Pouring rain early morning meant I didn't go to the last car boot of the season at Needham Market, there wouldn't have been many there if I had gone. Instead I journeyed to a village called Acton in South Suffolk after blog reader Jan told me the date of their book sale in the church. They hold this twice a year and I've always missed out before. The church pews and many tables were full of books, mainly fiction which I skimmed for grey Persephone books or old crime novels without any luck.
But from among the non fiction I picked up half a dozen. I've chopped the top off the book at the back but its a 1990 facsimile of a book from 1899 called 'The Book of Shops' with illustrations by Francis Bedford and verses by E.V. Lucas.
Two pages below from the Shops book
The one at the bottom on my windowsill is called 'Suffolk Strange But True' chapters about odd happenings, lost villages and Suffolk mysteries and above that 'Tatterlegs for Tea' by David Woodward is a follow up to his book about Suffolk dialect which I already have. This little book has Suffolk stories collected with a few verses. The Nature of Autumn and The Nature of Winter are both by Jim Crumley and share his love of the seasons and what he finds in them. The sixth book 'Four Walks in English Rain' is by Melissa Harrison who has written many books about wellbeing.
Blog reader Jan, who lives just over the Essex border and brought me snowdrops several years ago, somehow recognised me among all the crowd which was a surprise. I'm hopeless at recognising people only seen once!
I couldn't do photos of Acton Church, much too full of books and people, I planned to visit Chilton church before going home but couldn't find it! (Turns out to be across a field behind Chiltern Hall and is closed at the moment anyway, a good thing I didn't find it as it was too cold for walking far)
So I thought I'd call in at Great Waldingfield church on my way back but they were having a special heritage weekend so the church was full of people and display boards making that a no - no too. But I did manage a visit to the church in Little Waldingfield on my way through, by which time I was getting so cold and glad to go straight off home, especially as by then I was feeling very grotty again.
Back on antibiotics - doctor visit booked for later in the week.
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That's a good haul. Sorry you are not at your best. Like you, I am due to see the GP later in the week, regarding my ECG results . . .
ReplyDeleteMeant to say yesterday, I love your new header - very Atkinson Grimshaw.
I hope that you feel better soon.
ReplyDeleteChurch booksales can be such a lottery. There can be nothing or there can be some amazing gems. The shops book looks amazing.
Pity there wasn't any Persephone but you bought some interesting non fiction. Hope you feel better soon.
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Get well son, keep warm! It's wet and windy round here .
ReplyDeleteSounds like a day to tuck yourself up with a blanket, hot drink and your new books. Hope you feel better soon.
ReplyDeleteDo you know about having live yoghurt when you are on antibiotics? To protect your gut. My midwife was ahead of the game when she told me this after my son was born 40 years ago!
If anything can perk you up is always books, hope you feel better soon.
ReplyDeleteI hope that you feel well soon,Sue. Some lovely,interesting books to keep you company. I too love Persephone books, I recently read Despised and Rejected by Rose Allatini(1918). Such a good read,luckily Norfolk libraries had it in their stock, I can't afford Persephone book prices,sadly. Carole R
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