MedlemCDVicarage

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8,518 böcker 46 samlingar 67 recensioner
Samlingar
Alla samlingar (8,517), Possible ebooks (1,822), Ladybird Books (47), Ditt bibliotek (5,737), Kerry's (5,674), Main Shelves (538), Girlsown (617), Virago (269), Persephone (70), Ebooks (3,644), Paper Books (1,776), Audiobooks (484), Läser just nu (34), Ska läsas (2,214), 2024 Reading (72), 2023 Reading (180), 2022 Reading (180), 2021 Reading (210), 2020 Reading (226), 2019 Reading (235), 2018 Reading (204), 2017 Reading (197), 2016 Reading (155), 2015 Reading (233), 2014 Reading (168), 2013 Reading (170), 2012 Reading (163), 2011 Reading (161), 2010 Reading (106), 2009 Reading (133), 2008 Reading (93), 2007 Reading (137), Read undated (1,431), Lästa men inte ägda (849), Outsize (63), Small (87), Guides (41), Gifts (77), DVD (3), Abandoned (48), Spare Room (183), Kitchen (43), Önskelista (69), Miscellaneous (9), Once Owned (9), Total Read (3,862)
Taggar
Fiction (6,781), ebook (5,378), Read (1,413), Girlsown (599), Audio (483), Biography (423), Virago (310), GGBP (299), R2019 (233), Historical (232), R2015 (231), R2020 (220), Lit Crit (216), R2021 (204), R2018 (201), Humour (198), R2017 (193), R2022 (175), R2023 (172), R2013 (166), R2014 (164), R2011 (161), R2012 (159), R2016 (154), R2007 (137), R2009 (133), Short Stories (130), History: British (126), Chalet School (126), Christmas (116), Mystery (111), R2010 (106), ultb (103), R2008 (92), Small (86), Children's (83), R2006 (75), Early Review (72), Essays (70), R2024 (69), Persephone (68), R2005 (67), Poetry (67), Outsize (60), Food & Cookery (59), Regency (55), Ripping Yarn (53), History: European (49), Bookgroup (45), Geography & Travel: Britain (43), Guide (40), History (37), R2000 (36), Victorian (35), Fairacre (32), R2003 (31), Fantasy (31), R2002 (31), Mythology (29), Austen (26), Feminism (25), R1998 (24), Tintin (22), R2001 (22), Lone Pine (21), R2004 (21), Nature (21), Geography & Travel (20), R1999 (20), Narnia (20), Language & Grammar (20), Thrush Green (20), Ballet (20), Reference (18), Romney Marsh (16), Marlows (16), Plays (15), Gothic (14), Clare (14), Music (13), Transport: Railways (13), Games & Sport (12), Susan (12), R1997 (12), Bible & Commentaries (11), Punchbowl (11), Geography & Travel: Europe (11), Church History (10), Pony (10), Dimsie (10), Calendar (9), TV & Radio (9), Melling (9), Maybridge (8), Knitting & Sewing (8), Nancy (8), Niccolo (8), Vivians (7), Lymond (7), La Rochelle (7), Cats (7), Mapp & Lucia (6), Classics (6), Chicklit (6), History: American (6), Nature: Birds (6), Maths & Statistics (6), Gardening (5), Nature: Plants (5), Colmskirk (5), Religious Art (4), R1987 (4), Art Nouveau (3), Computing (3), DVD (3), Women's Education (3), Toby (3), Geography & Travel: Spain (2), Art (2), Ceramics (2), Architecture (2), Surveying (2), Atlas (2), Postal Service (2), Geography & Travel: France (2), Religious Architecture (2), Psychology (2), Politics (2), Ethics (2), Abridged (2), Film (2), Heraldry (2), Carolyn (1), Paper technology (1), Tales of Beatrix Potter (1), Transport (1), Astronomy (1), Health (1), Ghost (1), Medicine (1), Lettering (1), Education (1), R1986 (1), Genealogy (1), Weather (1), Calligraphy (1), Abandoned (1), Periodical (1), Moral (1), GGB (1), Finance (1)
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May 20, 2007
Riktigt namn
Kerry
Om mitt bibliotek

My library has been drastically reduced - in physical size - over the last two years. In June 2022 we moved to a modest 3 bed semi but we have spent the previous 30-odd years living in large (at least 5 bedroomed) detached vicarages with book cases in every room (apart from the bathroom). The advent of ebooks has helped as there are not many books that I must have in paper format and I have reduced this number to 1,737 (31st March 2023). Discarding books is not something that I can do in one fell swoop but I managed a few every week. Some have been sold - my Chalet School hardback collection was more valuable than I thought - some have gone to friends or charity shops, and there were even a few that were in such bad condition that the paper recycling bin was the only place for them.

Trying to look on the bright side: I had the pleasure of arranging my book cases and then my books in a fresh new location. After a few months of re-arranging furniture I even bought a new bookcase so I actually have spare capacity!

Kevin the Vicarage Cat, recently a Cheshire Cat, is no longer with us and we miss him every day, but the new house is closer to a main road and is currently part of a building site, so it may be for the best that we left him in a peaceful country garden.

Om mig

That isn't me - it's Kevin the Vicarage Cat - now resting forever in the garden.

Vistelseort
Cheshire, UK
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Läser just nu
The Chalet Girls in Camp av Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
The Poisoned Crown av Maurice Druon
The Finish: The Progress of a Murder Uncovered av Angela Elliott
The Silk Roads: A New History of the World av Peter Frankopan
The Last Lost Girl av Maria Hoey
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