Monday 23 July 2012

BAG YOURSELF A GOLDEN BARGAIN

Sadly Murray did not win the Wimbledon Mens Tennis final. Bradley Wiggins did however excel in the Tour de France and won, fantastic! This week will see the final countdown to the London 2012 Olympic Games. Friday will be the opening ceremony and all the speculation as to who is going to be the last torch bearer will be revealed. A bit like the Olympics, we are getting our heads slowly but surely around the TP spares. Last week we had two willing volanteers from TP to help us identify some of the random pieces. We are still waiting for the slow boat from China to arrive with the nets. We have been assured it is on its way.

The weather has finally dried up long enough for us to cut some grass and make some hay. As always we are eternally optimistic that the bails will be light, otherwise there may be some grunting and groaning!!

The Summer holidays are now upon us and we have a large range of returned items to sell bad box or through the shop. Ideal for keeping your little ones entertained. The sand and water tables are proving popular so keep an eye out for a bargain or two. Better still if you can pop down to the shop you may find it even cheaper.

Sunday 8 July 2012

"FIRSTS"

I have dragged myself away from the tennis final in the hope that the black cloud that is threatening may just give me a chance to write this. It may also safeguard my fingers that are being chewed to the bone. Marray managed to be the wild card that was the first Britain to win the men's doubles all be it with a Dane for a hell of along time. Hopefully Murray will continue to fight his way and do the same. It seems to be a week for firsts, Bradley Wiggins has the yellow jersey in the Tour de France and we this week will have been Blogging and Face booking for a whole year!

When we started I could not envisage a year down the line. If anyone asked me what would alter in that year I would probably say we would consolidate what we were doing. No way in our wildest dreams did we see us taking on TP and a host of new staff to go with it. This week we have a chap coming from TP to identify those crates that have an array of bits that were created in the Dark Ages. We are hopeful that some may be found an alternative home, as harvest is rapidly arriving and corn will be taking over the shed. It could resemble one of those treasure hunts on a giant scale!

Thank you to all of you who have read, supported and inspired us during this year. It has been appreciated and I shan't guess what this next year may bring. I shall head back to see if Andy is winning, there is nothing wrong with positive thought. Till next time, Julie.