bookmobile...

An ultra-cute view for Thursday morning...
This wonderful concept even includes a tiled roof...
It is as if this little bookmobile reaches out to the heart and soul of life... https://t.co/hoOKIvWlgf

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) March 30, 2022

happy and guilty...

PASSING THOUGHT: Feeling happy+guilty...
Just found some school library books that I thought I returned c.2-3 years ago...Hmmmm...
Nothing like preparing for a move interstate to dig out secrets you didn't know you were hiding...
(Yes...They're near the front door waiting now)...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 12, 2022

immersed...

My inner me would love to be more than immersed in a book...but immersed in bookshelves of books...
(with some furballs for friendly comfort of course)... https://t.co/Fc4ct3DZtK

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 4, 2022

1920's and 2020's...

And the Crime section is a subset of the Politics section...
Adore this sign...a sign of the 2020's...

(Flip side of the 1920's? = Roaring Twenties?) https://t.co/QynT0Wgju7

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 13, 2022

basic gems...

morning plan
to fine-tune
the book collection
only basic gems
survive#tanka

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 21, 2021

PASSING THOUGHT: My original intention to gently and thoughtfully 'filter' my book collection, in preparation for my move, has now stepped up to a full-scale cull.
Do I really need all that baggage in my new world?
I've read these books...
I should share...
Salvos will love me?

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 21, 2021

Sunday poetry...

rummaging
around books
and CDs
my Sunday poetry
is elusive#tanka

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 18, 2021

words and songs for tomorrows...

This image speaks to the soul...
Though the world may seem to have imploded, there is a way to find the words and the song for tomorrows... https://t.co/n5Tw1FVY18

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) September 25, 2021

love little street libraries...esp under trees...

Built this one for my neighbourhood the Okanagan Valley BC at the start of the pandemic...so popular I had to add another cabinet on the bottom...lots of great reads pic.twitter.com/N4Y2YVq50C

— GratefulGuy (@Poppa007Greg) September 18, 2021

This is mine! pic.twitter.com/aRUgJpmGIT

— Kate MW (@kmatthewswood1) September 18, 2021

book bollards...

Usually, bollards are fixed features, but the middle 4 of the 14 bollards outside Cambridge University Library are 'interactive' + can be rotated individually. These 4 are inscribed with 2 letters each + together spell EX LIBRIS. Designed by Harry Gray + set up in September 2009. https://t.co/JMsOFRN7CX

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) August 8, 2021

books nourish my soul...

I keep many books close...
They nourish my soul... https://t.co/XMJ21xa8DQ pic.twitter.com/2UPq0R3v97

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) May 9, 2021

book benches...

TODAY'S WEIRD - This book-shaped bench is in a library - Alexandria, Egypt...
In Bulgaria, there are outdoor book benches + colourful book benches are scattered outdoors in London... https://t.co/G9RNMhwMEw

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 24, 2021

in praise of books...

"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”
– Charles W. Eliot https://t.co/d9BAkfwmPc

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 23, 2021

beauty of books...

Proof that indeed books can be evidence of real beauty...inner beauty... Wonderful that a child may not have the fancy words, but certainly the connection of spirit is there...
Such passion...such understanding...such appreciation... https://t.co/ttiojevoLu pic.twitter.com/EjgUfcu1kM

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) March 25, 2021

multi-tasking 300 years ago...

So you think multi-tasking is a modern concept?
This multi-tasking device was already in full swing 300 years ago...
7 books on the treadmill... https://t.co/6HVIhMRTuP

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 8, 2021

silent storms...

silent storms
more unwelcome
covert guests
my inner booklist
is rising #tanka

Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2016
- 'Book Cave' - Juliet Lea pic.twitter.com/dNJj8t617s

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 2, 2021

my year in books...

Check out #MyYearInBooks @goodreads to see the 13 books I read in 2020! https://t.co/k7o89HxREN

'World Without End' Most Popular
336,705
people also shelved
'Lost Diamonds of Killicrankie Least Popular
90
people also shelved pic.twitter.com/3LEDnBvTd5

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 18, 2020

book surprise...

BOOKS OFFER ENDLESS SURPRISES! Love finding the quirky... This one MUST rank high on the list...
Enlarge the photo to get the full effect and enjoy what unfolds... pic.twitter.com/oeLO3bXmxQ

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) December 16, 2020

 

new life on the move...

PASSING THOUGHT: A dear friend visited today...It's been so very long...Gave her many of my old poetry books (5 large bags full) to give to her teenage daughter...I felt good... Great to know those books are going to continue being valued...My new life is steadily on the move... pic.twitter.com/nliDmshtZZ

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) November 28, 2020

books for sail...

Books for sail, but not for sale... https://t.co/oAhgi0IaH7 pic.twitter.com/u620JfCVbv

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 19, 2020

Stockholm’s archipelago is the largest group of islands in Sweden and the second-largest in the Baltic Sea.

Twice a year, the Stockholm Library Service rents a boat for a week and brings books to 23 inhabited islands. Each spring and fall, the boat is packed with approximately 3,000 books. 

Sweden’s book boat (bokbåten) began serving the community in 1953.

surprise poetry...

Delightful surprise arrived at my door this afternoon. A friend sent me a most welcome, thoughtful gift. 2 beautifully presented books. (She told me that she wanted me to feel special.) I am still beaming. pic.twitter.com/ofI1vrqEz0

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 16, 2020

It seems fitting that the first poem (for today 16th September), in my 'A Poem for Every Night of the Year' is a prayer of thanks...Indeed, I am thankful for the 2 volumes of poetry I received today... pic.twitter.com/67N3woPJoW

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 16, 2020