Sun, storytime...and Robert Muchamore

Ah, wot a lovely day. Sun was out, we had people in the garden enjoying cake, children in the shop enjoying storytime (although not so much raucous laughter this week as we didn't do Peek-A-Poo...). I was rushing around like a mad buffoon getting stuff done off my to-do list, trying not to injure any small children. We really need a bigger shop... It's been half-term this week, so we've been busy doing lots of planning for the various events we have coming up in the next six weeks. I think it's fair to say that we're very excited about Robert Muchamore coming to Abingdon on June 20th as part of the Amazing Books for Boys event. I've just posted a piece over on the 'Amazing' blog about the CHERUB author, so click here to find out much more about Mr Muchamore (sorry, that's bad copy...but it's late).

Private opening

I will resist the use of the words 'Jam', 'Jerusalem' or even the phrase 'considerably bigger buns'. Instead, I'll just focus on what a lovely evening we had in the shop yesterday when we held a private evening for the ladies of the Wootton WI.

Having invited me to speak to them last year about the shop (which is tough for me, given my introvert nature, and the fact that I don't like to talk too much about the shop) the ladies turned up en masse, armed with cake (I provided the coffee) and I was able to chat a little bit more about the shop, what we try to do with the space we have, and some of the aspects of the shop we are particularly proud of. Thanks very much to Kate Jones for organising it - and for all the exceptionally nice comments about the shop which made it tricky for me to get my head out of the door once I'd washed up all the coffee mugs...