OFF TO...

... Applebys Bookshop this morning, with a bagful of samples for them to try. I actually thought Applebys was closing down. Certainly during the disruptive roadworks earlier this tear they were interviewed by the local press and said they couldn't continue trading. However, I notice they're giving the whole place a complete facelift as well as adding the coffee shop, so clearly there's been a change of heart. I have a soft spot for the shop - it was the place that my Mum got her first part-time job when we were kids. She loved it there, but I suspect most of her wage went on books!! Mind you she then went on to work at the jewellers a few doors down - and that got pretty serious!!