It's been a really busy week and this morning the shop was npositively humming with keen shoppers and browsers. A couple from East London who bought some pictures and my Aunt's mirror last year bought some unusual opaque glass dishes: they were surprised that I remembered them. Another good sale was 4 History Books from our small book display by the entrance; it's a good place to put unusual books as they can be seen rather than searched for. Also we have just one price for the Paperbacks so no need to price them all and that combined with our newly donated revolving bookstand means the sales have gone up. Mills and Boone remain at 20p and the readers seem to use us like a paying library. One of our neighbours brought in 6 jackets that had cost min of £200 each ... and all in excellent condition so they shd bring in a good few pounds! Sad news that the shop next door has closed due to lack of trade ... our road is not on the main shopping route and so we lack passing trade. They have been good friends and neighbours and we will genuinely miss them. They gave us a few bits of leftover stock and some fittings plus the organisation of the monthly Farmers' Market. Collected some goods after we closed and offloaded at shop as I need the car free for Sunday. Went to a friend's 60th Party last night and she is telling others that she is going to work in the shop one morning a week, so that will be good and will keep the SA connection in her family as Grandad was Bandmaster and Gran was YPSM for 41 years!!! I did it for 14 years ...