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20 May 2011
Photo Hunt - Clutter
The theme for the week's Photo Hunt is cluttered. Here is a typical shelf space, This one has books oh and rechargeable batteries. Other shelves my have the not-wife's pressed glass collection, or my pens or camera equipment... or a cat or two!
There's a bookstore here in NC called "Books Do Furnish a Room"....so I call all the books in my house furniture, not clutter! I've got cats lounging around/cluttering here too.
I am amazed I stayed married for as long as I did. I am prone to outrageous clutter and both of my wives were obsessive compulsive organisational tidiers.
Nice editions you have there, Jams. I used to sell second hand books at a market and worked at a couple of second hand bookshops, too. I love books. Such an excellent means of escape and no hangover.
Ooh, lovely bit of book clutter, Jams. Lots of history inside and around them! I especially like the bottom right corner, with its Borges, Muybridge, and Fowler.
"The Green Fairy Book" Jams?
ReplyDeleteAye. But in the lower left corner is the Lost Girls which is definitely not wholesome family entertainment!
ReplyDeleteReminds me of our house! Happy weekend Jams :)
ReplyDeleteGo Clutter!
ReplyDeleteThose look like my shelves except I think you take better care of your books than I do of mine. Mine are dusty as well as cluttered. Happy Weekend
ReplyDeleteThere's a bookstore here in NC called "Books Do Furnish a Room"....so I call all the books in my house furniture, not clutter! I've got cats lounging around/cluttering here too.
ReplyDeleteGreat take on the theme!
Green Fairy Book next to Napoleon's Campaigns. That's all he ever gave to France: fairy stories which turned into horror...
ReplyDeleteAh the photos did not pick up the dust Carver!
ReplyDeleteNow that they do Annie.. so long as they are not just there as furniture but to be read and loved
It is an odd mixture of fiction art history, fairy tales and some erotica too Claude but Napoleon did not bring much more in reality!
I am amazed I stayed married for as long as I did. I am prone to outrageous clutter and both of my wives were obsessive compulsive organisational tidiers.
ReplyDeleteYour shelves look organised by my standards.
oh that's my kind of clutter.
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Not too cluttered, just really interesting reading. Perfect!
ReplyDeleteI've noticed books do make excellent shelving for more books and assorted items.
ReplyDeleteMine used to look like that. ;)
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous weekend!
Liz @ MLC
Those look like very nicely bound books. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd re cluttered living spaces: They seem hard to avoid, don't they? ;b
I don't think your shelf space is too cluttered. mine is even worse. happy weekend.
ReplyDeleteNice editions you have there, Jams. I used to sell second hand books at a market and worked at a couple of second hand bookshops, too. I love books. Such an excellent means of escape and no hangover.
ReplyDeleteThat's rather attractive clutter :)
ReplyDeleteI've posted a photohunt this week for the first time in ages.
A great one for the theme. I have to confess all my bookshelves look like that! :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone. I ust admit that the clutter is mild but a pic of the true level of clutter would make your eyes melt and your brain blow up!
ReplyDeleteSusan you are right. Books do make great shelves for books!
ReplyDeleteColin, luckily for me the not wife is a clutter merchant too!
SE second hand bookshops are a true taste of heaven on earth. A dream job!
That is the sort of clutter I love - books all over the place :)
ReplyDeleteHmm i am not a book reader sigh:(... Mine is up too.
ReplyDeleteoh yes! been there!! lol!!
ReplyDeletemmm i have something like this at home too! and despite my mom's best efforts, it remains in a happy state of controlled chaos =]
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone!
ReplyDeleteThat clutter is pretty organised in my standard! :)
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That is an arty, organised clutter...fascinating titles...history buff??
ReplyDeleteStan, Rekha thanks!
ReplyDeleteOoh, lovely bit of book clutter, Jams. Lots of history inside and around them! I especially like the bottom right corner, with its Borges, Muybridge, and Fowler.
ReplyDeleteThanks Stan. THe Muybridge was from a exhibition that was at the Tate at the start of the year. Excellent it was too
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