8th December- Advent Photo + Who Got Picked Out

 A very small book from Candlestick Press. They are marketed as books "instead of a card" (4.95 each) and include an envelope and bookmark for a message if you buy them direct. I spotted this in the window of a charity shop in Diss when I was rushing around doing the ID stuff last week. Did a rapid detour into the shop and snapped it up for £1

From the website.......................

"One for those of us who love tales of the natural world, and who enjoy seasonal woodland walks when things lie deep and crisp and even. John Lewis-Stempel’s The Wood in Winter is a beautiful piece of nature writing about the life of a wood in bleak midwinter, tying in old festivals and traditions which are so weighted with meaning at this time of year. He writes about why being in a wood in winter strips us to our essential soul, and how close encounters with the animals who thrive in this hard season remind us of our own deep connection to the earth.

“A wood on a winter’s eve, no matter where you are, when the snow is falling through the trees, is existence stripped back to the elements. It is the Ice Age returned in miniature.”

Its a 15 minute read and has now gone off to a friend as part of a Christmas present.

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And who got picked out of the jug for the books?

First thing this morning I wrote the names of everyone who commented yesterday and overnight on slips of paper, shut my eyes and picked out 4.

 Vickiey, Joan(Devon), Emma and Happy Hooker

These are the names that came out and comment moderation will now be switched on so addresses will only be seen by me. I'll get the books in the post ASAP.

Thank you to everyone who left a comment - wish I had enough books to send one to everyone!

 

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Sue