tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post9003396937186203668..comments2024-03-29T04:40:15.560-06:00Comments on NORTHSIDER : Book Shopping In Cork ("When The Horse Was King.")northsider http://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-71694722848529629692014-02-07T00:54:09.027-07:002014-02-07T00:54:09.027-07:00Thanks Cumbrian for your suggestions. John Seymou...Thanks Cumbrian for your suggestions. John Seymour's Complete Guide To Self Sufficiency is the allotment and smallholders bible. The best thirty Euros I have ever spent. <br /><br />I also enjoyed James Herriot, Thomas Hardy, The Brontes ('Wuthering Heights') George Eliot's Silas Marner, H.E Bates, Barry Hines, Priestley, Peter Tinniswood...? Fiction and non-ficition. <br /><br />Not forgetting Bernard Venables. The man who gave the Daily Mirror and Britain: 'Mr Crabtree goes fishing.' It sold 4 million copies of the book in the 1940's. I read it in the 1970's and 80's. Think most young lads wanted a Mr Crabtree for a dad or uncle to take them fishing. <br /><br />Then there's television Cumbrian. Geoffrey Smith was my favourite television gardener, along with The Victorian Kitchen Garden's Harry Dodson. <br /><br />Your 12 books sound a bargain. They should keep you going for a while. <br /><br />Went a walk yesterday. First time in ages. <br /><br />Thanks!northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-51000683032410191152014-02-06T16:03:52.184-07:002014-02-06T16:03:52.184-07:00John Seymours classic Complete Guide to Self-suffi...John Seymours classic Complete Guide to Self-sufficiency will take some beating, and all his other books I find interesting and entertaining.<br />The James Herriot vet series I've got a full set (I think) and can read them again and again, never fails to raise a smile.<br />Also enjoy reading Fred Dibnah and his tales of the great industrial England of years gone by.<br /><br />Just realised they're all dead now, more's the pity.<br /><br />Most of them seem to be out of print, so car boots and charity shops are the main source of supply.<br /><br />Just bought a series of 12 books on the self-reliant theme.<br />Grow your own - Ian Cooke<br />Herbs and spices - Linda Gray<br />Household cleaning - Rachelle Strauss<br />Spinning, Dying & weaving - Penny Walsh<br />Beekeeping - Joanna Ryde<br />Cheese making - Rita Ash<br />Foraging - David Squire <br />Hen keeping - Mike Hatcher<br />Home Brewing - John Parkes<br />Natural remedies - Melissa Corkhill<br />Preserving - Carol Wilson<br />Soap making - Sarah Ade<br /><br />Brand new on offer £5 the set. Should keep me going for a while.<br /><br />Weather not bad today, no rain or wind and just a bit cool. Noticed some snowdrops blooming in the garden, a good sign.cumbrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10047500383078884463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-88173960611765574392014-02-06T10:12:24.294-07:002014-02-06T10:12:24.294-07:00Hi John. Are you talking about the 1930's rad...Hi John. Are you talking about the 1930's radio presenter: 'Romany' - Reverend George Bramwell Evans? I haven't read any of his nature books but I once discovered (saw) his famous Romany caravan in a car park in Wilmslow when I lived in Cheshire. I believe there is a 'Romany' society and the caravan is now in Bradford Industrial Museum. Thanks for your comment. northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-4820906575648448662014-02-06T09:55:53.298-07:002014-02-06T09:55:53.298-07:00I guess the 'Romany ' books would still ta...I guess the 'Romany ' books would still take some beating. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13845113520987402425noreply@blogger.com