Originally Posted by An Thropologist:
“My sister in law's sister is a travelling nurse in Derbyshire ( the tricky high up bit). SHe has some stories about reaching her patients,”
I bet!! I hope she had a quiet christmas work wise. I love the Peak Districtic it's so beautiful. I know the nurses LOVE it in the summer round here because of how beautiful it is. They can't imagine being trapped in a ward all day now.
I got a present this christmas and i immediately thought of you (and Fink)!
It was a token for a publishing company called Persephone books. They specialise in re-printing neglected and out of print books (mainly women authors) and the collection includes novels, short stories, diaries, memoirs and cookery books. With the token i got a catalogue (which was just beautiful in itself) for me to choose my book. .Each book has its own page in the catalogue where you have a wee précis, clips and photographs associated with the book/author and a thumbnail of the fabric endpapers (the endpapers are GORGEOUS!!! i'd like a book of all the endpapers!).
I just rang up and ordered my choice and they were absolutely charming! If you have any friends who are of a literary bent i can thoroughly recommend it as a present to give (or indeed want to treat yourself) i've loved reading the catalogue it's been fascinating.