Christmas Evenin' All
A less active day today. I spent some time in the morning transforming an assortment of bits into four pairs of earrings. New pretties to wear !
After lunch, went into Wymondham town centre. Had a chat with the fellow who runs the lovely bookshop on Town Green. He always has a bowl of sweets out for customers to help themselves at Xmas, and for regular customers, tends to knock a bit off the total price of multiple purchases. Today I got 'Still Glides the Stream' - Flora Thompson's more fictionalised account of the life she wrote about in 'Lark Rise to Candleford', a book on the Harvey Girls, and Christopher Lee's autobiography. I like the original title, 'Tall, Dark and Gruesome' but that's been changed for later printings, for some reason.
It was only about 3:15 when I left the bookshop, but a lot of Wymondham had already closed for Xmas holidays. One place still open though was Woolies, which is one of the biggest stores in town. I was somewhat tempted by the reduced price Dr Who toys, but there wasn't anything I really liked enough to want cluttering up the flat. I was perusing the pic and mix when I spotted a couple of plain cardboard boxes on a nearby, otherwise empty shelf. These boxes had 2 kilo bags of sweets for the pic and mix, being offered as complete items. I love the peppermint creams with a hint of menthol and got the whole 2k for £3.70. Given that this stuff normaly retails for around 60p/100g, I'd say that's a bargain. I've put some into a bowl in the living room to be shared - I want to get some of the 2k eaten before I have to put it in my suitcase and lug it home. If you like Menthise peppermint creams, I've got some spare...
Happy Xmas to you all.
After lunch, went into Wymondham town centre. Had a chat with the fellow who runs the lovely bookshop on Town Green. He always has a bowl of sweets out for customers to help themselves at Xmas, and for regular customers, tends to knock a bit off the total price of multiple purchases. Today I got 'Still Glides the Stream' - Flora Thompson's more fictionalised account of the life she wrote about in 'Lark Rise to Candleford', a book on the Harvey Girls, and Christopher Lee's autobiography. I like the original title, 'Tall, Dark and Gruesome' but that's been changed for later printings, for some reason.
It was only about 3:15 when I left the bookshop, but a lot of Wymondham had already closed for Xmas holidays. One place still open though was Woolies, which is one of the biggest stores in town. I was somewhat tempted by the reduced price Dr Who toys, but there wasn't anything I really liked enough to want cluttering up the flat. I was perusing the pic and mix when I spotted a couple of plain cardboard boxes on a nearby, otherwise empty shelf. These boxes had 2 kilo bags of sweets for the pic and mix, being offered as complete items. I love the peppermint creams with a hint of menthol and got the whole 2k for £3.70. Given that this stuff normaly retails for around 60p/100g, I'd say that's a bargain. I've put some into a bowl in the living room to be shared - I want to get some of the 2k eaten before I have to put it in my suitcase and lug it home. If you like Menthise peppermint creams, I've got some spare...
Happy Xmas to you all.