Book Reviews

‘The best moments in reading are when you come across something - a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things - which you had thought special and particular to you. And now, here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone even who is long dead. And it is as if a hand has come out, and taken yours.’ Alan Bennett

“Many a book is like a key to unknown chambers within the castle of one’s own self.” ― Franz Kafka

Tuesday, 7 May 2013

Beautiful blossom, lakes, fells and books

I'm back and scheduling some blog posts, and I thought I'd share a photograph of the beautiful blossom we are lucky enough to have in the garden at the moment. I love seeing the blossom out and there are some beautiful colours around. 


It was a wonderful, warm sunny bank holiday Monday here in our part of the UK yesterday, which is quite a rarity, and we worked hard in the front garden; we're trying to remove all the grey concrete slabs and begin to create a cottage garden. Daisy was of course on hand to offer her help; well, actually she was quite sensibly sleeping peacefully in the shade most of the day. 

She, along with us, enjoyed the break we had in the Lake District. We even had lunch outside one day near to Ullswater with the fells around us as a stunning backdrop.



Such a wonderful part of the world. We did some lovely walks and enjoyed the fabulous scenery. I also found time to browse around some of the bookshops, of course, and in particular I enjoyed looking in Fred Holdsworth's, an independent bookshop in Ambleside. Here's a photo of the notice in the window highlighting the books that have been selling well there. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink was one of their World Book Night books which I thought was an excellent choice as that's the one I gave away too! 


I'll leave you for now with a photo of Grasmere and the surrounding fells. The one on the left of the dip is Helm Crag which we have walked up on a previous visit. 





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12 comments:

  1. Karen Jones Gowen7 May 2013 at 13:54

    Lovely post-vacation thoughts and photos!

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    1. Lindsay7 May 2013 at 17:16

      Thanks for commenting Karen, I'm glad you liked the post :-)

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  2. Felicity Grace Terry7 May 2013 at 16:22

    How beautiful to see all that blossom. Yes, spring has finally sprung in my corner of England as well.

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    1. Lindsay7 May 2013 at 17:16

      Thanks for your comment Tracy. Yes it is lovely to see and so glad we all have Spring at last.

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  3. Anne7 May 2013 at 16:29

    What a beautiful place Lindsay, thanks for sharing

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    1. Lindsay7 May 2013 at 17:17

      Thanks for commenting Anne. I do love it there and will never tire of visiting, discover something new everytime.

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  4. Unknown7 May 2013 at 22:24

    That picture of Grasmere is awesome, it almost makes me feel a bit dizzy - so many layers reflected in the water! Hope you had a wonderful time relaxing.

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    1. Lindsay8 May 2013 at 19:13

      Thanks Marie. I'm glad you liked that pic, it was one of my favourites, couldn't stop taking pics on that walk it was such a good day.

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  5. Ellie8 May 2013 at 12:43

    Your pooch is utterly gorgeous!

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  6. Anonymous8 May 2013 at 17:07

    Welcome back Lins. What a lovely post to share. Thank you x

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    1. Lindsay8 May 2013 at 19:16

      Thanks Shaz, I'm glad you liked the post too. x

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