Good afternoon, bookworm, do come in! Did you manage to see the eclipse this morning? The Science and Astronomy books have been excited for days and were most aggrieved by the clouds blocking their view. I often think of what it must have been like for people hundreds of years ago who saw an eclipse […]
Welcome bookworm, it’s so lovely to see you again! You must have heard the sound of the kettle whistling on the stove ready for me to pour a warming cup of tea. Can I tempt you to Manchester tart, still a little warm from my baking this morning? Ooh, speaking of Manchester, let me tell […]
Good morning, bookworm, do come in and sit in your favourite chair. It’s the first time this year that I haven’t built up a cosy log fire and have opened the top stable door instead to hear the birdsong. Ah, I can see you’re looking puzzled by the sound of the sea despite being nowhere […]
Good morning, bookworm, do come in. Can I get you some hot toast with butter on? The dragons have been a little overactive with spring being in the air so I set them the task of toasting my bread. With any luck, they’ll wear themselves out while we sit and have a catch up. So, […]
Good morning, bookworm, do come in from the mist. Let me give you a cat treat before you unwrap your scarf – you can wield the treat before you so they don’t try and steal your scarf as they do love something long and woolly to play chase with. See? It works like a charm! […]
Welcome, bookworm – don’t trip over the piles of books! I’m doing a little reorganisation of the bookshelves here following some anti-social behaviour amongst the bookshelves. Last night, the feel-good fiction books were most upset when the psychological thrillers started loudly telling them how nobody can be trusted, spouting statistics about men killing their wives, […]
Welcome, bookworm! Come in from the mist and have a look at what I’ve got here. Don’t worry about your shoes, it’s only around the Classics shelves that you need to take them off, or they’ll be demanding someone clean the carpet… I haven’t even had time to brew a pot of tea for you […]