At 7.30 this morning we were on our way to Wellington worrying about how the day would go, if we would be able to use the till (similar to Arkwrights) which refuses to open when we press the button and whose instructions are gobbledigook and if we would be capable of using the credit card machine. Thankfully it was much better than we expected and it was lovely to meet people we haven't seen for a while and new people who we hope to see again.
Marina was our first customer and our first follower on our blog, she made some lovely comments about the shop and even bought something!!!! Throughout the day people have been coming in (mostly female) saying how pleased they are to see a fabric shop in the town and what a good job we had done, we had three bouquets of flowers from our landlords, Joan's children and her sister (note nothing from my family) which were unexpected and a lovely surprise. Ann Mclaren made some lemon drizzle cake which everyone raved about and Joseph (little boy from next door) came in regularly to check we were okay and to pick up one of Joan's cup cakes.
Tomorrow will be better because we now know how to use the machinery - if you are in the area come and see us
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| Button & Ribbon table with gorgeous "Where's my Shirt" quilt made by Joan and Rosalind |
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| Joan trying to work out how to use the till |
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| Plenty of space for more fabrics!!! |
Given you a good review on Stitcherydo. Love the shop girls. Many congratulations to you both on your new venture and wishing you many happy years of trading.
ReplyDeleteLove Shirley.xx