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Europe Trip Day 24

posted by [personal profile] katherine_b at 10:27pm on 09/01/2013 under
Well, today was lots of fun, but also very somewhat expensive. After leaving Edinburgh, I headed for Helen Barber's house (she is the author of Chalet School Headmistress and Bettanys of Taverton High) and we had a lovely lunch at her house and chatted about books, politics and all sorts of things.

After this I headed for a highly recommended bookshop called TB Books in Addingham near Leeds. I made the following purchases:

Changes for the Chalet School
The Chalet School Does It Again
The New Mistress at the Chalet School
Summer Term at the Chalet School
Prefects of the Chalet School

In the interests of honesty, I should admit that all five hardbacks cost me a total of £250, the same amount as I saw for Chalet School Reunion back in Hay. This feels a lot more satisfying and far less guilt inducing than that purchase (had I made it) would have done.

Tonight I am in Nottingham, planning to visit the Galleries of Justice tomorrow, before heading for London and the return of my car. (I may also have another bookshop to visit on the way. Somebody stop me please. *g*)
Mood:: 'sleepy' sleepy
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posted by (anonymous) at 10:54pm on 09/01/2013
Told you it was good! (by the way it's actually TP Books not TB although given the number of CS books in there.....)

So glad you managed to visit it and find books you wanted. And now you know it's there then you can plan for next time you're in the UK - although Lou would be very happy to post out to you I'm sure.

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posted by [identity profile] katherine-b.livejournal.com at 07:17am on 10/01/2013
Oops, TP it is! *blush*

And yes, that is definitely on my itinerary now!
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posted by [personal profile] bas_math_girl at 01:37am on 10/01/2013
However are you going to cope with the book shops in London?! Ha ha ha
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posted by [identity profile] katherine-b.livejournal.com at 07:21am on 10/01/2013
*lol* Well, the books I want urgently have been found/purchased now, so I will have to keep to my budget. That and the fact that I have to get all of these home and don't want to post too much more stuff back Down Under.
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posted by [identity profile] serenityslady.livejournal.com at 04:56am on 10/01/2013
Never!!! A girl can never have enough books!! :D
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posted by [identity profile] katherine-b.livejournal.com at 07:21am on 10/01/2013
*lol* So very true!
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posted by [identity profile] alisondh.livejournal.com at 07:41am on 10/01/2013
I must get round to checking if TP Books open at weekends - it's only about an hour's drive from here (although driving over the Pennines isn't always fun in January!) and I've never been.
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posted by [identity profile] katherine-b.livejournal.com at 08:13am on 10/01/2013
She's open on Fridays and Saturdays, but you can also call and ask her to open for you (as I did) which is brilliant because she can bring some more books out of her store if she knows what you're looking for (and tell her that I sent you *g*).
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posted by [identity profile] alisondh.livejournal.com at 09:36am on 10/01/2013
Thanks - I might try that. I sometimes go up to Boundary Mill, a shopping outlet place near Pendle Hill, and then over to Skipton, which isn't far from Addingham. Trouble is, if I go to Addingham I'll end up in Ilkley having an enormous afternoon tea at Bettys (famous chain of cafés in Yorkshire, which thankfully has never made its way over to Lancashire or it'd be tempting me all the time!) :-).
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posted by (anonymous) at 10:44am on 10/01/2013
Alison - she's my local bookshop! Well about an hours drive but some of it is a lovely scenic drive so doesn't count. I'd be very happy to meet you there some time and introduce you to Lou (unless it's someone else running it as she's at a fair). I love taking people there and looking at their faces as they realise just HOW many GO books can be crammed into a small space.

And Betty's is fun as a treat - it's fine to treat yourself occasionally.
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posted by [identity profile] alisondh.livejournal.com at 09:03pm on 10/01/2013
For some weird reason LJ has screened this so it won't let me see who it's from!! Dawn? Thank you, anyway :-).
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posted by [identity profile] dawn9163.livejournal.com at 10:17pm on 10/01/2013
yes - sorry it's Dawn - silly LJ! It would be lovely to meet up and go book shopping and cake eating, especially as Betty's actually do stuff I can eat!
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posted by [identity profile] alisondh.livejournal.com at 10:25pm on 10/01/2013
I thought it was probably you :-)!
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posted by [identity profile] katherine-b.livejournal.com at 08:59pm on 10/01/2013
Sounds like a perfect day of splurging to me!
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posted by [identity profile] lizarfau.livejournal.com at 11:06am on 10/01/2013
Lou Harrison is lovely and has the best Chalet books ... Glad you found her shop!
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posted by [identity profile] katherine-b.livejournal.com at 09:00pm on 10/01/2013
Yes, so am I! I got recommendations on Facebook, which were perfect!
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posted by [personal profile] develish1 at 07:07pm on 11/01/2013
I feel the need to say "bugger it!"

Mainly because if I'd been paying attention sooner, and actually added you to my f-list when I thought I had, I'd have known about this in advance and could have met you for a coffee.

Seriously, I could be in Nottingham in about half an hour, depending on buses.

excuse me while I pout :(
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posted by [identity profile] katherine-b.livejournal.com at 07:33pm on 11/01/2013
I echo your "bugger it" as a meeting would have been lovely. Never mind, love, I will visit again one day and we can arrange it in advance.
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