tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50087398407327792262024-03-13T15:22:12.186+00:00Booky Marky blogThe blogger formerly known as Tonbridgeblog. Views on most subjects welcome especially where they concern books and all things bookish Tonbridge bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242621868186419096noreply@blogger.comBlogger1566125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-42798734173827554932020-05-12T12:06:00.003+01:002020-05-12T12:06:43.428+01:00Coming soon..... a new short story written by me<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjYJvfTwtpzNkZMHi9gtGrajiWLNau_zcXfnc6afLgLyIUkGalOKTUUqFVaj3qdBIFd0K0OXJEIo1TwFsomr4KN7BtObKfH0y1NOOqaVUMM95bA8QP0NOnG2Nbyhi5_s3IYaZ3dohKk4/s1600/IMG_20200512_115145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjYJvfTwtpzNkZMHi9gtGrajiWLNau_zcXfnc6afLgLyIUkGalOKTUUqFVaj3qdBIFd0K0OXJEIo1TwFsomr4KN7BtObKfH0y1NOOqaVUMM95bA8QP0NOnG2Nbyhi5_s3IYaZ3dohKk4/s400/IMG_20200512_115145.jpg" width="400" /></a>.....it'll probably come in weekly instalments, a bit like Charles Dickens used to do with his part works contained in those lovely Victorian magazines. Not that I'm comparing myself with Dickens, you understand, who will remain one of our finest ever writers. Mine of course won't be available in book, or even booklet, format but just on here for now (and teased on twitter maybe.) How can I attract people to this page though? Now that's a different question. But first I must put pen to paper so that I can bring you the opening chapter. <br />
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Tonbridge bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242621868186419096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-64119888530387273032019-12-05T13:18:00.004+00:002019-12-05T13:18:46.733+00:00I'm still standing!......As Elton John once sang. I'm still attempting to sell books and it still beats working in an office!<br />
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How times have changed since this wartime government backed poster. I just chanced upon it in a book I got hold of recently and was struck by the contrast in attitudes compared with the wholesale closures of libraries all over the country. We need to save the ones that are left that's for sure....Tonbridge bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242621868186419096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-54304940752725698912018-04-25T12:24:00.001+01:002018-04-25T12:24:47.814+01:00Booky Marky?Okay, apart from the fact that I'm called Mark and work with books, (well, let's make that books are my life shall we!) it seemed like as good a time as any to change the direction of this blog, rather than just let it sit there doing nothing in the blogosphere or delete it from history. So rather than lose all of those classic posts from over the years (really, which were they then? I can hear some of you saying) I'm changing over to more bookish matters. So please let's have some views on anything to do with books, publishing, reviews of books if you like, or anything you can think of. If you still want to talk about general things in the news then you can do that too. You could even talk about Tonbridge if you like, but I probably wouldn't have a Scooby doo what you were going on about since I don't live there anymore. Or you can just carry on with the twitter and fleecebook and the snap numpty or instagranny or whatever. In the meantime here's a link to my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/MRichardsonRareBooks/about/?ref=page_internal">facebook page</a> and a weird sculpture of me which my daughter made as part of an animated art school project...<br />
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Tonbridge bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242621868186419096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-13202348906776869102017-12-15T16:27:00.002+00:002017-12-15T16:39:57.797+00:00A few pics from my new base in NE Lincs..<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Tonbridge bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242621868186419096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-62910653084680201672017-08-17T13:08:00.004+01:002017-08-17T13:11:02.306+01:00Life in the country!I'm now living in exile in North East Lincolnshire in a small village. Whether the quiet eventually drives me insane remains to be seen. At the moment I'm enjoying an idyllic existence. Feeling refreshed and raring to go after a whole month off work. The longest holiday I've had in over 13 years! Keep posting your comments and please do support your local independent bookshop wherever you are. I'll probably post a few pictures from my new base here before, gradually, fading in absolute obscurity and the memory of my Tonbridge existence and the footprints I left there being all but swept away....Tonbridge bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242621868186419096noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-1948029233138565952017-07-15T11:49:00.002+01:002017-07-15T11:59:35.246+01:0012 years, 3 months, 4 weeks, two days....That's it then. The last day in Mr. Books is almost half over as I write. Lots more on <a href="https://twitter.com/TonbridgeBlog">Twitter</a> about this for anyone interested. I'll be leaving the town in less than a week after 28 years but, for now, I'm savouring the moment of spending my last few hours in the shop. There will be a new Mr. Books, starting tomorrow in fact. How's that for a seamless handover! I'll let him announce himself when he's ready. I may continue with the odd post in exile but, for now, it's goodbye from Mr. Books and goodbye from me....Tonbridge bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242621868186419096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-55505282604275838542017-06-03T11:07:00.000+01:002017-06-03T11:07:30.010+01:00Announcement....And now the news you've all been dreading.... Tonbridgeblog will be moving up north very shortly. By the end of July for good and in dribs and drabs in between. The blog may continue as Tonbridgeblog in exile or something like that. Maybe I'll start a Tonbridge Wicked Whispers Blog revealing all the secrets many customers have told me over the years! Actually I'm probably not that cruel, or am I?! <br />The shop is almost sold but not quite, so we'll see what happens on that front over the next few weeks. It's been nice knowing some of you and it's always good to get comments however harsh and cutting some of them can be. I hope life treats you well and I'm sure some of you will be joining me up north before too long. Especially after the Corbyn revolution as none of you will be able afford to live in the south east when you're paying 90% income tax! Au revoir...Tonbridge bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242621868186419096noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-10020601880698788042017-05-03T16:21:00.001+01:002017-05-03T16:21:21.168+01:00Out and about with camera....