Oh, old books smell. One of my favourite types of smell. :-)

Mar 27, 2021

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… going back to childhood. I would read anything by Dr. Seuss to the Ramona books by Beverly Cleary. I loved the way books smelled as a kid when you were in the public library. I love how the cover of a book can hook you as you walk by and make you turn back to pick it up.

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Oh, old books smell. One of my favourite types of smell. :-)

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