Especially as it's coming up to Christmas ... when curling up with a good book on a chill winter evening is even more of a joy than usual ... perhaps a couple of slightly tangential suggestions wouldn't go amiss.
Both these books can be had a ridiculous prices on sites like Abe Books ... and I thoroughly enjoyed them.
"Eric Morecambe on Fishing" (Pelham Books. 1984.) is self explanatory. With a foreward by Ernie Wise (of course) and wonderful illustrations by David Hughes, it raised some smiles throughout.
http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/Searc ... ng&x=0&y=0
""A Plank Bridge by a Pool" is by Norman Thelwell (Eyre Methuen. 1978), the famous cartoonist, and is the story of how he landscaped the garden of his Hampshire cottage, including the creation of a lake which became the home to a lively fish and insect population, and attracted all sorts of wildlife ... all captured in both his words and in his charming, and beautifully observed illustrations ... ranging from the typical "thelwellesque" cartoon style to wonderfully detailed pen and ink creatures from pike to water voles. (By the way ... go for the hardback)
http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/Searc ... +by+a+Pool
Two books just right for a glass of something good, and a delightful change of pace.
