tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post4123182843897386044..comments2024-03-28T17:38:36.224+00:00Comments on My Quiet Life in Suffolk: Books That Sue in Wales Might Not Have!Sue in Suffolkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-7774004333085088142018-02-05T15:55:29.912+00:002018-02-05T15:55:29.912+00:00Thank you for the offer but I'm more into crim...Thank you for the offer but I'm more into crime than romance!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-63060183326987581772018-02-05T15:54:36.813+00:002018-02-05T15:54:36.813+00:00I know exactly where Sue lives!!
And if Col gets w...I know exactly where Sue lives!!<br />And if Col gets well enough for us to travel I'm sure Wales will be a favourite destination as it has been many times in the past.Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-52178565432292006262018-02-05T10:39:19.632+00:002018-02-05T10:39:19.632+00:00White flags at dawn ;-)White flags at dawn ;-)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-82574737262480834382018-02-05T10:38:19.632+00:002018-02-05T10:38:19.632+00:00Unfortunately we live over five hours drive apart,...Unfortunately we live over five hours drive apart, at opposite sides of the UK, in fact almost in a straight line dissecting the map. I used to be much nearer to Sue when we lived in Oxfordshire. <br /><br />Who knows though, we might meet one day ... in the meantime we will continue with our banter and our book competitions ;-)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-79492726553701368512018-02-05T07:30:38.565+00:002018-02-05T07:30:38.565+00:00My Ma in law gets lots of books off a lady who get...My Ma in law gets lots of books off a lady who gets them off a lady who gets them off a lady and a few are WW11 fiction romances. If you'd like to be the next lady in the line of ladies, just say! <br />I feel some ancient cookery books and I love to read them. I'm always amazed at the actual availability if ingredients they could lay their hands on! I once made Bourbon biscuits with the kids at school from a WW11 recipe. They were 'interesting' and they featured parsnips for the sweetness. Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-49060064758325186782018-02-05T05:29:33.525+00:002018-02-05T05:29:33.525+00:00I wouldn't mind reading some of those books. M...I wouldn't mind reading some of those books. My daughter as well as she likes WWII history. If you like them and read them, why not keep them? I have quite the collection of cookbooks. One of my favorite authors has a new cookbook. Do I need it? Um..maybe for my birthday. I like how you shelved all the books .Grandmabeckyl.blogspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362600588981799211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-76056747578901745172018-02-05T05:26:09.875+00:002018-02-05T05:26:09.875+00:00What a great collection of books! I love both of ...What a great collection of books! I love both of your blogs and enjoy the fun banter between you. You two do seem to have a lot in common! Have you ever met in person? I bet you could visit for ages if you did get together!Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738727252267659979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-3111643663438610182018-02-05T03:44:14.435+00:002018-02-05T03:44:14.435+00:00Wow! What a lovely lot of books. I admit I like re...Wow! What a lovely lot of books. I admit I like reading some of the war fiction there is around. Mum is holding onto a couple of titles until I come over in the summer so I can read them. As someone else said, some of the books aren't available here in the US. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03039174572211086359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-24784031352244672582018-02-04T19:32:42.804+00:002018-02-04T19:32:42.804+00:00I think books about surviving war time, especially...I think books about surviving war time, especially written by ordinary people, can be very comforting. They did it and so can we.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830177691014290662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-46970763727763118542018-02-04T18:04:07.071+00:002018-02-04T18:04:07.071+00:00I tried to look up a few of your titles but appare...I tried to look up a few of your titles but apparently we can’t get them. (USA) I’m not usually a fan of that era, or cookbooks, but some did pique my interest. Like the Edith Holden book I did find. Even though it’s not a contest, I think you won.<br />DebbieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-74315389135611126222018-02-04T17:35:31.591+00:002018-02-04T17:35:31.591+00:00What a wonderful collection. In the past I have or...What a wonderful collection. In the past I have ordered books you mentioned from the library so thank you for the titles. I don't know why I like reading about the Home Front in WW2. It is just a fascination for an era I missed but my older siblings remember. Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100301243943578043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-68732221527891903472018-02-04T17:31:52.370+00:002018-02-04T17:31:52.370+00:00Great collection of books, Ive written some of the...Great collection of books, Ive written some of the titles down to see if I can order them from the library. Living Alone in Your 60'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848266282669835475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-90012046533252007272018-02-04T16:18:40.362+00:002018-02-04T16:18:40.362+00:00That is a wonderful collection of books, Sue! I&#...That is a wonderful collection of books, Sue! I'm as bad as you but with interior design books, but I do also have a lot of social history books - the books by David Kynaston are excellent (about Britain just after WW2 and how we got back our feet again, so to speak.) All social history books appeal to me, particularly those by Pamela Horn and Anne de Courcy. I think your selection is wonderful! <br />For letters, my favourites are The Lyttelton Hart-Davis Letters (Duff Hart-Davis's father, Rupert, being one half of this correspondence. I see you have Duff's book in your current pile) <br />Margaret P <br />www.margaretpowling.com galanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190356279359463949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-76940584740735415972018-02-04T15:59:57.097+00:002018-02-04T15:59:57.097+00:00Sue, crazy envy here on your wartime books. I lov...Sue, crazy envy here on your wartime books. I love reading them but have only found in my part of Canada the Nella Last diaries (LOVE those) and the Marguerite Patten ones. Thanks for sharing these titles.Marjoriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12022471051577764620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-874433081561575552018-02-04T15:55:46.930+00:002018-02-04T15:55:46.930+00:00La la la....covering ears and not looking at the p...La la la....covering ears and not looking at the photos....I went and bought a second hand copy of a book you featured here in December...I'm on a book ban at the moment!<br />ArilxArilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447764056767139963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-25444237420704519032018-02-04T13:38:51.906+00:002018-02-04T13:38:51.906+00:00Oh goodness - I had such a chuckle when I saw the ... Oh goodness - I had such a chuckle when I saw the headline to your post today! I had been reading Sue's blog regularly and following her challenging year progress. It is amazing the number of books that focus on wartime, digging for victory etc. I was born in 1944 in Scotland, where my dad was stationed and then we moved to Kent. When rationing was ended, we heard the announcement on the radio, and my dad asked my mum and I what we would like. My mum wanted a Lyons chocolate bar with nuts in. So he biked to the village shop. Unfortunately, the lady that ran it had not heard the announcement but she did sell him the chocolate. Its funny the things one remembers. Jean WinnipegGrandmotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04025641204648010198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-29881198409147219192018-02-04T13:29:43.010+00:002018-02-04T13:29:43.010+00:00I was quite surprised to count just how many I had...I was quite surprised to count just how many I hadSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-60106927284820436152018-02-04T13:29:03.241+00:002018-02-04T13:29:03.241+00:00Being born in 1955 ,the war was still being spoken...Being born in 1955 ,the war was still being spoken about and some rationing had only just finished so I think that's how I've always been interestedSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-34188429968107202912018-02-04T13:27:37.138+00:002018-02-04T13:27:37.138+00:00Don't like lending too many!Don't like lending too many!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-21455035812620106672018-02-04T13:27:00.204+00:002018-02-04T13:27:00.204+00:00I do lend books but not very often!I do lend books but not very often!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-91490403727082785422018-02-04T13:26:09.785+00:002018-02-04T13:26:09.785+00:00You have more thrifting books so I reckon a draw a...You have more thrifting books so I reckon a draw and truce!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-59074623355390389072018-02-04T13:21:43.887+00:002018-02-04T13:21:43.887+00:00Love seeing other book shelves and getting ideasLove seeing other book shelves and getting ideasSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-79969758998269769212018-02-04T13:21:17.089+00:002018-02-04T13:21:17.089+00:00We had about 1,500 books before we downsized!(not ...We had about 1,500 books before we downsized!(not all war ones)Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-81325823530070108792018-02-04T13:18:59.676+00:002018-02-04T13:18:59.676+00:00I've read about two thirds of them I think. Th...I've read about two thirds of them I think. The odd thing is that there are still new books about WWII appearing.Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-6108554360462416992018-02-04T13:17:27.161+00:002018-02-04T13:17:27.161+00:00Your shelves are better stocked than our mobile li...Your shelves are better stocked than our mobile library. Last month the large van was retired from service, so they have allocated a small transit-style van. If more than three people climb on board it becomes impossible to see what is on the shelves. Library Services being squeezed again. Wonderful to be able to browse your shelves at a leisurely pace, you have an excellent and enviable collection.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.com