FROM THE LAND COMES THE CLOTH

I AM A BIT OBSESSED WITH HARRIS TWEED. I SEE IT AS MY PERSONAL QUEST TO SAVE THEM FROM EVERY THRIFT STORE, FLEA MARKET AND CHURCH RUMMAGE SALE REGARDLESS OF SHAPE, CONDITION OR SIZE. I CAN'T WAIT TO GET MY HANDS ON IAN LAWSON'S NEW BOOK - FROM THE LAND COMES THE CLOTH. HIS FORTHCOMING BOOKS TELLS THE STORY WITH STUNNING IMAGES OF THE INCREDIBLE LANDSCAPE, PEOPLE (AND SHEEP) IN SCOTLAND WHERE THIS FINE PRODUCT COMES FROM.

BIRTHDAY'S BOUNTY

THIS PAST WEEKEND BOOKS WERE GIFTED IN FULL FORCE

THANKS GIRLS.

FALL READING

I PICKED THESE UP AT MY LOCAL USED BOOK SHOP UPSTATE. MOUNDS OF USEFUL INFO HERE.

MAN GUIDE

THIS IS A REPRINT EDITION OF LT. COL. PETER HAWKER'S 19TH CENTURY GUIDE TO ALL THINGS SPORTING. PRINTED IN ENGLAND, IT IS A MUST READ GUIDE FOR WATER FOWLING, UPLAND BIRDS, FLY FISHING, TRAINING DOGS AND CHOOSING DRESS. 

THIS IS NOT ABOUT A BEACH TOWN IN NEW JERSEY.

YOU CAN FIND THE MOST PERFECT THINGS IN SOME OF THOSE CHURCH BOOK SALES AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM. WITH A NOD TO ONE OF MY FAV BLOGS WILDWOOD, I GIVE YOU THE FOLLOWING POST. THEY DEFINITELY DESERVE TO HAVE FOUND THIS BOOK. THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST WILDERNESS HOW TO'S I HAVE EVER SEEN.

THE STANDARD : BOCUSE

I LOVE COOKBOOKS AND HAVE A COLLECTION OF DOZENS. I USUALLY HAVE SOME GUIDELINES TO DETERMINE WHY I BUY ONE: IT MUST HAVE AT LEAST THREE TO FOUR RECIPES I AM IMMEDIATELY INTERESTED IN WHEN I FIRST OPEN THE BOOK AND HOW USER FRIENDLY IS THE BOOK. (NUMBER OF INGREDIENTS, DESIGN, PHOTOGRAPHY ETC..) THIS BOCUSE BOOK IS A HOME RUN. FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1982, THIS NEW EDITION IS UPDATED FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY. BOCUSE COVERS EVERYTHING FROM A SIMPLE MAYONNAISE, POT ROASTED CHICKEN AND CREAMY SCRAMBLED EGGS TO POTEE AU CHOU (SIMPLE PORK DINNER) AND RABBIT PATE.  THIS IS NOW A STANDARD "GO TO" FOR ME WHEN LOOKING FOR DINNER INSPIRATIONS.

NOW I'VE LEARNED MY ABC'S....

I JUST BOUGHT THIS BOOK FROM A STREET VENDOR IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD IN BROOKLYN. HONESTLY THESE GUYS HAVE CRAP 95% OF THE TIME. BUT THIS WAS A GREAT FIND ($5.00 WITH NO CUSTOMARY HAGGLING ON MY PART) PUBLISHED BY PETER PAUPER PRESS IN 1953. THIS LETTERPRESS BEAUTY IS SHORT, (60 PAGES) TO THE POINT, (MOST COCKTAILS HAVE AN AVERAGE OF THREE INGREDIENTS, TOPS) AND IT'S FILLED WITH ALL THESE BOOZE INSPIRED, PHILOSOPHIC LIMERICKS ILLUSTRATED BY RUTH MC CREA. FIND YOURS ON ALIBRIS.

GREAT MOMENTS IN PUBLISHING