tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post1615852025394181929..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: A Shetland Notebook - Norman Ackroyd Desperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-1281185676150895102016-10-06T00:07:10.966+01:002016-10-06T00:07:10.966+01:00What a beautiful thing to own. I know it will brin...What a beautiful thing to own. I know it will bring you joy!Diana Birchallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18291540900938654707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-10395940112610574192014-09-24T22:21:24.163+01:002014-09-24T22:21:24.163+01:00Me too, I look at this book and just wonder how th...Me too, I look at this book and just wonder how the hell he does it. I grew up in Shetland and still have family there so can't resist a local themed book. You should definitely visit your friend!Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-10532735946885074832014-09-23T22:40:43.734+01:002014-09-23T22:40:43.734+01:00I happened upon this book in our local bookshop th...I happened upon this book in our local bookshop the other day: it was one of those books which I just Had To Have as soon as I saw it. Not that I've been to Shetland yet - in fact I bought the book with the excuse that I would give it to a friend who works there, but now that I've had the chance to look through it at leisure I can't bear to part with it! Like you, I love the facsimile style, as if one is leafing through a real sketchbook. Ah, if only I could make painting look so effortless...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-63344392823404563722014-08-29T13:27:58.775+01:002014-08-29T13:27:58.775+01:00So many plans to make, so little time. Where does ...So many plans to make, so little time. Where does the year go?<br />Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-73845291633264127922014-08-14T13:44:48.526+01:002014-08-14T13:44:48.526+01:00Just beautiful, yes visit - worth the effort thoug...Just beautiful, yes visit - worth the effort though I advise early before the queues build up. Enjoy. And buy some postcards! Maybe I'll do it too.CarolShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00354002254611517326noreply@blogger.com