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Gladstone's Library: A Short History | St. Deiniol's Library

Every year at #GladstonesLibrary I come across at least one title that amuses me (or makes me cringe - I still haven't gotten over "Journeys Among the Gentle Japs")
This year I present to you: CHEAP TRACTS
Entertaining, moral and religious, (not to mention cheap) repository tracts - for the use of W. E. Gladstone's servants in 1833.

LeahBergen So cool! 1mo

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julesG

Binding | Bridget Collins

Part of the #Gladstonerds #GladstonesLibrary #ReadingRetreat #BookHaul (quite literally - carried home 13 books)

Thank you especially to @scripturient @Oryx @squirrelbrain @Caroline2 @TrishB 😘😘😘 - also thanks to @RaeLovesToRead for foregoing her prior claim on The Binding and letting me schlepp it home instead.

Caroline2 Beautiful 🤩 I hope you like it 👍 14mo

Cinfhen Oh WOW!!! 14mo

squirrelbrain Great pic! ❤️ 14mo

TrishB Hero! Carrying all those books. 14mo

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julesG

Gladstone's Library (formerly St Deiniol's Library) | Hawarden, Flintshire, United Kingdom (Library)

Miss this view already.

I'm home. Might have a reading party with the offspring now.

#Gladstonerds #GladstonesLibrary #ReadingRetreat

@TrishB @RaeLovesToRead @rockpools @Leniverse @scripturient @CGalinor3 @Susanita @Oryx @squirrelbrain

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Cupcake12 Are there any plans for a retreat trip this year? 9mo

julesG @Cupcake12 Yes, from October 10-13. Would be great to see/meet you there. You best ask @squirrelbrain for the booking details - there might be a discount. 9mo

squirrelbrain Hi @Cupcake12 - it would be lovely to have you along. If you email Gladstone‘s with the dates and give them my name (Helen Thain) they‘ll add you onto our group booking - there was a discount up until the end of 2023 but I‘m sure they‘ll roll it forward for you. Let me know if you do book and we can add you onto our group chat for afternoon tea bookings etc. 9mo

Cupcake12 @squirrelbrain thank you. I‘ve just emailed them to make an enquiry x 9mo

squirrelbrain Let us know how you get on! @Cupcake12 9mo

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julesG

"Idler" | Tom Hodgkinson

Bit of idling in the Reading Rooms

#Gladstonerds #GladstonesLibrary #ReadingRetreat

@TrishB @RaeLovesToRead @rockpools @Leniverse @scripturient @CGainor3 @Susanita @Oryx @squirrelbrain

Crazeedi How are you? I'm here again. I hope all is well. 14mo

julesG @Crazeedi Good to see you!! I'm fine! How are you? 14mo

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julesG

The Turnglass | Gareth Rubin

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

The first line of the 1930s part of the tagged book is:

Ken Kourian's eyes, pale green like thirsty grass, bent to the coffee-stained page in front of him.

#Gladstonerds #GladstonesLibrary #ReadingRetreat

ShyBookOwl 💜 14mo

IndoorDame 💚💚💚 14mo

tpixie 💚 14mo

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julesG

A Taste of Darkness | Dawn Kurtagich, Melinda Salisbury, Krystal Sutherland, Kat Ellis, Amy McCulloch, Louie Stowell, Mary Watson, Kathryn Foxfield, Amy McCaw, Maria Kuzniar, Cynthia Murphy, Rachel Faturoti

Small stack of books.

Thank you, @squirrelbrain for housing and bring them.

Top to bottom:
A Taste of Darkness
You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight
Ink Blood Sister Scribe
Book of Sand

#Gladstonerd #GladstonesLibrary #ReadimgRetreat
@TrishB @RaeLovesToRead @rockpools @Leniverse @scripturient @CGainor3 @Susanita @Oryx

julesG Obviously I'm unable to type proper #. It's #ReadingRetreat 14mo

julesG And #Gladstonerds 🙄🙄🙄 14mo

squirrelbrain It‘s all that cake - making your brain go all wobbly! 🤣 14mo

julesG @squirrelbrain haven't had any, yet 14mo

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squirrelbrain

The Squirrel and the Lost Treasure | Coralie Bickford-Smith

Thank you to @julesG ‘s kids for my lovely gifts!

Pingu is very tired after his loooong trip from Germany to North Wales so he‘s having a quick snooze before joining his friends on the #readingretreat.

#gladstoneslibrary
#gladstonerds

Clwojick Pingu! ❤️ 14mo

Centique Pingu was such a favourite of my daughter‘s. He will always be so precious! 14mo

Cupcake12 Are there any plans for a reading retreat this year? 9mo

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scripturient

The Cat Who Saved Books | S?suke Natsukawa

Reading Littens in their natural habitat. #gladstonerds #gladstoneslibrary #readingretreat

Oryx, TrishB, jenniferw88, julesG, Leniverse, squirrelbrain, CGalinor3

rockpools Perfect! How‘s the book? 3y

Chrissyreadit ❤️ 3y

tpixie I love this get together! Littens in the wild! 3y

Cupcake12 Are there any plans for a retreat this year? 9mo

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julesG

Perilous Undertaking | Deanna Raybourn

Thanks for the tag @sprainedbrain

- flying to Wales for the #ReadingRetreat at #GladstonesLibrary and celebrating a few birthdays

- ARCs mainly, but am listening to the tagged book (reread) while sewing; #buddyread of King's "If It Bleeds", #audiocleaning and #audiocooking to Fry's "Mythos"

- staying on the sofa under a thick blanket and watching half the series of "Picard"

#ThoughtfulThursday @MoonWitch94

Tag, you're it.

Sharpeipup How‘s Picard? 5y

julesG @Sharpeipup took me a bit to get into it. It's not exactly TNG, but has a great cast. And a few great guest stars. 😁 5y

MoonWitch94 Wales is on my bucket list. Sorry about your trip. 💕 Thanks for playing ☺️ 5y

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julesG

The Diviners | Libba Bray

Finished this shawl that I wanted to take to the #ReadingRetreat at #GladstonesLibrary. Guess I'll have to make another one to finish at the retreat in November. 😉

#HookersOfLitsy #audiocrochet

#24B4Monday @Andrew65 @jb72 @SumisBooks
#readathon

Freespirit Lovely shawl!
5y

Hufflepuffle Love those colours 😍 gorgeous shawl! 5y

squirrelbrain Yay! Glad you finished it (and had enough wool!). Hope you‘re Ok today 😘 5y

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julesG @squirrelbrain Thank you. I'm okay, still processing the window thing though. 5y

julesG @Freespirit @Hufflepuffle Thanks! 5y

HannaPolkadots Beautiful shawl!🤩 5y

julesG @HannaPolkadots Thanks! 5y

AmyG How pretty! 5y

julesG @AmyG Thank you! 5y

Crazeedi @julesG I love the colors, very lovely, you are so talented 5y

Andrew65 That‘s lovely 😊 And a great time. 👏👏👏 5y

Lindy It‘s beautiful! 😍 It looks like it would have been an excellent choice as a retreat project: simple enough to allow you to pay more attention to your surroundings and companions, while the shaping, and watching how the yarn coloration plays out, would keep it interesting. What is the fibre? 5y

Oryx That's beautiful! 5y

julesG @Crazeedi @Andrew65 @Lindy @Oryx Thank you. Lindy, it says Virgin Wool and Polyacryl, it's called Tosca Light by Lana Grossa. A friend sent me the yarn it was left over from another project. 5y

Lindy @julesG Thanks for your reply. How satisfying to transform leftover yarn into a beautiful shawl! 5y

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