Read Books!

When we took the Virginia Railway Express to Washington, D.C., I smiled when I read graffiti spray-painted on the wall of one of the Northern Virginia train stations. Mind you, I don't like vandalism of any sort, and graffiti is a form of vandalism and usually it is vulgar and has gang messages. But, this had a positive message, which made me wonder about who would do it. It read: Read Books.

So, the message was good, even if it was wrong to paint it on a wall.
It reminded me that is a good time to think of giving books for the holidays. My mother always purchased books for everyone in the family early in the year, read them carefully, then wrapped them up as gifts. I like to read the books I'm giving away, too. Lot's of people are giving the Bailey Fish Adventures for Christmas gifts and I've still have autographed orders to fill and book signings to do before Dec. 25. My oldest grandchildren, Ally and David, went with me to a booksigning at Jabberwocky bookstore in Fredericksburg last Saturday. As part of their Christmas presents from Grampa and me, they each picked out books.