Took a trip to Crowfield Church on Saturday (Info from the Suffolk churches website HERE ) for the Flower Festival but more for the books!
This marquee is the book stall - full of boxes - nearly all were fiction this year
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and the books bought were these, they were 50p each. Might have seen the Green Man one before and the Agatha Christie was first read way back in the 70's. The others are all new to me and I picked up the Chalet School one because it's a series that I never read as a chid so thought it was about time to catch up.
I had a cup of coffee there and spent £1 on the tombola which won me a bag of chewy sweets - better save them for the children who do trick or treating at Halloween.
The next second-hand book sale is the big NSPCC sale near Colchester in October - I shall be there!
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Sue
Lots more lovely reading material. Those flower displays are very attractive.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Luckily I have room on the shelves for more too!
DeleteLove the flowers. How beautiful. Always love a good book sale. I am being very good and staying away from them. I did pick up a couple of books at The Dollar Tree the other day. Once in a while they have a few good ones lol
ReplyDeleteThe flower festival is always good at this church - talented villagers
DeleteThe chalet school books were my favourite as a child, oh how I wished I at that school, so exciting.
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw it I thought I ought to see what I'd missed
DeleteJohn Matthews who wrote the Green Man, is a Celtic expert with his wife Caitlin, I remember years ago they brought out a book of Celtic prayers. Was trying to remember their names only the other day. Flower arrangments are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI think the book was originally a set with a green man resin face. I'm sure it's the one we left up the top of the field at the smallholding. I need one for here now
DeleteI especially like the flower arrangement with the sunflowers and the apples around them. Very autumny.
ReplyDeleteEach arrangement had short piece written about it by the arranger saying why they had chosen to do it. But too much to note
DeleteI loved the Chalet School books as a child and kept them all, I sometimes wonder about re-reading them but haven't in case I'm disappointed and destroy my happy memories of them
ReplyDeleteOh dear that would be a shame - best not to re read
DeleteI have found that I enjoy the books from my childhood even more now that I am older and there is plenty of time to read them. Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff is one of these in particular. Good Luck!
DeleteLove th footpath arrangement, similar look to our walks.
ReplyDeleteThat was my favourite too
DeleteThose flower arrangements are beautiful Sue.
ReplyDeleteSo many clever people around
DeleteAgree with RP , love the sunflowers and apples arrangement.
ReplyDeleteI have the same issue with my new phone camera, I thought it would be the bees knees and it isn't!
You can never have too many books can you?
Alison in Walesx
I need more practice , but can't really complain as the phone wasn't too expensive. I just read one new phone just out by a big name is £1,700!
Deletevery inventive flower arrangements. Looks like a lot of mysteries great reading.
ReplyDeleteCathy
I soon spotted the crime fiction!!
DeleteQuite stunning flower arrangements. Didn't notice if there were prize ribbons. Agatha Christie is my go to if I can't find something to read.
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't a competition so no prizes
DeleteI think with the phone camera it is a matter of knowing how to use the different settings that might be available. I have never read up on it and I just point and click but maybe there are settings for too dark or too bright.
ReplyDeleteThe flower arrangements are so nice and I like how each one is different.
I doubt my phone has any settings - I'll have to search
DeleteHow beautiful, Sue! Absolutely gorgeous!! ~Andrea xoxo
ReplyDeleteSo many clever flower arrangers around - not something I can do.
DeleteYou got some good books at bargain prices.
ReplyDeletePlenty of winter reading now on the shelves
Deletei chanced upon a 10p book sale in the Christian charity shop the other day the top of the boiler is full of winter reading
ReplyDeleteThat was a lucky find. 10p is a real bargain
DeleteThe flower arrangements are beautiful. I read the chalet school books as a child and loved them. You were lucky to get one for 50p. Last year I bought one on world of books. I cant remember the price but it was expensive. I enjoyed it but wont buy anymore unless I see them for 50p!
ReplyDeleteI missed out on so many childrens stories - buying books was seen as a waste of money and Mum never took us to a library ever!
DeleteYou may not be that happy with the photo quality, but you still managed to capture the beauty of those flower arrangements :)
ReplyDeleteThank you
DeleteWhat a variety of flower arrangements and you did a good job of capturing them all. I love the book selection too. Catriona
ReplyDeleteA few nice finds in among all the books
DeleteThe flower arrangements you pictured are well done.
ReplyDeleteThe flowers looked better in real life!
DeleteSome imaginative flower displays here. A good haul of books - if you've not read Derek Tangye before, you will love him, but I'm sure you would have known him from many years ago.
ReplyDeleteI've read several Derek Tangye but only recently and hoped I'd not read this one, and I hadn't.
ReplyDeleteI’ve just read the Sarah Winman book and loved it.
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