On Holiday in a Bookshop – Part 3: We Go West!
Before I wind my way west to Shropshire (where we stayed in week 2), just a quick mention for the Titles Bookshops. There’s a few dotted around the Peak District, but the one we visited was in North...
View ArticleOn Holiday In A Bookshop Part 4: The Cinema Bookshop
I think I’ve already mentioned ConstructoBoy’s obsession with Zeppelins. All through the holidays, and our many outings and pop-ins to bookshops (believe me, I’ve not mentioned them all in my posts),...
View ArticleA Pocketful of Good Advice (and Peak District)!
Last weekend I threw caution, preplanning and all the things I should have been doing to the wind, and uprooted us all to the Peak District for a long weekend. It’s not the kind of a place you need an...
View ArticleR is for Relevant:
Relevant: Having a bearing on or connection with the matter at hand. Writers, you’ll be pleased to know that this post is relevant to you. That’s not even a pun. The first interesting hit I got for...
View ArticleDe-stressed by The Teenage Guide to Stress
A new book coming through the post is always a reason to celebrate. But when it’s on your mat when you get home from an unexpected and rather stressful stint at work, it’s even better. And when it’s a...
View Article“On Holiday In A Bookshop!” Part One
At least, that’s what ConstructoBoy said he felt like one day. He did have a point. We did visit a LOT of bookshops on holiday. But he stopped complaining in week 2 when he found a book on his beloved...
View ArticleOn Holiday in a Bookshop – Part 2
In shock news, I must report that Scarthin Books isn’t the only bookshop in the Peak District. Honestly, it’s true. There’s another one. This is Bookstore Brierlow Bar, 3 miles from Buxton. It claims...
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