tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post8152994552215099678..comments2024-03-28T13:36:31.910+00:00Comments on My Quiet Life in Suffolk: From the Library Van this month......................Sue in Suffolkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-7762375872486643152017-04-18T15:20:27.623+01:002017-04-18T15:20:27.623+01:00Greetings and a belated Happy Birthday wishes!
I e...Greetings and a belated Happy Birthday wishes!<br />I enjoyed reading about the library van...such a wonderful service. Sadly our mobile library service is no longer operating here in my town in the states. I loved seeing it on the streets and knowing it was bring hours of pleasure to the folks who might be homebound.<br />I love the books published by Persephone! You're so fortunate to have them available to you from your library. I order used copies at abebooks.com. I recently read Fortnight in September and very much enjoyed that gentle read. <br />I enjoy your blog. I have such pleasant memories of a trip to Wales (my ancestral homeland)a few years back. Hopefully I'll return some day soon.<br />Kind regards and best wishes to you and Col.<br />Pat Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03873397030968444415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-12446452246020473642017-04-15T17:17:15.866+01:002017-04-15T17:17:15.866+01:00Glad Col is home! Looks like you'll be doing a...Glad Col is home! Looks like you'll be doing a lot of reading. Hopefully you'll have the weather to sit in the garden and enjoy the sunshine while reading. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03039174572211086359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-30255654509716798132017-04-15T09:25:45.684+01:002017-04-15T09:25:45.684+01:00Just to say Happy Easter and so glad that Col is h...Just to say Happy Easter and so glad that Col is home for the weekend! What a lovely lot of books! Happy Easter and Happy Reading! Both of you relax as much as you can, very best wishes from me in Torbay,<br />Margaret P<br />www.margaretpowling.comgalanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190356279359463949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-82243983034251296712017-04-14T23:01:19.493+01:002017-04-14T23:01:19.493+01:00over 60 we get free reservations.
And 12 books at ...over 60 we get free reservations.<br />And 12 books at a time, which is more than I can read.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-83506329555656080732017-04-14T21:14:06.413+01:002017-04-14T21:14:06.413+01:00Happy Easter. Hope Col's strong enough to enjo...Happy Easter. Hope Col's strong enough to enjoy the family. I've been moving all my books, finally giving the eldest a proper sized bedroom and moving my library to the box room. Gone for boring old ikea billy, and the cd version gnedby, all oak veneer and totally flexible with lots of small units I can fix around the space available. The Carnegie award shortlist is out, so that's my reading pile for the next few weeks. Hope to get on read this weekend, on a huge campsite with several other families about as different from camping at your old place as it's possible to get! Enjoy your weekend, the book sort will wait, but grandkids won't! (Northern)Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04104584804774437478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-86308560295413824472017-04-14T20:47:38.882+01:002017-04-14T20:47:38.882+01:00So pleased that Col is able to be home for Easter....So pleased that Col is able to be home for Easter. Enjoy your family and make happy memories.<br />Patpat chesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907311009341922595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-59942790507550526192017-04-14T20:13:19.373+01:002017-04-14T20:13:19.373+01:00Enjoy having Col at home for the holidays.
Glad ...Enjoy having Col at home for the holidays. <br /><br />Glad you got your new reading material.<br /><br />God bless.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051183778965359500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-22711279469492351842017-04-14T19:16:19.187+01:002017-04-14T19:16:19.187+01:00In the pile above are the Sittaford Mystery and Wh...In the pile above are the Sittaford Mystery and While the Light LastsSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-26923981381883512192017-04-14T19:15:21.491+01:002017-04-14T19:15:21.491+01:00Libraries here are no longer run by the County Cou...Libraries here are no longer run by the County Council but by a Community interest group, part funded by the council but most voluntarySue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-80977752152075365572017-04-14T19:10:04.187+01:002017-04-14T19:10:04.187+01:00I usually just read in the evenings, never in bed,...I usually just read in the evenings, never in bed, sometimes afternoons if the weather is awful and I'm feeling tiredSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-22439233343289624692017-04-14T19:08:23.583+01:002017-04-14T19:08:23.583+01:00How lovely to have your lovely hubby back home wit...How lovely to have your lovely hubby back home with you for a few days, enjoy your special time together and with your family. Time together is very precious.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219765225983399688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-69757097719575829882017-04-14T17:26:15.386+01:002017-04-14T17:26:15.386+01:00I am really impressed that they stock Persephone b...I am really impressed that they stock Persephone books.I love Persephone books.Gbusybusybeejayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570020362062932692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-21465611068883253472017-04-14T15:21:04.399+01:002017-04-14T15:21:04.399+01:00That's quite a pile to work through and enjoy....That's quite a pile to work through and enjoy. Have a lovely Easter weekend xxMylittlepieceofenglandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13010447131003277696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-6454393238575787622017-04-14T15:06:36.033+01:002017-04-14T15:06:36.033+01:00That's a good pile to get through Sue.
