Books at my Bedside

After reading Sarah's blog, I really liked the idea of showing what books are by my bed. I have always loved having books to read in bed and like to have a variety.

There are some that remain there constantly, for example my chicken manual. I have recently taken the role of chicken keeper and have to say that I have become quite attached to my two feathery friends. This manual is a Hayne's manual, just like the car guides, but for chickens. A blog post about them will follow soon. I often pick this book up when they have done something new (like sneeze) or at the beginning of a month to check what I should be doing.

There are others that are there for work purposes: Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible' is one of my favourites and Curtis Jobling's Wereworld is there so I can read it for a workshop I am running. It wouldn't be something that I would pick up normally, but I want to make sure that I have read some of his work and have to say, I am really enjoying it. I love the sentence structure and vocabulary that he uses.

There are a variety of baking books because I often find that Clandestine Cake Club's Warrington announcement comes out around 9-10pm. This then involves are nail-biting few moments where I must get my RSVP in as soon as possible and start to plan my cake. This is the best place for them!

Finally, there are some on the shelf that I just want to read for pleasure. Sadly, it takes me a while to get through a book. However, I tend to read a lot more in the summer to balance this out.

So, that's my bookshelf and my books.

Emma x