<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Funny who you meet out in the countryside!Tonbridge bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242621868186419096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-12321192804340747022017-04-27T19:52:00.002+01:002017-04-27T19:52:32.603+01:00Any rooms at the Bug hotel?!I bought one of these at the Tonbridge Farmers Market from a chap who claimed that it was made entirely from recycled materials and that it would be crawling with bugs of all kinds within weeks, they'd make it their home. A bug hotel as it were. Well, after about eight months of being on my garden fence more or less undisturbed, by humans at least, all I can say is that the only evidence of insect life are the cobwebs coating the "rooms" of the hotel. And, as any fool knows, spiders aren't even insects! Although, I suppose, most people would still call them bugs!<br />
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Tonbridge bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242621868186419096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-28297210395426231032017-04-27T19:42:00.003+01:002017-04-27T19:42:33.129+01:00Tonbridgeblog out with camera....Sounds like the title of an old fashioned book!<br />
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Tonbridge bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242621868186419096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-58387825812165034902017-04-25T11:34:00.001+01:002017-04-25T11:34:45.658+01:00And my shot of the day....Taken at Bough Beech Reservoir visitor centre....<br />
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Tonbridge bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242621868186419096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-66762449194454696562017-04-25T11:29:00.002+01:002017-04-25T11:29:37.440+01:00Out and about around Tonbridge....The bluebells were quite striking out around Bough Beech Reservoir yesterday....<br />
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Tonbridge bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242621868186419096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-80800734102943270092017-04-25T11:19:00.001+01:002017-04-25T11:19:55.312+01:00Out and about around Tonbridge....Out for a drive yesterday with my camera. Here's a couple for you....<br />
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Tonbridge bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242621868186419096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-61203164182577898182017-03-25T12:11:00.000+00:002017-03-25T12:11:03.007+00:00Some interest in Mr. Books but time is running out!...Nice piece in the Courier last Friday with one of my favourite photos of me of all time I think. The snapper did a great job in <a href="http://www.kentlive.news/this-independent-tonbridge-bookshop-might-be-closing-8211-but-you-could-help-save-it/story-30202167-detail/story.html">capturing me</a>, surrounded by books. Almost as if he was reaching into my very soul (surely that's going too far... don't you mean sole? Ed.) Lovely comments by our MP, Tom Tugenhat as well. I must give him that tenner!<br />
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Tonbridge bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242621868186419096noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-54101474042855727442017-03-11T10:15:00.002+00:002017-03-11T10:15:48.845+00:00Mr. Books Bookshop is For Sale as a going concern....Sorry to drop this bombshell on you all this morning my loyal Tonbridgeblog die hard readers who've stuck with me through thick and thin. Let's face it, of late, it's been very thin! Yes I'm off back to my roots in NE Lincolnshire near the sea which I've missed all these years. I will be around for some months yet though so don't despair too much for now. More on the move as it unfolds but, in the meantime my thoughts are turning to what to do with the Bookshop. The lease is up quite soon so my choices seem to be: do I renew the lease in order to then assign it to a new owner at a later date. Sounds risky ish to me. So what are my other options? Well one would be to just walk away from the business I've build up for almost exactly 12 years. I really don't want to do this and would love to see the bookshop carry on with a new owner who has lots of fresh ideas so that they can put their own spin on it. Then there's a third way: I could just continue to own the shop business and employ a manager. It's all very exciting but scary at the same time.....<br />
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Tonbridge bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242621868186419096noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-66576793376706041302017-02-25T14:01:00.003+00:002017-02-25T14:01:58.832+00:00A train leaving Tonbridge Station towards Dover most probably...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Okay not the most exciting photo but some people like trains and I was on the railway bridge when it went under so....Tonbridge bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242621868186419096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-41541794191028033862017-02-17T15:39:00.001+00:002017-02-17T15:39:21.786+00:00Reflections of Tonbridge....<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The river can look quite stunning from the bridge early in the morning on the right day. Here it was recently as still as a mill pond....Tonbridge bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242621868186419096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-65405943304128836822017-02-04T17:13:00.001+00:002017-02-04T17:15:39.478+00:00Picture(s) of the day/week....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This shop unit on the railway bridge has seen better days. Next door isn't doing much better. Dodle turned out to be, well, anything but and it's probably many businesses ago since this was the Discount Mini Market. Shopkeepers take the advice of someone who has made the mistake of opening a shop away from the main drag. However cheap the rent is you'll end up regretting it. Anyway, from a purely photographic point of view I really like this shot because it shows a bit of imperfection, faded glory and history. All summed up in one washed out façade. Ahh yes the power of pictures!...<br />
