Our village  by happypat

Our village

I’ve been shopping today. This is our normally bustling village pretty empty.
You cant normally park anywhere specially on a Wednesday which is market day.
You can’t tell from this photo but on the right hand side is the butcher, off licence/newsagents/ post office. The fish & chip restaurant next then the Community centre. After that a ladies dress shop then a pub. Sticking out at the far end is Pebbys bakery then further down the plates studio.
On the left there is the beauty salon, dentist, cafe, architects & pizza parlour.
Round the back there is a small supermarket & behind me the little veggie shop, hardware shop & Zero One which is a plastic free sustainable living place.

We have an undertaker & a couple of hair salons also so no need to go anywhere else!
Shop local!

Three good things:
1. Everyone of the above shops serving the local community!
2. A little bit of much needed rain....it’s cold though!
3. A gift of two homemade meringues in exchange for some greaseproof paper...good deal for us!

Photo taken a couple of days ago but it looked just the same today.
Looking lovely except far from normal. Hope they are all able to open soon....especially hairdresser!!!
April 28th, 2020  
Sounds like you do have it all.. if it was open.. down to level 3 now in NZ hardware stores and cafe/takeWays open for takeaway only.. so ztill nor worth while to worry about going to town.. our groceries are getting delivered..
April 28th, 2020  
@julzmaioro Yes level three is good Julz....takeaways open & coffee again! Hope it all works out for you in NZ & you continue to keep this horror at bay.
April 28th, 2020  
@sarah19 Yes indeed but surprisingly I’m quite enjoying my enforced hair growth...I’m interested to see how it looks!
April 28th, 2020  
Wonderful leading line shot.
April 28th, 2020  
Sounds a lovely little village with everything you need. Level three doesn’t change anything for me as I am teaching from home and have no need to go out. Your wee village looks very quiet.
April 28th, 2020  
Looks and sounds like a lovely village!!
April 28th, 2020  
So lovely and clean , but like everywhere else ,deserted . A wet day and much colder today here too - great for the garden and a day for a rest for us ! .Reading your comment above I am alo enjoying the growth of my hair , but have trimmed my fringe and sides around my ears ! will like to see the results before my hairdresser calls again
April 28th, 2020  
Everywhere so quiet ..No noise when I sat in the field last week..was eerily quiet ..my hair getting past that funny straggly stage.not been this long for long time.but quite liking it..just the fringe
April 28th, 2020  
@brennieb Same here Brenda....
April 28th, 2020  
@beryl I haven’t rimmed my fringe yet, my last haircut was on the 21st February before we went to NZ & didn’t have as much as usual off because one wedding was as soon as we got there. It’s ok as long as I wash it regularly. I think we will have to have Lockdown hair photo in a while!!
April 28th, 2020  
Bep
So quiet...
April 28th, 2020  
It looks so quiet, isn't the world a strange place at the moment.

I am going to cut David's hair today. I used to always cut it and then a few years ago he discovered Just Cutz and it gave me a reason not to cut it any more. My hair is growing but I am not letting David loose on my hair.
April 28th, 2020  
It has been a very strange year, not sure we will know how to react getting back to normal
April 29th, 2020  
A lovely village ...looks so quiet ...I hope things get better for all of us soon
April 29th, 2020  
Talk about signs of the times!
April 29th, 2020  
It sounds like you have everything you need in this small village. Our town is bigger but it has about 15 hairdressers!
April 29th, 2020  
@onewing Your story is my story. I managed to cut John's hair and made an attempt on his straggly beard, knowing he would protest. He did his beard with his shaver but its not as neat as I would cut it. When he goes to the hairdresser - they do a fantastic job!
April 29th, 2020  
Sounds like a wonderful village ☺️
April 29th, 2020  
Beautiful to see the road empty of vehicles. One thing I don't miss is going out and taking half an hour for a 2 minutes drive because of the traffic and then spend another half hour or more to find a parking, unless I lose heart and return home. Seems your area is self-sufficient.
April 29th, 2020  
Sweet little town. Our roads are similar, I don't miss the traffic!
April 29th, 2020  
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