Went to a Norman church in Elkstone, Gloucestershire today. In fact, I walked. Got tangled in hedgerows. Lost on rights of way rarely trodden. Hot. Sticky. Had a bizarre interaction with a private chauffeur (Cotswolds country isn’t it…). Had a pint of cider. Excellent:

Bad news for anyone planning to travel on the A7283 heading from Great Smoulting in the direction of Middle Earth West:

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Find down the shop this morning. Find us in Frome, Somerset or visit sherlockandpages.com to snap up a read:

Gunwalloe, Cornwall. The Church of the Storms:

Beautiful photos of my book “Forgotten Churches” that were sent to me by a reader. So nice to see this whispering quietly into people’s passions. Available for sherlockandpages.com or all good bookshops:

Scouting for painting scenes. Or walking the dog. Or both. Somerset. England. Land of Discontent and dis content:

Toulouse-Lautrec, Portrait of Van Gogh with a glass of absinthe. Vincent and Lautrec were good friends when they lived in Paris.

© Bernard Tognet

This was nice. Thank you

My top 10 books. Subject to change 🌝 no Young Stalin, no Hollinghurst, no Ferrante. What about Scurati? Alas

Getting fuelled for a great day of bookselling over Sherlock & Pages as it’s Frome Independent Market day. Hope to see some of you or visit us at sherlockandpages.com to support from afar:

Mythical beast on the rood loft at Sheringham Churvh, Norfolk

More of this:

📚 The Pilgrim’s Book Club 🥾 …is born. You’re invited to join a Book Club all about ancient landscapes, nature, history and heritage. Fiction and non-fiction picks each month from Sherlock & Pages see the video below for an explainer and visit - sherlockandpages.com/pages/the-pilg…

Are you extremely bored? Do you want to hear the ramblings of a small book shop owner? BUT is it better than what’s on Netflix? Debatable…if you’ve not watch “The Last Dance” get on it. Otherwise 👇 youtu.be/ODnv-wDf_CI?si…

A genius. So simple yet so recognisable:

The stories we tell are important. Are they all we have when all is said and done?

Malmesbury Abbey. Resting place of Athelstan - Arguably the first King of England (though where his exact remains are is lost to history). Stunning 12th century carving. Stirring stuff:

All Saints, Great Chalfield, Wiltshire: