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Friday, May 12, 2023

May's Bookish Art...

 
Wilhelm Amberg -- Women in White Reading Outdoors


"I'm old-fashioned and think that reading books is the most glorious pastime that humankind has yet devised."
--Wistawa Szymbarska



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20 comments:

  1. CathMay 12, 2023 at 2:20 AM

    I love that painting, very spring/summer, and totally agree with the sentiment.

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  2. AnonymousMay 12, 2023 at 5:45 AM

    Beautiful. Regine

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  3. AnonymousMay 12, 2023 at 1:06 PM

    Love, love, love both the art and the quote!

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    1. CathyMay 12, 2023 at 1:07 PM

      The above Love Love Love comment was me, by the way. Google must be playing hooky today. :-/

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    2. Lark May 12, 2023 at 1:30 PM

      Google/Blogger is stupid sometimes.

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  4. reeseMay 12, 2023 at 1:53 PM

    Great picture, though I don't know, lying in the grass in a white dress...

    I love Szymborska.

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  5. Rachel @Waves of FictionMay 12, 2023 at 10:11 PM

    The painting is gorgeous! Love the quote, too!

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  6. Marianne May 13, 2023 at 4:32 AM

    Great picture. I'm afraid the clothes won't be white anymore when they get up. ;)
    As to the quote, I hope that reading is not old-fashioned at all and will continue far far into the future.

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  7. Ashley SappMay 13, 2023 at 8:52 AM

    What a gorgeous painting! And I agree wholeheartedly with that quote. :)

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  8. AnonymousMay 13, 2023 at 11:34 AM

    Love it! Great pick to spotlight. :)

    Sophia Rose

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  9. AnonymousMay 13, 2023 at 12:40 PM

    Love the image, although I hate to think that reading is old-fashioned. This quote reminds me of the Roman quote about the youth of “today” going to rack and ruin, circa 50 BCE or so.

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  10. Mary KirklandMay 13, 2023 at 2:07 PM

    I feel the same way about books.

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  11. thecuecardMay 13, 2023 at 2:26 PM

    The painting scene looks very content. But will those dresses remain white?

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  12. DUTAMay 13, 2023 at 3:16 PM

    Cute reading scene!

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  13. GregMay 14, 2023 at 9:38 AM

    I love that art! Nothing like reading outside regardless of the time period!

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  14. Katherine PMay 14, 2023 at 1:20 PM

    Oh I love this! I would get a print of this for my office.

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  15. Lark @ The Bookwyrm's HoardMay 14, 2023 at 2:19 PM

    That's such a beautiful painting! (Though I would worry about the grass stains on my lovely white dress!)

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  16. Tanya @ Girl Plus BooksMay 15, 2023 at 6:56 AM

    I love both the painting and the quote this week!

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  17. MelodyMay 16, 2023 at 2:33 AM

    That's a good quote and a lovely painting!

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  18. SusanMay 19, 2023 at 7:24 AM

    I'm old-fashioned in the same way (and lots of others). I'm also just old-old, so I have to read in a chair with a back on it. LOL.

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