Finally!
Well, it has only taken me most of the week, but I have undertaken a thorough spring clean of the Magic Box. I have spent long days of cleaning and dusting - do you know how much dust mystical items collect when they aren't touched for three months or more? Plus the Temigis root went off and the less said about the smell when I opened the store room door, the better! Luckily I had the foresight to store it on a high shelf because you really don't want to know what happens when mice get to rotten Temigis root. Messy.
Apart from that I have spent most of my time on the phone ordering new supplies and enlisting the aid of a local company to produce, at very short notice, banners and flyers advertising my Grand Reopening which will take place next week. I'm sure the denizens of Sunnydale will flock here in droves and will be relieved to find that their favourite shop - and shop keeper - is alive and well.
I've also taken this opportunity to rid myself of the last vestiges of various items Giles left here. Knowing that he would get all antsy if I simply threw away his property, I have put it all into a box and plan to take it round to Buffy this evening. After all, he is bound to return from wherever it is he went to sooner or later - we did, after all. In fact, I am surprised he stayed away this long - it must be his longest break from Sunnydale since he first arrived here. Normally you can't keep him away, even when he swears he's not coming back. His return is, therefore, inevitable.