Because of work and home commitments, I've been very slow to add photos and so this is a two part post, to show off our January and April book swaps.
Our January meeting on Zoom was somewhat disrupted by the arrival of Storm Eunice: Janet A was unable to join us due to a power cut; Margaret looked up from her computer to find that someone else’s corrugated plastic roof had flown into the middle of the garden, and Jo ended up chasing the plastic cover of the family greenhouse down the street in the middle of the meeting. It certainly made for an interesting couple of hours!
Our swap theme was Travel. As always, it was lovely to see how many different ways this theme had been interpreted.
Janet Ashmore’s book travelled the 80 mile length of Hadrian’s Wall, from Wallsend to the Solway Firth, providing a beautiful pictorial journey of this World Heritage Site – a trip which would make a desirable addition to any bucket list!
Jo Duncan’s suitcase concertina book was filled with aspirational places to visit for any armchair traveller who is longing for their great escape.
Margaret Beech’s book had a wrap round construction with an integral cover and was inspired by this R.L. Stevenson quote and by map paper from a Quarto 2013 swap book by Mari Topping.
Janet Barnett’s book was tiered concertina structure with sewn sections in which she reminisced about special holidays, choosing one from each decade of her life so far, illustrated with photos.
Ruth Rowland’s book used maps, collage and a concertina structure with an interesting cover fold to explore the idea of a road trip through the scenic North of England.
Mari Harrison focused on the lack of travel opportunities afforded by the Covid 19 pandemic, wistfully remembering those days when we all took travelling for granted.
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