We’ve given up collecting books…doesn’t work well when your moves happen between countries! We love you guys and hope it works out to see you sometime in the next year!
WOW. Do you have all those bookshelves in your house?! You should advertise and start a Christian library…
Books are great but having them on your computer in eBook form will save you from needing all that furniture. 25 bookcase, you’re new home would look like a library lol
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