… Lets talk about you and me. Lets talk about all the good things and the bad things that may be. Leanne just said to me… “there’s been some high points in January”, “Like what?” I enquire, for the purposes of the blog. *Blank face*. I suppose the high point is that we won’t …
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Time Flies
Where to pick up from? I really don’t know… the last month has been crazy which is reason 1 for the lack of a blog post… it’s not like we ever have nothing to say, but singling out the things that might interest you as a reader is something else altogether. It always amazes me …
Project Fear
We’re now a week in, well 10 days actually, and reality has started to kick back in after a glorious 7 days of smashing our targets, meeting lots of fantastic people in the shop and just generally being in love with the place and all it represents. Then, we have the hottest August Bank Holiday …
Opening Day
OK, the observant amongst you will know that our opening day was 5 days ago now… So guess what…We… Got… Busy!!! Who’d have thunk it? Planning and building a bookshop is hard work but it is NOTHING compared to the sheer exhaustive adrenaline rush of welcoming people through those newly opened doors and waiting for …
Everybody needs a Greg
This will be a short post, it’s 12.25am and it’s been a long day. What’s been happening? We have been on our holidays for a week. The weather was miserable but we still managed to climb Scafell Pike and have a generally splendid time with 15 of our family and 3 dogs. Who needs weather …
2 weeks in, 3 weeks to go
…and what a 2 weeks! It’s hard to put into words everything we have achieved in the time and all thanks to our glorious network of friends and family. Without them we would be nowhere and none of which we expected. Day 1/2 – all wallpaper stripped and walls prepped Day 3/4/5/6/7 – all 3 …
And then there were keys
Friday 12th July 2019. With the keys finally in our hands the real clock starts. You can do all the planning, talking, contact building, website building, social media promotion, arranging of contractors, supplier account opening, finance arranging, book choosing but when those keys finally get into your hands all that seems to pale into comparison …
Red Letter Day – by Dan
Today we signed the lease to the property we’ve been chasing for 12 weeks. We are reliably informed there isn’t really anything that can stop us getting the keys on Friday. To say we are excited would be a ridiculous understatement. We only really “came out” about the bookshop in the last 2 weeks and …
Bookbugs and The Common Lot – By Dan
Today we will be marching proudly alongside The Common Lot handing out stickers and bookmarks for the bookshop. I have been part of all but one Common Lot production and in “Anglia Square – A Love Story” I play no less than 3 roles. The mean spirited (posh side of the river) Bishop a distraught …
Under Offer – By Dan
Little things like this make us happy