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Tonbridge bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242621868186419096noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-87610310126481745242017-01-26T11:26:00.000+00:002017-01-26T11:26:13.965+00:00Burns Night at Tonbridge Auld Fire Station....Last night I had the great honour of saying grace, addressing the haggis, and reading, nae performing, some Robbie Burns poetry at the Auld Fire Station. Not once did anyone mention the obvious joke about burns at a fire station. At least they'd have been able to put it out quickly! <br />
If you've never been to a Burns supper then you should take the opportunity as they are increasingly common even as far south of the Border as Kent. Chef Russell, of Kitchen of Kent,did us proud with a four course meal of Scottish fayre. What a feast it was with the highlight, of course, being the Haggis & neeps. The "great chieftain of the puddin' race" was ceremoniously carried in by the chef on a silver tray and I, an unworthy Sassanach surely, was given the honour of addressing it and hacking it wi' a knife. Whilst this would have almost certainly been a lynching offence in Glasgow I really did give it my best shot and hopefully would've made even the great man, Robert Burns, himself proud. I have a confession though as I did cheat a little by performing a hybrid of the real version and the Anglicised translation. I think I just about got away with it even among the kilt-wearing, diehard Scots of which there were several present. For one night only I thoroughly enjoyed being Markie McBooks. You can tak' ma books but you'll never tak' ma freedom! Ladies and Gentleman, both Scots and Sassanachs: The Haggis!<br />
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Great chieftain o the puddin'-race!<br />
Aboon them a' ye tak your place,<br />
Painch, tripe, or thairm:<br />
Weel are ye worthy o' a grace<br />
As lang's my arm. </span><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The groaning trencher there you fill,<br />
Your buttocks like a distant hill,<br />
Your pin would help to mend a mill<br />
In time of need,<br />
While through your pores the dews distill<br />
Like amber bead.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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And cut you up with ready slight,<br />
Trenching your gushing entrails bright,<br />
Like any ditch;<br />
And then, O what a glorious sight,<br />
Warm reekin, rich!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Then spoon for spoon, the stretch and strive:<br />
Devil take the hindmost, on they drive,<br />
Till all their well swollen bellies by-and-by<br />
Are bent like drums;<br />
Then old guidman, most like to burst, </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Is there that over his French ragout,<br />
Or olio that would sicken a sow,<br />
Or fricassee would make her spew<br />
Wi' perfect scunner,<br />
Looks down with sneering, scornful view<br />
On such a dinner?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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As feeble as a withered rush,<br />
His thin legs a good whip-lash,<br />
His fist a nut;<br />
Through bloody flood or field to dash,<br />
O how unfit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The trembling earth resounds his tread,<br />
Clap in his ample fist a blade,<br />
He'll make it whistle;<br />
And legs, and arms, and heads will sned<br />
Like taps o' thistle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Ye Pow'rs, wha mak mankind your care,<br />
And dish them out their bill o fare,<br />
Auld Scotland wants nae skinking ware<br />
That jaups in luggies:<br />
But, if ye wish her grateful prayer,<br />
Gie her a Haggis<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
Tonbridge bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242621868186419096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-24293193479130808182017-01-25T10:39:00.001+00:002017-01-25T10:40:38.689+00:00Let's have more sculptures like this one around Tonbridge....Without wishing to go all arty on you all, I love the way the morning sun accentuates the colours in this glass sculpture at the entrance to Botany captured, if I say so myself, quite perfectly in this photo taken last week. It'd be great to see more sculptures around the town such as on the roundabouts as you enter Tonbridge. Guy Portelli are you reading this??Suggestions please....<br />
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Tonbridge bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242621868186419096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-54388402183527595432017-01-12T13:29:00.002+00:002017-01-12T13:29:56.672+00:00Judd School Head retiring....I hear that Robert Masters, Head of Judd School for many years is stepping down. According to a report in the <a href="http://www.kentlive.news/judd-headteacher-reveals-new-policy-towards-struggling-pupils/story-30050789-detail/story.html">Kent and Sussex Courier</a> recently he seems to have gone soft in his old age as well. The school, it would seem, has relaxed its policy of chucking out poorly performing sixth formers when they don't make the grade in their AS-level exams as many other schools still do, often leaving them high and dry with very little option of where to study next. What an old softy eh! What next? Will they start allowing more students who pass the Kent Test/11+ who live in the town of Tonbridge to attend the only boys grammar in the town? Don't be ridiculous. Now that would be just going too far wouldn't it?..Tonbridge bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242621868186419096noreply@blogger.com7