Ooo...look at what Jeremy and I found on the street. 7 hardcover Hardy Boys books and 1 Nancy Drew mystery.

Jeremy: Do you want the Nancy Drew?

Me: Uh, sure.

Jeremy: Ok. I'll give it to you when I finish reading it.

I've always used pictures, cards, or letters as bookmarks, leaving them in the books when I'm done. I also used to write short tangetal thoughts in my books, sometimes having nothing to do with the reading material. When I moved I gave away all my books. I quickly flipped through them and found a 14 year old receipt, a picture of my cousin as a newborn, and some scribbled ponderings about my brother.

I like finding the same things in used books and wondering what these people, who have the same taste in books, and also conciously plant memories, are like.

I opened 'The Hardy Boys: What Happened at Midnight' and it smelled like a musty old cellar. On the inside cover was written:

Feb. 19, 66

To Linda,
Happy Birthday
Love
The Garretts