It’s my turn with the book meme.

1. Total Number of Books I Have Owned: Maybe three thousand max and I have gotten rid of half of them. When I was younger I loved to collect books. I still have a lot on display and I have read most all of them. But some of them will never be opened again. It makes more sense to make use of the library than to buy books. Especially those that you are only going to read once. Or else get them off remainder tables and pass them on when you are through.

2. Last Book I Bought: I’m expecting a delivery any day of three books. The first is Native Landscaping from El Paso to Los Angeles by Sally and Andy Wasowski and the second is The Cat Who Went Bananas by Lillian Jackson Braun. Technically the first is a birthday gift to a friend who is moving to Phoenix in a couple months. About twelve years ago I took a class at SMU by Sally Wasowski. The course changed the way I think about landscaping. Her book Texas Native Plants has become an indispensible reference. The book…