Wed 23rd Jan. Another cold bleak day at least the buses are running, still to frozen and icey to walk from our house. Jack's day of so have to spend more time in the shop. I feel sorry for the customers not that have been many of them today, which I must admit makes for a longer day. It looks like a flower shop is going to open in George Street, which will be a welcome addition it's always good to have another independent buisines to the area. The boys in blue are playing tonight, don't hold a lot of hope but good luck anyway. Let's hope for a better day tomorow!!!!!

Tues 22nd, well it seems a long time my last post, but I must admit Sat was a decent day so thank you to all you who braved the elements and visited our shop. Sunday was a bit of a disaster as it snowed all day but there was a siver lining, Chelsea beat Arsenal !!! Monday came and went in a bit of a blur not a great day but the weather is against us, and here we are up to date. Well would you it's snowing again, I have to say Mr Cameron , what with you increase in busines rates and VAT at 20% what chance the small independent shop?

Friay 18 Jan. I must admit it is on days like this When it is difficult to follow Jack's orders and not be grumpy. Snowed all day no customers, sat on my own in an empty shop and I hear the buses have stopped running to where I live so will have to walk home in the snow. On the positive side three made it for Knit and Natter well done ladies. Don't know what will happen tomorow as we have a full class for beginers knitters, I guess we will just have to wait and see what the morning brings. Hope you are all at home knitting!!

Thursday 17th Jan. Can't believe it's Friday tomorow had to clear up the classroom for the knit and kntter lot and to boot I bet they give me a hard time over the predictable chelsea draw, it's funny how nothing changes All we can hope is the dreaded Emma does not turn up. Still bitterly cold, so come on all you knitters we have lot's of great chunky's get your knit pins out it's a great time for warm scarfs,hats,snooods ect for you, friends and family,go on spoil yourself. Keep your fingers crossed that it does not snow, as nice as it looks it causes chaos in town.

Sorry about lack of posts but got told of by my wife for being to negative and if any one knows Jack it's best to do as you are told. So what's new, well our boiler has not been working since Sat and the house bloody freezing it could not h...See more

Wed 12th, another cold walk to work certainly encourages you to walk fast which I guess is good for you at my age. Our xmas window looks great and the shop is full of stock, why we are not busy I just don't understand. All I can say is we could not do more than we are doing it's just so dissapointing. Our lovely community officer Michelle not only arranged to print our traders leaflets but delivered to half or George Street herself. A big thanks to you let's hope my fellow traders appreciate all the effort that has gone into this xmas parade. Sykped the boys in Australia, they are getting very exited about cominig to England to see us and I must admit so am I, we both miss them very much......

Tues 11th, my word is it cold or what!!, Monday was a good day sold plenty of yarn which is always good sign, it would be good if we could keep it going all week. How wrong can you be today is rubish, never can get any continuaty in our shop we have never worked out why. The local community officers are very kindly printing the leaflets for our childrens parade,as we don't have a buget and there are 160 to do I am very gratefull. Blimey when I have to go to the post office the queue's are round the block, the trouble is since they closed most of them we have no choice. The next couple of weeks should be interesting.

Sunday 9th, Missed a few days so as I sit in an empty shop, it's a good chance to catch up. Friday was knit & natter again, this time is was our own Jan Eaton ( yes the well known crochet author) who decided to give me a hard time. Of cours e it was all about Chelsea and a Spanish waiter and how well her team Man United where doing, all so hurfull. Not a bad day in the shop, but quite a few vey difficult customers, poor old Lynn, but I must say she is amazingly patient. Sat the weather was dry and sunny and walking to work I was feeling very optimistic, which just goes to show how wrong you can be. The morning was one of the worst Sat mornings I can remember, what a disaster this time of the year. The only consolation for the day, Chelsea won at last what a relief. Back to today the shop is still empty, George Street is deserted, some times it,s very difficult not to get depressed, this time of the year we just have to be busy I just don't understand why we are not. Oh well only another two and half hours to go and then home.

Thursday 6th Dec. It's that time of day again 4-30 on my own and it's cold and raining not a customer in site and who can blame them. Only Chelsea can at last win a game and still manage to loose by not qualifying for Europe, I give up. Not a lot to report just another routine day in the life of yarn shop owner Thursday is often a quiet day I have never worked out why, still it's Friday and knitt and Natter tomorrow so let's hope for better.. As for that stupid chancelor in spite of all small shops begging him not to make such a big increase to the buisiness rates he went ahead anyway. Has he know concept on how much we are suffering, most of us will just not be able to survive the present climate, especially as he announced its going on for longer. Pratt......