When is...That's a good pile to get through Sue.<br />When is your favourite time to read?<br />I only read at bedtime although I would love to find a quite couple of hours during the day to sit and have a cuppa and a bit of a read. That isn't ever going to happen in this chaotic house and Andy would probably ask if I was ill or something.<br />Yay....Col made it home for the weekend. I am so pleased for you both.<br />Hugs-x-Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10528336306775217982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-39070033133033662512017-04-14T14:31:54.293+01:002017-04-14T14:31:54.293+01:00Forgot to proofread - at the moment, NOT Monet!)Forgot to proofread - at the moment, NOT Monet!)Mary in Bathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00821979511883716993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-18263037869779591312017-04-14T14:30:32.251+01:002017-04-14T14:30:32.251+01:00We used to have to pay £1 per reservation, but no...We used to have to pay £1 per reservation, but now they are free unless transferred in on an inter-library loan.<br />I am borrowing loads at the Monet (more than I can read), as our lovely library building is threatened with closure. The plan is to scale it down and move it to the top two floors of the council offices (which used to be in the beautiful Guildhall, but are now in an ugly 1970s block.)<br />Oh dear!Mary in Bathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00821979511883716993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-37203962882221276222017-04-14T14:22:35.630+01:002017-04-14T14:22:35.630+01:00So glad Col is home and that virtually all the fam...So glad Col is home and that virtually all the family will be together.<br />It is a special weekend after all! xxMary in Bathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00821979511883716993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-5247997645775214882017-04-14T12:15:20.663+01:002017-04-14T12:15:20.663+01:00Brilliant that Col is home for the weekend, hope y...Brilliant that Col is home for the weekend, hope you all have a very happy Easter. <br />I have The Fortnight in September from Persephone, lovely gentle book.Faith @MuchMoreWithLesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020594764909911895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-41842199387266333882017-04-14T11:33:08.645+01:002017-04-14T11:33:08.645+01:00Such great news that Col is home for the weekend. ...Such great news that Col is home for the weekend. Enjoy it and what are you cooking on your new range?Candacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04728224499293623221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-35696520105496556032017-04-14T10:57:50.563+01:002017-04-14T10:57:50.563+01:00What are the two Agatha Christie's are you rea...What are the two Agatha Christie's are you reading? The wartime home front books look interesting<br /><br />Julie xxxxxxxKC'sCourt!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16768777808237333266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-16531110509734260462017-04-14T10:43:14.544+01:002017-04-14T10:43:14.544+01:00Here our reservation fees are £1-00 per book for a...Here our reservation fees are £1-00 per book for adults, 70p for over 60s, free for under 18s. If the title you want is an inter library loan, there's an added charge of £3-20!<br />We don't have any mobile libraries, so that fee doesn't even include getting the books close to our homes.<br />This wasn't a problem until our local authority took almost all of our library hours down from at least 40 hours per week to 18! Now there is no evening opening and just 3 hours on Saturday mornings. It's become very difficult for anyone infirm or disabled to get to a library, so in their wisdom the 'powers that be' also closed the Housebound Reader Service!<br /><br />Really happy to hear that Col is home for the weekend. Have a wonderful time, enjoy Jacob and Florence, take lots of photos and make loads of lovely memories! X<br /><br />Colhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04191036562913935116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-64347454368148568162017-04-14T10:12:51.690+01:002017-04-14T10:12:51.690+01:00Have a lovely Easter weekend with your family Sue....Have a lovely Easter weekend with your family Sue. I am glad Col is home to enjoy it with you.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11702229101079053703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-53692839233004244192017-04-14T10:04:58.119+01:002017-04-14T10:04:58.119+01:00lucky and gratefullucky and gratefulSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-6050364809862803742017-04-14T09:25:25.800+01:002017-04-14T09:25:25.800+01:00You are so lucky Sue, if we reserve books from the...You are so lucky Sue, if we reserve books from the mobile library it costs us 50p a book, I read at least 8 books a month so it would add up and its something I am not prepared to pay.sweet blondie blue eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10415902997410295811noreply@blogger.com