Gladstone's Library

RaeLovesToRead

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I miss my happy place! 🥲

MicheleinPhilly I just booked for next year! 🤗 7mo

RaeLovesToRead @MicheleinPhilly Woo!!!! 🥳🥳 Welcome aboard! 😊 It'll be great to have you with us. 7mo

julesG @MicheleinPhilly 🥳🥳🥳🥳 7mo

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RaeLovesToRead

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#gladstonerds 💕

@squirrelbrain @Leniverse @julesG @Susanita @Oryx @scripturient @jenniferw88 @TrishB @rockpools @CGalinor3 @MicheleinPhilly @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen

Oryx Great pic! Very atmospheric. Totally haunted. 7mo

scripturient I can see my room! 😍😍 7mo

julesG Wow! That's a great picture. 7mo

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BarbaraBB Wow what a fantastic location 7mo

Cinfhen Stunning photo 🫶🏼🤩❣️ 7mo

RaeLovesToRead @Oryx @julesG @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen Thank you!! 🥰🥰🥰 7mo

RaeLovesToRead @scripturient Mine too, now that I look! Glad the light isn't on!! 👻👻👻👻 7mo

MicheleinPhilly WOW! So basically you‘re saying that I won‘t sleep a wink? 😉 7mo

RaeLovesToRead @MicheleinPhilly If it's like it was on Saturday no one will... they had a proper rave going on somewhere. It was cute at 10pm but when it got to 3am and they were still rocking out to Natasha Bedingfield I was not impressed! 🤣🤣 7mo

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RaeLovesToRead

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I don't want to leave 🥲
Thanks for a wonderful few days fellow #gladstonerds 💕
@squirrelbrain @Leniverse @julesG @TrishB @rockpools @Oryx @scripturient @Susanita

RaeLovesToRead @CGalinor3 Found you! 😉 7mo

CGalinor3 @RaeLovesToRead Thanks! 😁 7mo

Branwen I hope I can join you guys next year! 🥹💕📚 7mo

RaeLovesToRead @Branwen I will keep you posted on what's happening! It would be great for you to join us 🥰 7mo

RaeLovesToRead @squirrelbrain Can we keep Becky in the loop? She's hoping to come along in future! 7mo

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Leniverse

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If Gladstone read this travelogue that was gifted to him by the author (see earlier post), he must have bailed halfway through as several of the pages haven't been cut. So I might have to go the Project Gutenberg route if I want to find out what Rev. Christie experienced in the East and South of Russia. (Not a great deal if the first half of the book is anything to go by.)
#Gladstonerds

julesG Interesting way to find out if someone bailed on a book that was gifted to them 7mo

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Leniverse

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I always find some eye catching title in Gladstone's. And this time an inscription I can only partly decipher!
"The Right Honourable ?? Gladstone MP with the Author's compliments (compls)
Carlisle Nov(?) 10th 1878"

#Gladstonerds

julesG W. Gladstone - I'd say. 😍 7mo

LeeRHarry WE Gladstone if it‘s the former British PM 😊 very cool! (edited) 7mo

LeahBergen Very cool! 7mo

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squirrelbrain

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All of the fabulous books from our Blind Date with a Book swap at Gladstone‘s Library #readingretreat.

Are there any you‘ve read and would recommend?!

Tamra Anxious to read Belle Greene - but will have to wait until December 2024 for #Europacollective buddy read. 😭 (edited) 7mo

squirrelbrain @tamra - lucky for me that‘s the one I picked! I will wait too…. December‘s not that far away now is it?! 7mo

Tamra @squirrelbrain next year 😫 7mo

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Cinfhen Ohhhhh….good!! I wanted to see all the book titles 🤩 7mo

squirrelbrain Oh no @tamra - I didn‘t notice the 2024! 🤣 Not sure I can wait that long! 7mo

JenReadsAlot Oh I love the snow child!! 7mo

LeahBergen Fun! 👏👏 7mo

nanuska_153 Momo is ❤️❤️❤️ 7mo

jlhammar I also loved The Snow Child. Looking forward to reading Belle Greene next year! 7mo

Caroline2 I loved The Snow Child and I have the river one on my kindle, I‘ve heard it‘s good but I‘ve not read it yet. 7mo

LeeRHarry Loved The Snow Child and Go As A River is on my TBR. 7mo

squirrelbrain @LeeRHarry @carolines2 - Go As A River is very good. (edited) 7mo

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squirrelbrain

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Unpacked my book pile at our #readingretreat.

I‘ve not had one of the rooms with the posh book wallpaper before!

#gladstonerds

rockpools, Oryx, scripturient, Susanita, TrishB, jenniferw88, julesG, Leniverse, RaeLovesToRead, CGalinor3

rockpools ❤️❤️❤️ I‘m quite jealous of your book heap. I think I ended up taking most of my ‘real‘ books out. Except the Wombles. If anyone needs to borrow the Wombles this weekend, just let me know! 7mo

rockpools Also 🎉Wallpaper & Roberts Radio🎉 7mo

squirrelbrain You can borrow one if you wish! @rockpools 7mo

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squirrelbrain And WHY the Wombles?! @rockpools 7mo

rockpools @squirrelbrain And there was me planning to read all of my ARCs I‘ve ever acquired since the dawn of time 😘 7mo

rockpools @squirrelbrain Heading to Scotland after. Not for me, honest guv! 7mo

TheKidUpstairs Enjoy!!! If I win the lottery one of these years, I'd love to fly over and join you all on retreat 😁 Great reading stack! 7mo

Mitch I loved this ! Enjoy!

