Ever see that show
“open all hours”
BBC
Brilliant British humour
Ggggggrenville
Right so if you haven’t seen it well you won’t get that reference
Try Stan
But moving on
When you set up a shop
I imagine
Since I’ve never done it
You arrange everything just so
And then you stand behind the counter
Or at the window
And you watch people walk by
Hoping they will come into your shop
And when they do
You don’t want to hover
But now and then you probably will
And they might say something like
Got any pencils?
Pencils?
Pencils?
No no no got pens – lovely selection
Got some do dads
Thingamabobs
Lovely lovely set of diddly winks
But no pencils
Ohhhhhh
I was really after pencils
And off they’ll wander
These aren’t your people
Let them go
Those pencil people
Because very shortly
Or maybe in a long time
Too
Just be patient
The person who is your person will walk right through
And say
My! These are just the best do dads in the country
I’ll have ten
And then
You’ll see it’s worth the wait
Here’s someone who shares your taste
You’ll have a big long chat
About the quality of thingamabobs
Nod and shake
your heads
Like old friends
Who just “get” one another
And it’s all so much easier
Then wishing you stocked pencils
I know a blog is not a shop – well mine isn’t – it’s just a place where you share bits that matter to you and I’m meeting lots of people that I really really enjoy.
Many thanks to the ones that come back each day – or every few days – that I’m having conversations with over this shop counter and their own about our shared love for Do Hickey’s or thingamabobs – some just want a copy of the paper and not so much conversation – but they leave me a smile and I love that too.
I love the diversity. The recipes on one, poetry on another, information, photography, day to day lives – this the archeological dig of the future – these blogs are where they will come
And say – this is what humans were like
Back then when we still enjoyed to write
About being human
Header photo: shop in the beautiful Victorian town of Daylesford – 2017 we were in the region for a Bruce Springsteen concert at Hanging Rock.
Off topic – but awesome concert how could it not be – it was The Boss