My volunteer day at Cancer Research. We were surprisingly busy in spite of the heat but it was quite cool in the shop with the fans on. We try to get people donating, to sign up as Gift Aiders, which means explaining to them the fact that we get 25% extra when we sell goods. I was in the middle of explaining this to one man who snapped and said “If you don’t want this I will go and put it in a bin!” Oh dear, we do get some grumpy people. Also shop lifters were out in force as well. That’s sad taking things from a charity shop.
On the positive side of Birchington, it is a lovely community and at the moment have a “seagull trail” for the kids to join in with . Penny, one of my Red Hatters actually crocheted 12 of the seagulls used! The local ladies also decorate the post boxes.
While I was at work Mal booked us tickets for Jools Hollands concert next year!
Thought for the Day – “We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails.” ~ Dolly Parton