The Covenant of Water (Oprah's Book Club)

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Cinfhen Wonderful stack! Enjoy 💚 7mo

squirrelbrain We‘d love you to join us @TheKidUpstairs ! 😃 7mo

squirrelbrain I‘m looking forward to starting it @Mitch although I‘ve gone in with the new Richard Osman first…. 7mo

BarbaraBB Looking so good! That wallpaper and that radio. And the books of course. Enjoy to the max! Next year @Cinfhen and I will join you 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽 7mo

MicheleinPhilly @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I‘m planning on it too. ☺️ 7mo

Cinfhen Yay!!! That would be awesomesauce @MicheleinPhilly - I‘ve been thinking of you xx ohhh, another reason to make it happen @BarbaraBB 🩷🩷🩷 7mo

RaeLovesToRead @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen @MicheleinPhilly Look forward to meeting you all next year!! 🥰🥰 7mo

MicheleinPhilly @Cinfhen I‘m surviving. 😘😘 7mo

squirrelbrain @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB @MicheleinPhilly - we‘ll decide on dates very soon and let you all know! 7mo

Cinfhen Thanks so much Helen xx just hoping the Jewish Holidays won‘t interfere 💜🙏🏻 7mo

Cinfhen @MicheleinPhilly all the love 💕 💕 💕 7mo

squirrelbrain Ohhh of course @Cinfhen - I think we might not have much choice on weekends, due to other Littens‘ commitments, but when are your Holidays next year and we‘ll see what we can do? (edited) 7mo

Cinfhen Obviously do what‘s best for you guys but luckily the Jewish Holidays don‘t fall out until the first week of October next year🤩 so I think early/mid September should be fine 🥰 7mo

squirrelbrain @Cinfhen - we‘ll try not to do October then! 😘 7mo

squirrelbrain @cinfhen - the only weekend we can do is the same one next year, so it will be Thurs 26th Sept until Sunday 30th. Does that work for you? I‘ll drop you an email later this afternoon anyway with more info. 7mo

Cinfhen RH begins Wednesday October 2 so it might be too close as there‘s a lot to prepare 🥺 im not ruling it out - I‘ll check flights and speak to my husband and see what he thinks. Thanks so much, Helen xxxx 7mo

squirrelbrain Oh no! You could always leave late on the Saturday maybe. Most of us leave after lunch on Sunday so you wouldn‘t miss much then. @cinfhen 7mo

squirrelbrain Leave it with us though @Cinfhen - we‘re going to have a chat, see if we can do it 2 weeks earlier. 😘 7mo

Cinfhen So sweet but you all come first 😘😘😘 7mo

BarbaraBB @MicheleinPhilly You‘re really thinking of coming? That would be awesome! (edited) 7mo

BarbaraBB Let‘s know the final schedule Helen and I‘ll see if I can come. Would love to! @Cinfhen 7mo

CBee @squirrelbrain would you let me know as well? Right now I don‘t know if it‘s even possible for me to come, but I want to so badly! 7mo

squirrelbrain Hi @CBee - we‘ve picked Thursday 10th October next year, for 3 nights. Drop me an email to helenharrogate at gmail dot com and we can discuss further, if you wish. I hope you can come! 😘 7mo

CBee @squirrelbrain will do! 😊 7mo

LeeRHarry I‘m always hoping to make it one day too 😊 depending on when I‘m over in the UK visiting the family - the 10th is actually my birthday so if I was to come I might come for another day that weekend as my brother lives in North Wales so I could 🤞make it work. 😊 7mo

squirrelbrain That would be fab @leerharry - even if you only stay a night or two, or just pop in for the day! 7mo

Megabooks How cool! 6mo

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Susanita

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This picture was taken two months ago today at Gladstone‘s Library. I miss the #fireplace and the food and the company and the bonging church clock and…

I bet it‘s lovely there with Christmas decorations. #DivineDecember

rockpools, Oryx, scripturient, TrishB, jenniferw88, julesG, Leniverse, Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks, squirrelbrain, Mitch, RaeLovesToRead, CGalinor3

Eggs Perfect 🤩 1y

squirrelbrain Aw! We arrived just as they decorated for Christmas last year…and just in time for a big, howling storm! 1y

RaeLovesToRead Miss you all! 🥰🥰🥰 My sister was there with my Mum the other day. I was so jealous!! Although I'm living it up in York so I can hardly complain too much 😉🙃 1y

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rockpools ❤️❤️❤️ 1y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty 🔥 1y

TrishB So lovely ♥️ miss all too. 1y

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jenniferw88

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Thanks for a fab weekend everyone!

#readingretreat #Gladstonerds @TrishB @scripturient @squirrelbrain @Mitch @julesG @Oryx @Susanita @CGainor3 @rockpools @Leniverse @RaeLovesToRead

RaeLovesToRead It's been awesome! 😊💕 2y

TrishB Here‘s to next year 😁 2y

jenniferw88 @TrishB should that be a spoiler as we're not opening it up to others yet? 2y

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squirrelbrain ❤️❤️❤️ 2y

TrishB I just meant generally 😁😁 2y

jenniferw88 @TrishB haha! I just thought I wouldn't write anything about next year because we weren't opening it up yet! 🤣 2y

youneverarrived It looks amazing ❤️ 2y

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Leniverse

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Treasure found at Gladstone's. The Book of the Goat. By the British Goat Society. Containing Full Particulars of Breeds of Goats and Their Profitable Management.
The publisher also has "Book of the Rabbit - a charming book for rabbit fanciers", "Pig Keeping for Amateurs", and "Fancy Mice" which "goes thoroughly into the subject".

#Gladstonerds #ReadingRetreat

julesG 🤣🤣 2y

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