This Month - Tales of a Caravanner and Part-Time Bookseller - contributed by Martyn

It all started when my better half announced “I have always wanted a motorhome”. This came out of the blue, after over 20 years together, with not a mention of this heartfelt desire - no “now that we are retired…”, no “how do you feel about…”, just came straight out with it…

Knowing better, through bitter experience, than to question this pronouncement, it was followed by trips to an assortment of venues to inspect dealers' stock of acceptable vehicles. Now I admit some were magnificent, all mod cons and resplendent in manufacturers logos etc. but when common sense returned in small measure...Read More

Featured Book - Cakes and Ale - by Judy Spours - contributed by Theresa

As anybody who knows me will testify, I enjoy my food, both eating and cooking. So it will be no surprise that I have chosen this as my featured book.

The Victorian age saw the rise of the middle classes and their desire for the refined things in life and there were a plethora of people to help them achieve this.

Celebrity chefs are by no means a modern phenomenon; Alexis Soyer, Isabella Beeton and Eliza Acton, all had books published on how to buy and cook food. They also gave advice to the emerging middle classes on household management. Entertaining at home was not just a matter of eating... Read full article