Good Afternoon from Far Sawrey, its been not too bad weather wise today, a few showers but nothing major, the above picture is of the lakeland ice creams, those things you eat on hot sunny days in July (well normally!)

Many customers have been showing an interest in the selection of herdwick wool samples and gifts that mum got when she was up at Wool Fest last weekend, we have been doing a little survey asking visitors to the shop if they are the kind of things they would like to see here in the shop and the answer is an overwhelming yes, so let the renovations begin!

Another customer in this week who is staying in the village is the treasurer of the Wainwright society, he was telling me that there has been a new book published this month which features Beatrix Potter inspired walks, I asked him to drop us off some leaflets and posters in the shop, which he has done, and for the bargain price of £10 the whole family can become a member of this society, a society inspired by a man who's love of the lakeland fells is still enjoyed by thousands of people today who follow the walks in his books. He has also given me the number of a man who can sell us the new book on walks around this area! Fantastic! The society can be found at http://www.wainwright.org.uk/

"Alfred Wainwright was a solitary walker who was passionate about the lakeland mountains and drew them in situ and from photographs he took on his frequent forays in to the hills. He then wrote seven world-famous pictorial guide books to the different areas of thedifferent areas of the Lakes. He produced his guides so that when he could walk in the hills no longer he could still enjoy their beauty"

Thats about all for now folks, I hope Robert and Helen form Buckle Yeat are seeing the sunshine on their hols in Spain