No, the photograph is not the senior partner at home. Nor the junior partner, either, in case you're wondering (cheek!). The gorgeous model library above can be seen in the model village at Bourton-on-the-Water in Gloucestershire. We visited the UK earlier in the year for various family events, and found time to visit Bourton and model Bourton. It struck me that home libraries are becoming increasingly rare. I live happily surrounded by books both professionally and personally. However, people I visit seem increasingly to be divesting themselves of their book collection. To me that's like throwing away old friends. As I type this (not in a posh library like the one above, but in an office full of mis-matched furniture) I have books on shelves behind my desk, just like the red-faced gentleman above. Most of them are of use to me in my work, but I'm strangely reassured by their presence. At home I've still got books which I've owned since childhoo...