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It’s been a while since there was a sporting weekend like this – the weight of expectation heavy on such young shoulders, the dreams of a nation to be played out on the Wembley turf, only the edge of seats will be used on Sunday evening – the streets outside will be quiet whilst the emotional roller-coaster goes on indoors, one last push – ‘For England & St.George!’

Being a bookseller is like being an adventurer – heading off into the wide world to see what you can find, you have a map, you have an idea or two, but most importantly you have your curiosity

With some parts of the Kingdom seeing twice the rainfall in May that we’d normally expect, and with the temperature now getting higher, it’s no surprise the trees and hedges are eagerly sucking up all that moisture from the ground and giving the landscape a particularly luscious lush’ness – even the nortoriously lazy Hornbeam (?) trees in the walk outside the shop have finally started to get a wriggle on and show some colour. It may be a few weeks later than normal, but the palette of green which nature provides is particularly welcome this year.

Get that week out of the way,
shake that Etch-a-Sketch and start all over again!

Choice is an indicator of liberty – freedom to choose is one of those precious commodoties which can sometimes be easily overlooked and taken for granted. A book shop is the perfect place to exercise choice, and therefore freedom – these four walls should contain a haven of liberty.

A manifesto which offered a warm and sunny Spring would scoop up all the votes. The rain is beating down, the wind sometimes catching a bucketful and throwing it against the window – that might even have been a rumble of thunder in the distance. The screaming Swifts and agile Swallows would do well to delay their arrival.