tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10102312.post5930079739795340911..comments2023-07-11T08:14:18.881-04:00Comments on vale of evening fog: when there are big things, it's the little thingszoe krylovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09298797881702007719noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10102312.post-55404663054074513842011-03-14T17:13:03.322-04:002011-03-14T17:13:03.322-04:00Great post, Zoe. Isn't it amazing how events ...Great post, Zoe. Isn't it amazing how events like the tsunami, or 9/11 can shift our perspective, and then as life gets more normal, we forget . . .Britt Bravohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02134123127272499735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10102312.post-11968551480711444042011-03-12T22:20:18.311-05:002011-03-12T22:20:18.311-05:00wow, i had never thought about the lead issue. i j...wow, i had never thought about the lead issue. i just googled it and found conflicting evidence as to how harmful and prevalent this might be. tristan does not chew on books anymore, so there is that. also, not * all * older books contain lead. a test on several vintage children's books found only a small percentage to contain lead and even then it was not throughout the books, just in some of the illustrations. it seems like libraries are full of older books, and we certainly grew up with books that pre-dated 1985. but it is a great point you make and will definitely make me think twice about those tempting vintage books i sometimes come across.zoe krylovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704983983551353454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10102312.post-79350161667967889342011-03-12T20:42:56.964-05:002011-03-12T20:42:56.964-05:00Zoe I hope your vintage books aren't pre 1985 ...Zoe I hope your vintage books aren't pre 1985 as books before this have ink high in lead : (Valerie 007https://www.blogger.com/profile/04929632856801096437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10102312.post-420951688193701352011-03-12T12:51:24.817-05:002011-03-12T12:51:24.817-05:00my sweet peas seeds have sprouted :) time to plant...my sweet peas seeds have sprouted :) time to plant them soon...<br /><br />"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree."<br /><br />Martin Luther King Jr (1929 - 1968)song of the selkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09854774655566169078noreply@blogger.com