Our New Life in the Country: In the words of Britney .....

Saturday, 21 February 2015

In the words of Britney .....

... Oops I did it again!!

But I didn't play with anyone's heart ... I bought some more books.

Clare Balding's and Vivienne Westwood's books were from the British Heart Foundation shop, and the other three came from a brilliant little discount book shop that we have in Llandudno, called 'Bookwise'. They often have really good books in there that are across the road in Waterstones for full price, but they sell them for a fraction of the cost.

It would be so wrong of me not to support some of our local shops, so I did this for the sake of the local economy. Although while saying this .... I did manage to get books with a total cover price of a of £111.99 for just £18.97.

And I now own 624 books !!

Nope ... I don't feel guilty in the slightest :-)

Sue xx

11 comments:

Happeninguponhappiness21 February 2015 at 14:29
He he! You tidy your book shelves and the next thing you know, you've acquired more!
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Anonymous21 February 2015 at 14:51
Well you supported a charity, and you have something you will enjoy, everyones happy.
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landcuckoo21 February 2015 at 16:58
Good work Sue! I'll be off to find the Saved By Cake book, sounds like I'd like that one!
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Regena Fickes21 February 2015 at 17:03
Neither would I. Books are as much a necessity as food and shelter. Rock on!
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alana21 February 2015 at 17:12
Love your blog sue, in my opinion you can never have too many books or animals xx
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alana21 February 2015 at 17:14
Love your blog sue, in my opinion you can never have too many books or animals xx
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DeeJay21 February 2015 at 19:05
But Sue, the SAVINGS on those books! Fantastic! And as much as minimalism is good for the soul, so are books. We are finally in a house that we can use one of the bedrooms as a library - bliss! Just a book lined room with two leather armchairs (2nd hand), throws, cushions and a table lamp - I'm in heaven.
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Gill - That British Woman21 February 2015 at 21:10
I don't blame you I wouldn't feel guilty either.....
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Catherine21 February 2015 at 22:55
Also love your blog. I have a severe cookery book buying problem, so much so that I have run out of room on my shelves to store them. I have been banned from buying any more. Yesterday I sneaked a chicken cookery book in. I recently got rid of a load of books which I stored under the bed in boxes as my OH bought me a Kindle and I am reading a lot of books on it. But I have found that you never remember the name of the book you are reading as it is different to picking up a book and opening it. It is just not the same. But I cannot complain as it was a present. I miss picking up books and turning pages.
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Winkel's Crazy Ideas23 February 2015 at 06:32
Oops l did it again too! Bought more books. A gorgeous gardening book and one on mountain hiking. So great and so reduced in price that it would have been a sin not to have bought them ;)! Enjoy your read, Pam in Norway.
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e24 February 2015 at 01:48
An woman after my own heart...Enjoy them.
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This was my Blog, just me writing about our day to day life learning all about and then living the smallholding life. First we started on a farm in Oxfordshire, then we moved to a smaller place in Berkshire (both in England) and then we found a place of our very own at the bottom of a hillside in North Wales. Along for the ride were all our various animals, and we ended up with just our dogs, Suky and Mavis, our cat Ginger .... who secretly thinks he's one of the canine gang, a sheep called Ethel who wandered in off the road and stayed... and a roving band of egg laying chickens that live cheek by jowl with the local wildlife.

We grow our own fruit and vegetables, selling surplus plants and edibles at the gate. We sell the eggs the chickens lay, we reuse, recycle and rethink ... and life ticks over at a pace that suits us.

It was simply the wild and wacky ramblings of a 50 something townie turned country girl called Sue, who lost her heart to a sailor and started a new life in the country .... many years ago. On a path that took us from Cumbria to Oxfordshire, to Berkshire and then we found our home at the bottom of a wet and windy Welsh hillside by a busy main road.

Pull up a chair, grab a coffee and relax into a world of dogs, cats, chickens, polytunnels and veggies with the occasional grass munching sheep thrown in for good measure.

Sue xx

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