tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post1611802681437909..comments2024-03-28T16:51:25.965+01:00Comments on Offbeat YA: Tell Me Something Tuesday: Do You Still Own Any Books/Comics/Toys/Memorabilia From When You Were a Kid?Roberta R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-49719233893148584872022-05-10T16:02:59.421+02:002022-05-10T16:02:59.421+02:00I'm not even sure how it survived, but it'...I'm not even sure how it survived, but it's a sight 😂.Roberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-15561680566135388432022-05-10T13:31:31.934+02:002022-05-10T13:31:31.934+02:00I have no books from when I was a kid - not even t...I have no books from when I was a kid - not even the one I attempted to publish. I'm glad you were able to hang on to your attempt! Berlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651998289718166892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-4305504241597855642022-05-02T07:50:12.949+02:002022-05-02T07:50:12.949+02:00Ugh drama. Glad to hear the WE has been quiet afte...Ugh drama. Glad to hear the WE has been quiet after all. And thanks!Roberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-32257243665097498402022-05-01T19:58:55.617+02:002022-05-01T19:58:55.617+02:00Mine is quiet... after some drama at the end of th...Mine is quiet... after some drama at the end of the week lol. I'm sorry to hear about the unemployment though. I knew it was coming, from your earlier posts, but still sucks. Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-18446283965871266722022-05-01T16:11:25.206+02:002022-05-01T16:11:25.206+02:00That's sad...and cruel of her. But if you mana...That's sad...and cruel of her. But if you managed to keep one book, I assume it has some good memories attached to it at least.Roberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-14001225800919565112022-04-30T23:32:46.227+02:002022-04-30T23:32:46.227+02:00I have one book from when I was a kid. All of my b...I have one book from when I was a kid. All of my belongings got thrown out when my parents divorced when I was 10 and I went to live with my grandma for 2 years. When I was 16 and went to live with my dad and step mother she would only allow my brother and I to bring our clothes and a couple of personal things.Mary Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991095291522043588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-34726512727797867512022-04-30T22:22:54.148+02:002022-04-30T22:22:54.148+02:00I wish...it's my first WE as an unemployed...b...I wish...it's my first WE as an unemployed...but thank you for always checking! I hope yours is going better.Roberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-49630050536272511542022-04-30T21:34:00.712+02:002022-04-30T21:34:00.712+02:00Hope you're having a good weekend!Hope you're having a good weekend! Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-88234746301100786222022-04-29T13:31:10.318+02:002022-04-29T13:31:10.318+02:00Even books from the previous generation? Wow, you ...Even books from the previous generation? Wow, you shame us all LOL.<br /><br />I looked up Where the Sidewalk Ends and The Phantom Tollbooth, and the second one gave me Doctor Who vibes 😂.Roberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-80836488664429218862022-04-28T14:39:23.846+02:002022-04-28T14:39:23.846+02:00I had a lot of books growing up as well. They were...I had a lot of books growing up as well. They were mostly paperbacks and I still have a couple: A Wrinkle in Time (the whole series) and The Phantom Tollbooth. I also have my hard cover of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe plus Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein. I also have several "classics" that were my MOMs when she was a kid! *happy sigh* books are fabulous!Jen Twimomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11267405113503713323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-87877406059939816512022-04-28T11:09:18.190+02:002022-04-28T11:09:18.190+02:00Right?Right?Roberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-10237700709518044172022-04-28T11:08:30.994+02:002022-04-28T11:08:30.994+02:00I get that, of course. It's sad that something...I get that, of course. It's sad that something one loved at a stage of their life should get warped by...well, we know what. I'm not sure I would have been able to keep those books, but I suppose they still elicit good memories...Roberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-82410601925470828332022-04-28T11:03:37.098+02:002022-04-28T11:03:37.098+02:00It's funny, because I've never read/watche...It's funny, because I've never read/watched the NeverEnding Story instead LOL. Do check that one out - it's a delight!Roberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-11209551660827680432022-04-27T20:33:23.732+02:002022-04-27T20:33:23.732+02:00"Also, a tortoise who communicates through wr..."Also, a tortoise who communicates through writing on her shell and can see 30 minutes in the future? Best character ever 😀. " <br /><br />That IS really awesome!