MJ's little flock

[MaryJanet]

Peepy cheepers at the shop

So sweet but i wish they were with their mummies

 

[BY Bob]

Peepy cheepers at the shop

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So sweet but i wish they were with their mummies

So adorable.

 

[MaryJanet]

Ahhhh the rain is falling in buckets

And one damp little hen takes shelter in the back porch while her friends take theirs under the rainwater tank.

 

[MaryJanet]

Ivy became very wet.

 

[MaryJanet]

 

[Ribh]

I'm late to the discussion but it was a babysitting day.

My oldest books only go back to one's my mother owned like this 1944 edition of Peg's Fairy Book, which I absolutely loved as a child. The illustrations are superb!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

I have to correct myself; it was printed in 1924. If it had been 1914 it would have been over 100 years old.

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I was just about to close the book when it flicked over to the pages below. Bottom left, there is an ad for John Buchan’s The Three Hostages. I read that for the first time only recently!

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It looks like it has been well loved. There is a lot of "home history" to be found in these type of books. I'm glad you are still using it.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

How about this one?

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Wow! That's the oldest yet. Do you remember where you got it from RC? Well, it was 130 years ago so maybe you don't remember....

Old books are so interesting, I hope we find more!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

My friends decided to be inside today.

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Two poops were dropped but thoughtfully on the floorboards and not on carpet or rugs.

So lovely!! I love seeing Blossom in the background

It's a beautifully framed shot MJ and although I love the chooks and hidden cat what I was really admiring were those beautiful floorboards and the treadle sewing machine table.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Not only long in the tooth but a book so influential it's still in print after... Doing my sum... 541 years! (Somebody better check my answer I haven't had tea yet).

The British library holds a first edition (predictably, but it's still nice that anyone can go and clap eyes on it).

Was that copy in Latin? (I don't read Latin, I'm making an educated guess)

It's quite a creative feat considering the time in which it was written. It deserves your contemplation.

Provided your copy is in English...