Nice people thread part 6 - thrice by twice as nice :)

lostinrates

silvercar wrote: »

Personally, cookery books should be in the kitchen.

Other books should be strategically placed, so those you want easy or frequent access to are accessible. That means easy to find/ easy to extract from shelf without causing the domino effect and without causing the book shelf to collapse. So a set of tall books that occupy the full height will be put in the middle of a shelf below one that is bowing.

Not going to have a kitchen till autumn after next week. :eek: just a temp set up whete they certainly will not fit. Not sure the will all fit in the kitchen anyway, not in a neat way. So long as they are where i can sit and plan and list ingrediants i am fine. .

vivatifosi

silvercar wrote: »

Personally, cookery books should be in the kitchen.

Unfortunately if there's a lot of steam in the kitchen, it damages them. The pages go wiggly wobbly (though not as bad as dropping one in the bath) and they can stick together or get mould in them if they stay damp having been used in the vicinity of food.

Most of mine are in the kitchen though:o.

lostinrates

vivatifosi wrote: »

Dewey's not great for cookery. As you say, it could be vegetarian Indian cookery or Indian vegetarian cookery. I'd be inclined to put how to books first (like the Pru Leith and Delia how to cook books, which are as much about how to use a particular pot or pan or choose ingredients as anything else), then general cookery books, then organise the other ones as you will use them. So:

If you're the sort of person who goes out, buys a leg of pork and then thinks "how can I cook this"? Then organising by ingredient may be the way forward.
If you're the sort of person who thinks "I think I'll cook Indian tonight", then organise them by food ethnicity, with a separate section for things that don't fit, such as puddings and drinks.
If you're the sort of person who thinks "I may have a vegetarian round, or someone who is on a low fat diet" then you might want to put the requirements of the eater first.
These are not mutually exclusive of course, they just mark where you starting point is: by ingredient, by "food genre" for want of a better expression, or by the needs of the eater.

Thank you! I feel validated and that i have not done a totally crazy thing.

GDB2222

michaels wrote: »

Does anyone else always find bookshelves bow?

Take the books off. Turn the shelf over. Put the books back. Works with clothes rails, too.

vivatifosi

lostinrates wrote: »

Thank you! I feel validated and that i have not done a totally crazy thing.

No worries! Classification systems are to work for the classifier, not anyone else, so just do what works for you. If you need to move them around a bit because they don't quite work the way you've got them, no sweat. It's not always about getting it right first time.

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

Ihave checked. I have the dairy book of home management. If its the one you want when you visit you may have it.

I don't want any ... I'd have just kept it for nostalgic reasons, because that specific copy had been my mum's. I remember when she got it - she was so excited at having an all-knowing book... and she'd read the recipes in it. It didn't make her a better cook though but we probably had a few new things because of it. Then it probably sat on the shelf for the next 30-35 years.

michaels

I had a (former) colleague who bought in Markyate rather than St Albans cos it was cheaper...and when he needed to trade up all he could afford was Hatfield :eek:

Still hopefully he had taken pleasure from all the cars, big screen tvs, mountain bikes etc etc.

Of course last laugh is on me as he has managed to rise up the career ladder to the level where his bullsh*tting / friending skills are valuable and his less developed technical skills no longer matter and no doubt earns 50% more than I do...

vivatifosi wrote: »

What TV twonk thinks Markyate is in St Albans (shakes head)...

I'm hoping our kitchen will disappear on Friday and be fully back 7 days later!

lostinrates wrote: »

Not going to have a kitchen till autumn after next week. :eek: just a temp set up whete they certainly will not fit. Not sure the will all fit in the kitchen anyway, not in a neat way. So long as they are where i can sit and plan and list ingrediants i am fine. .

vivatifosi

Although its not my main source of income, there are days that I love the cerebral experience that working in the library puts up.

I recently got to meet a cryptographer from Bletchley Park in WW2. She worked for Alan Turing and I got to hear from her about her experiences. In spite of her age, she had a mind a sharp as a Sabatier knife and was a true joy to chat to. It was interesting hearing how she worked on just one piece of the puzzle and someone else was working on a different piece, but they didn't speak to each other about it so didn't know what they were doing. She said Turing was a joy to work for and a wonderful man. She remains to this day convinced that he didn't commit suicide, so was very happy to see academia coming round to that viewpoint.

Please don't quote this post as I may take it down, but just wanted to share my joy at the meeting.

lemonjelly

lostinrates wrote: »

Little gem lettuce are brilliant. One salads worth of letutuce in a crisp sweet head.

Can't stand little gem lettuce...

PasturesNew wrote: »

I couldn't eat a whole one... not overly keen on lettuce as it's a waste of space where chips could have gone... also, they're often sold in packs of 3. I fancy, one day, growing one in a pot and just taking 2-3 leaves when needed (3-4x a month probably).

Grow 3 or 4. Having your own lettuce on tap is a blessing! I have my own lettuce on my sandwiches for work, or days out, & you know it is very fresh, having just picked it!
Also great on salads, lunches (even next to the chips...:p) on wraps, the list goes on.

PasturesNew

lemonjelly wrote: »

Grow 3 or 4. Having your own lettuce on tap is a blessing! I have my own lettuce on my sandwiches for work, or days out, & you know it is very fresh, having just picked it!
Also great on salads, lunches (even next to the chips...:p) on wraps, the list goes on.

Once I have a home I plan to grow one and just use 1-2 leaves when I want. But .... the homeless don't grow lettuce