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london1967) wrote2012-05-01 08:38 am
london1967) wrote2012-05-01 08:38 am
Yesterday
we had the first proper day of sunshine for ages! Apparently it's been the wettest April in 100 years (according to the BBC) or since records began (according to the papers).
The rain on Saturday meant that fewer people than normal attended the Boot Fair (luckily it was hosted indoors in the church hall); nevertheless, we sold about 70 cards and received many compliments on the quality of the photographs.
The fact that all the 100 Blooms of Penge's cards feature flowers from our garden really struck a chord, and a few people bought the one of our back garden, for 'inspiration' (I also had an offer to go and do a garden make-over, which I turned down politely).
The strangest request was from a chap who asked if we had a card of bindweed and ended up buying a robin instead.
It was also quite interesting to see that different people were drawn to different cards.
The vast majority of our customers were women.
"Michael liked that about England; men were allowed to be earnest about flowers". Well maybe Armistead, but perhaps not in Penge. LOL!
And yesterday we received our first on-line order! Thank you!
This week I'm working afternoon/evenings (apart from tomorrow when I am going on a theatre outing with Adrian's Italian class in the evening) because I'm supporting a going 'live' of the product in Jamaica
But it was nice to be free from the shackles of work in the morning when the sun was shining.
(Of course, I paid for it later as I found it quite hard to concentrate in the evening).
I cycled from the YMCA to Victoria down The Mall and past Buckingham Palace, just before the changing of the guard. I was flabbergasted at the sheer number of tourists assembled there. Thousands. I guess, it's something I don't normally witness because I'm at work.
But today it's back to grey skies and rain. And I have to go to the dentist's.
So to brighten up the day, here are some photos of tulips I took at the week-end.
The rain on Saturday meant that fewer people than normal attended the Boot Fair (luckily it was hosted indoors in the church hall); nevertheless, we sold about 70 cards and received many compliments on the quality of the photographs.
The fact that all the 100 Blooms of Penge's cards feature flowers from our garden really struck a chord, and a few people bought the one of our back garden, for 'inspiration' (I also had an offer to go and do a garden make-over, which I turned down politely).
The strangest request was from a chap who asked if we had a card of bindweed and ended up buying a robin instead.
It was also quite interesting to see that different people were drawn to different cards.
The vast majority of our customers were women.
"Michael liked that about England; men were allowed to be earnest about flowers". Well maybe Armistead, but perhaps not in Penge. LOL!
And yesterday we received our first on-line order! Thank you!
This week I'm working afternoon/evenings (apart from tomorrow when I am going on a theatre outing with Adrian's Italian class in the evening) because I'm supporting a going 'live' of the product in Jamaica
But it was nice to be free from the shackles of work in the morning when the sun was shining.
(Of course, I paid for it later as I found it quite hard to concentrate in the evening).
I cycled from the YMCA to Victoria down The Mall and past Buckingham Palace, just before the changing of the guard. I was flabbergasted at the sheer number of tourists assembled there. Thousands. I guess, it's something I don't normally witness because I'm at work.
But today it's back to grey skies and rain. And I have to go to the dentist's.
So to brighten up the day, here are some photos of tulips I took at the week-end.
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It's really nice when all the hard work gets appreciated.
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I'm glad that your cards were a success (not that I had any doubt). :)
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