“A book is a dream you hold in your hands.” – Neil Gaiman
“A book is a dream you hold in your hands.” – Neil Gaiman
As we approach Rememberance Sunday, we thought we would tell you about two young men who lived at Mennock Pass Cottage and whose names appear on the Mennock War memorial. As mentioned in a previous posting, before it was named Mennock Pass Cottage it had been previously known as Dalpeddar Cottage. In WW1 23 men …
This September why not call in at Burnside Tearoom in Sanquhar and choose from a selection of thrillers written by some of the best Scottish crime authors!
Our ever expanding list of fauna and flora now includes our first wild black rabbit, Gold Crests, Kingfishers, Globeflowers, Wild yellow poppies and with so little rain in recent weeks, even the Mennock water is starting to sprout all sorts of interesting weed and aquatic life. The woodland has now transformed from its winter rest …
Our latest edition of Booktime Magazine is available now to collect from Burnside Tearoom in Sanquhar or click on the link above. Full of fabulous reading ideas for everyone. New fiction, great YA titles and wonderful books for children. Click or Collect your copy.
We’re delighted to bring you the new edition of Booktime Magazine, free and available to read online and free paper copies will shortly be available in selected outlets locally. Titles listed in the magazine can be ordered through our online book shop and you can either arrange for home delivery or, if you email us, …
Taking the opportunity to enjoy the sunshine, we wandered down into the wood behind the Book Warren to see the emergence of spring flowers. Our snowdrops have been glorious and now the daffodils are rapidly forming their buds. The dark green leaves of bluebells are pushing through the leaf litter, tiny Celandine leaves precede their …
One of the many joys of living here is the sheer variety of wildlife we see every day. Last week these were just some of the amazing birds and mammals that paid us a visit. Our Great Spotted Woodpecker visitors are a pair that had at least one fledging last year. Rebecca the Woodpecker is …