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So much this. When I finally arranged my books by colour, I felt a burden lifting. No more worrying about genre categories or which books fitted together or what I was trying to “say” with arrangements - I could just focus on the soothing beauty of rainbow gradient shelves.

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Thank you for sharing, Lore. I appreciate it.

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My darling Lore,

It has been 5 months now since I stopped using all social platforms. I found it good and necessary for my mental health. But with this, came the fact that I missed your weekly sharing of beautiful things you discovered and you used to post on your insta stories.

(I live in Romania and I am a bit financially challenged, so I can't afford paying subscriptions.)

But reading here, I found the article you shared about friendship in your 40s and being myself a freshman in this, I looooved reading it.

Thank you so much for sharing it here! You have no idea how I loved to see it and read it!

Btw, your book shelves look amazing in rainbow color! Hugs from far away! 🤗🤗

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I just wanted to let you know that I looked at your website and I read some of your English posts and I liked thema. I live in Belgium and I have been to Romania twice and I still have some friends living there.

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Thank you so much for reading my blog and for telling me that! 😇

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It's important to encourage one another 😊

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I just organized my fiction by color this week! It made me feel so happy. (Lots of blue...)

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Love this.

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I’m curious which used bookstore is your favourite in Ottawa? Wondering if it’s the same favourite of my husband. :)

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Black Squirrel?

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It’s funny that Black Squirrel is what came to my mind when you mentioned a used bookstore in Ottawa. Love that little store!

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Hello from Ottawa! I actually ordered Lore's books from that shop. Handle with Care has especially encouraged me and I have suggested it to several friends.

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I tried to edit instead of posting twice! Handle with Care has especially encouraged me and I have suggested it to several friends.

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Ah. He goes to Book Bazaar which is under the same ownership. He may now check out Black Squirrel. Thanks for your fast reply!

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Oh we shall have to check that one out next time we're there!

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I love rainbow! For me it’s functional- I remember covers more than titles, sometimes! And I love how it looks. I’m in 100% agreement with Lindsay-- and you ☺️

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I love my home library’s rainbow shelves, too. I read mostly fiction and I could never find books alphabetically (sorry, writers!), but I always remember covers/colors. Even with 1,000ish books, I know where each book is located. Plus, it’s aesthetically pleasing. That matters to me.

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