Thursday 12 April 2012

survival of the fittest..........

THE LITTLE TforT  FAIR AT ILMINSTER IS ALWAYS BIG NEWS BECAUSE IT IS SO VERY POPULAR;  THE GOODS ARE PILED HIGH ON THE TABLES AND THE THRONG OF BUSY BUYERS IS A GREAT LIFT FOR ALL THE TRADERS.  MANY ARE REGULARS WHO HAVE BEEN THERE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS CHEERFUL AND INTIMATE FAIR WHERE EVERYONE FINDS A BARGAIN AND A FRIEND.  THE EXCELLENT CAFE WITH REALLY GOOD HOME-COOKED ENGLISH HOT DINNERS DOES A ROARING TRADE WITH A QUEUE FOR TABLES FOR LUNCH AND ALL DAY FOR COFFEE, CAKES  AND MUCH ELSE.  CAROLINE BUSHELL HAS ALWAYS RUN THIS FAIR AND HAS A WAITING LIST FOR IT.  I FOUND JENNY ALLEN WITH A GREAT SELECTION OF BUTTONS, NOTIONS AND HABERDASHERY WELL LAID OUT FOR THE NEEDLEWOMEN AND RESTORERS OF VINTAGE CLOTHES AND OLD TEXTILES.   I SAW A MOST BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF TAPESTRY IN AN ELABORATE DESIGN OF SCROLLS AND FLOWERS WITH A GREAT DEAL OF METAL THREADWORK IN IT AND THOUGHT IT QUITE AN IMPORTANT PIECE WORTHY OF A VERY GRAND SETTING AND MOST REASONABLE FOR SUCH HIGH QUALITY.  A FRIEND WAS DELIGHTED WITH THE  VERY COMPLETE BEADWORK STOOL-COVER SHE FOUND  AND IT SEEMED TO ME THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.    What good news all round!   ESPECIALLY AS I HAD A VERY SAD eMAIL FROM BIG DEALER-DECORATORS IN CALIFORNIA AFTER I GOT BACK HOME WHICH SAID THAT TRADE WAS AWFUL, THEY WERE BEING LITERALLY RUINED BY CHEAP COMPETITION AND REPRODUCTION AND FOREIGN TRAVEL WAS NO LONGER A POSSIBILITY.  SETTLING THE DEBTS AND RETIREMENT ARE THE ONLY OPTIONS LEFT FOR THEM.
SO I FEEL WE ARE LUCKY, BY DINT OF CAREFUL BUYING AND HARD WORK, TO BE STILL TRADING AND OUR CUSTOMERS ARE STILL BUYING!  THANK YOU ALL!

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