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AKA MovableBookLady (I have a blog imMovableBookLady) as I was a full-time RVer for several years and now am off the road for good. Also, I was a bookseller for many years and I collected movable books (umbrella term for all books with moving parts); had over 800 before I went on the road and sold all but a few special books). I'm working on a post for the most special book I still have.

Places I've lived and loved: Tripoli Libya 2yrs; Livorno Italy 2yrs; Asheville NC 20+yrs; Tucson AZ 14yrs; Caux Switzerland 6mo.; Jackson WY 6mo; Wilmington NC 15yrs.

My favorite quote:
We opened up a bookseller and found the heart half-rotted away.
--16th century coroner

Other good quotes:
Why, her father would turn in his grave--well, as a matter of fact, he was cremated, but what I mean is, if he hadn't been, he would have.
--No Wind of Blame by Georgette Heyer

I can't think why fancy religions should have such a ghastly effect on one's grammar. It's a kind of intellectual rot that sets in, I'm afraid.
--Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers