{"id":1940,"date":"2012-12-07T15:44:49","date_gmt":"2012-12-07T15:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1940"},"modified":"2017-01-04T10:34:58","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T10:34:58","slug":"antiquarian-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/antiquarian-christmas","title":{"rendered":"Antiquarian Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1972\" src=\"\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/122089839869659299_QwNkvmtI_c1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"403\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/antiquarian-christmas?img=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/122089839869659299_QwNkvmtI_c1.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/antiquarian-christmas&text=Antiquarian Christmas\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/antiquarian-christmas&media=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/122089839869659299_QwNkvmtI_c1.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2005 aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/124130533449537403_a8F2O18v_c1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"519\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/antiquarian-christmas?img=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/124130533449537403_a8F2O18v_c1.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/antiquarian-christmas&text=Antiquarian Christmas\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/antiquarian-christmas&media=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/124130533449537403_a8F2O18v_c1.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1978 aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"391\" height=\"504\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/antiquarian-christmas?img=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/5.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/antiquarian-christmas&text=Antiquarian Christmas\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/antiquarian-christmas&media=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/5.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I have\u00a0a large collection of old books that have\u00a0followed\u00a0me from house to house since I left home. They are the bain and the love of my life, they have memories and smells, but they are cumbersome and heavy and take up too much room, i always consider giving them away but can never bring myself to.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1976\" src=\"\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/antiquarian-christmas?img=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/3.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/antiquarian-christmas&text=Antiquarian Christmas\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/antiquarian-christmas&media=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/3.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p>They are the remnants of a very large collection that \u00a0my father bought over decades and i\u00a0remember\u00a0vividly the time i spent with him in\u00a0old\u00a0bookshops as a child. My father\u00a0had a large study in our house and\u00a0gradually\u00a0over the years the office got smaller and smaller as he bought more and more books and piled them up on every wall and surface of the room\u00a0until\u00a0it was half its\u00a0original\u00a0size. When he bought a new car he would keep the old one for additional book storage, so we would have old cars in the garages that were completely full of books, in the boot on the dashboard and all over the seats.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1975\" src=\"\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"554\" height=\"415\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/antiquarian-christmas?img=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/21.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/antiquarian-christmas&text=Antiquarian Christmas\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/antiquarian-christmas&media=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/21.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Gradually over the years my collection has diminished \u00a0but i still have plenty left and i always wonder what to do with them and what a shame it is that they have so little use. They have stories and pictures and yes they are lovely but they take up too much room in my small house.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1951 alignleft\" src=\"\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/141511613260767233_eu8knICz_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/antiquarian-christmas?img=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/141511613260767233_eu8knICz_c.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/antiquarian-christmas&text=Antiquarian Christmas\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/antiquarian-christmas&media=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/141511613260767233_eu8knICz_c.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1977 alignleft\" src=\"\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"665\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/antiquarian-christmas?img=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/4.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/antiquarian-christmas&text=Antiquarian Christmas\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/antiquarian-christmas&media=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/4.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I came\u00a0across\u00a0these ideas for recycling the pages of old books and i thought\u00a0what\u00a0a lovely way to give an old book a new lease of life. There are lots of lovely Christmas ideas but others that could be used all year\u00a0round.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1960 aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/277604764500605619_uKOT3IE5_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/antiquarian-christmas?img=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/277604764500605619_uKOT3IE5_c.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/antiquarian-christmas&text=Antiquarian Christmas\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/antiquarian-christmas&media=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/277604764500605619_uKOT3IE5_c.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I will of course make sure the ones i\u00a0recycle\u00a0are not first editions!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Happy Christmas recycling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I have\u00a0a large collection of old books that have\u00a0followed\u00a0me from house to house since I left home. 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