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Cures For ‘Gardening Hands’
It’s June, and the year is half gone, so I think it’s time we took another look at Mrs CW Earle and discover what advice she has on offer for the month in her 1897 lifestyle guide, Pot-Pourri from a Surrey Garden (you can see my original post here). In the late 19th and…
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More Oxfam Goodies
Just look what I found in the Oxfam shop! This… And this… I do love book hunting, especially when I strike literary gold! I’ve been looking out for a copy of Nicola Beauman’s A Very Great Professionfor quite some time, so when I spotted this 1983 Virago edition how could I resist? Basically, it’s a…
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The Runaways – Not A Runaway Success!
The Runaways, by Elizabeth Goudge: so sweetit should come with a government health warning. Right, back to The Runaways, by Elizabeth Goudge, as I promised some time ago in my post on Edith Nesbit’s The House of Arden. Let me start by saying I feel as if I’m the only person in the world who…
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In Which I Discover A Podcast!
A short and sweet post for anyone who hasn’t already come across the wonderful Simon T at Stuck in a Book and the equally excellent Rachel at Book Snob(though I’m sure most of you have). The pair of them have just come up with a lovely new venture – a podcast! Oldies like me may…
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