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fwiwreviews.net" rel="nofollow">Karen @For What It's Worth</a>Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-84794345661635638732022-04-27T19:56:13.849+02:002022-04-27T19:56:13.849+02:00Aw, that sounds like a lovely book! I have a few o...Aw, that sounds like a lovely book! I have a few old childhood poetry books that I've kept. Plus, The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein is a classic childhood book that I still have. I still have my Harry Potter collection, though I have definitely fallen out of love with the series. paperbackprincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446601964387517150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-9746872655844454462022-04-27T18:54:23.662+02:002022-04-27T18:54:23.662+02:00I haven't heard of Momo before but it sounds v...I haven't heard of Momo before but it sounds very neat. :) I've read The Neverending Story (and watched the movie), so it's cool to know that there is another book that author, I will have to check it out. :D <br />-Quinley Quinleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15834070737945039010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-55868403333190960012022-04-27T14:15:56.420+02:002022-04-27T14:15:56.420+02:00Maybe one day you'll reread them out of curios...Maybe one day you'll reread them out of curiosity...and you'll find that they stood the test of time 🙂.Roberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-6426518037988730242022-04-27T14:14:45.733+02:002022-04-27T14:14:45.733+02:00A late bloomer! 😉A late bloomer! 😉Roberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-84630215239887694832022-04-27T14:13:55.614+02:002022-04-27T14:13:55.614+02:00"(your self published book being a classic)&q..."(your self published book being a classic)"<br />Haha, right! And I suppose you can call it self-published...self-made for sure 😂.<br /><br />Poor doll! And I didn't know Winnie the Pooh in Latin existed?!Roberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-66950018675295802862022-04-27T14:11:51.374+02:002022-04-27T14:11:51.374+02:00I don't think it's very different, at leas...I don't think it's very different, at least if translators can do their job. It was originally a German book after all...<br /><br />"I'm pretty good at destroying anything I own".<br />😂Roberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-60986576529543340332022-04-27T14:09:46.193+02:002022-04-27T14:09:46.193+02:00If only we were entitled to a bit of free time eve...If only we were entitled to a bit of free time every day. Too often it's a struggle to find some quality time for ourselves 🙁.Roberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-46181322992229654762022-04-27T08:02:52.905+02:002022-04-27T08:02:52.905+02:00What a unique sounding book! It's nice that yo...What a unique sounding book! It's nice that you've kept it. I've kept a handful of books from my childhood and teen years, ones that I remember as my favorites, even if I haven't read them again since then.Kit @ Metaphors and Moonlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113986982046115579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-55076579570213619922022-04-27T02:22:40.558+02:002022-04-27T02:22:40.558+02:00I have a few toys from my childhood, but I don'...I have a few toys from my childhood, but I don't remember actually owning books until I was old enough to discover the Scholastic bookfair at school, when I was allowed to buy books. I may even have some of those in a box somewhere!Tammy Sparkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07399852378701581588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-29735240607656702292022-04-27T00:20:35.665+02:002022-04-27T00:20:35.665+02:00I think it's amazing you still have these two ...I think it's amazing you still have these two books (your self published book being a classic). I have doll from when I was four which was chewed on by a dog and looks really rough, but it's mine. I kept one book from my teens - Winnie Ille Pooh (Winnie the Pooh in Latin from my days as a Latin scholar)Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-75879957470841639272022-04-26T23:26:58.756+02:002022-04-26T23:26:58.756+02:00I have read Momo but I don't quite remember mu...I have read Momo but I don't quite remember much of the book other than it's about time and I read it in English. I suppose it's pretty different in Italian?<br /><br />Funny, I don't seem to have anything left from my childhood at all. I'm pretty good at destroying anything I own but I also mostly been reading library books so I can't do anything to them. I used to have lissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11012085842881252635noreply@blogger.com