Let's Talk: Your Favourite Places to Read

Let's Talk is a new weekly feature here at i swim for oceans. I think it's important that we all have our say, and there's something to be said for raising our voices. Simply put, here on the little old blog, I like to host some of my very own discussion posts because, well, I like to converse with you all.

And so, Let's Talk will feature questions or prompts, which I will answer, too. Love it or hate it, weigh in or don't, it's my hope that Let's Talk will at least get you thinking...and maybe even get you discussing with the rest of us!

What, or where is your absolute favourite place to read? 

You know, most days when I'm busy reading, you'll find my curled up in my snuggly bed, or nestled on the couch in front of my shelves and shelves of books. It's only natural, right? I was sitting there the other day though, and I thought about just how much I miss my favourite reading spot. When I was younger, we used to take regular summer holidays to an old girls' camp, which was transformed into an off-the-grid plot of cabins in the late 60's. It's off the beaten path, set right against a gorgeous lake and the place is completely devoid of phones, TVs and most modern conveniences. What an inconvenience...right? Wrong.

These cabins are perfection. Without all the distractions of modern technology, and living in the middle of nowhere for two weeks every year, I found an utter escape in books. I spent many a day lounging by the lake, nestled with my nose in a book. I'd swim my books out to the docks in the middle of the lake because they were more important than towels. Priorities, people. Priorities. But seriously, Kokosing (the camp), encouraged my love of books from a very young age.

If you look very closely next to the little one in purple, aka yours truly, there's a book propped carefully in the rock between my sister and myself. We'd spend our days in the sun - skipping stones, swimming, rowing and reading. Those are some of the days of my childhood that I truly treasure the most and, to this day, these spots remain my all-time favourites to read. We don't go every summer anymore, but when we can, we go back up and visit when my aunt does. I bring a blanket, a book and snuggle up with a cup of cocoa on the porch and read until the sun goes down. Tell me truthfully...does it get any better than that? You'd be hard-pressed to convince me otherwise.

I suppose this post is different than a lot of "show us your favourite reading spot" posts, but hey, they're different for everybody. The point is, it doesn't matter where you read, but rather where you're most comfortable. So, what are some of your absolute favourite reading spots?