Refreshments on route! by happypat

Refreshments on route!

Our usual route on our walk takes us along a narrow single track lane past the farm that is farmed by some of our family. Outside our nieces we saw this little refreshment cart...isn’t it neat?
This lane has become the walking motorway of lockdown so definitely making the most of the footfall.

Three good things:
1. Another beautiful day, sunshine & a crisp air.
2. The gritting machine was out.
3. I found out that there is WiFi in the rental house we are moving to shortly...I was relieved!
Ohhh...that is such a good idea.......a spot of refreshment when one is out on exercise........well done...
January 24th, 2021  
What a lovely treat and a very eyecatching cart. Did you treat yourselves?
January 24th, 2021  
Very enterprising.
Would be a wecome treat for walkers..
January 24th, 2021  
That’s so cool! I love that you’re related to all the local landscape!
January 24th, 2021  
That’s so lovely. Could be the highlight of local people’s day visiting this little tuck shop. Tempted to do one myself.
January 24th, 2021  
Beautiful photo and that's an irresistible piece of kit. I think everyone might fancy pausing for a warm drink here.
When do you move to your temporary place I wonder and will it be for a while? Anyway another stage in the journey. 😄
January 24th, 2021  
Cute
January 24th, 2021  
A lovely little cart and scenery.Fav😊.A gritting machine, such luxury.Hardly see them on many of our roads.Our council spends millions building themselves a brand new building, which they can't afford...so they sell it, then lease it back.No wonder they went bankrupt!!
January 24th, 2021  
@carolmw Oh dear Carol, we often have the gritter out, thank goodness for our council then!
January 24th, 2021  
Such a delightful idea , and such a neat little tuck shop !
January 24th, 2021  
@sarah19 Well we have it from 1st February for four months Sallie...we can start moving anything we want to take with us but must take some stuff to the container very soon. We want to be ready when the builders come.
January 24th, 2021  
@lucycameron Yes we have quite a few little outside boxes around selling eggs, milk, turkeys etc but none as cute as this one! Might be fun Lucy, you could sell your spare eggs! The honesty box does get some abuse sometimes though I’ve heard...not with this one as it’s new but people do take stuff & don’t pay.
January 24th, 2021  
@judithg yes it’s good to have family around!
January 24th, 2021  
@cutekitty @joansmor Good isn’t it!
January 24th, 2021  
I would be too tempted to walk by this! Or rueing that I had no pocket change! Fun to have a glimpse into other folks’ neighborhoods.
January 24th, 2021  
I would stop for sure for a biscuit and drink. Fun!
January 24th, 2021  
Bep
This is very neat indeed and what a lovely idea!
January 24th, 2021  
This shot takes me back to when l was about 10 years old and we lived in the Isle of Man. My father was the Mayor of our town and he and Mum had been invited to spend the w/e in Cumbria as guests of a Mayor there. Amelia, a friend of the family who lived with us took charge.

It must have been summer and I remember Michael, my younger brother, and l decided to sell some old toys, books etc. & fruit and veg from the garden. Neighbours passed going to or returning from shopping, placing their orders and collecting them in due course. Amelia was horrified...and stayed indoors whilst we honed our skills with neighbours and passers by! We even delivered the goodies to the neighbours who were already burdened on their way home.

Suffice to say that Michael and l were thrilled to bits with our stint of ‘enterprise’.

Mum and Dad returned the following day and were bemused and amused by our youthful enthusiasm and enterprise! They told our Parish Priest who asked if we'd do another for the Church...and we did! Fond memories ;-)

January 24th, 2021  
@s4sayer well good on you & Michael! I can imagine the feeling of success you both had! Strange how we all loved playing shops when we were kids but you did it for real! Amelia sounds a bit of a bore!
Well done on the money raising too...
January 24th, 2021  
What a welcome find on your walk.
January 24th, 2021  
lovely capture
January 24th, 2021  
great idea
January 24th, 2021  
What a cool idea!!
January 25th, 2021  
Sweet colors
January 25th, 2021  
Lovely snack cart!
January 25th, 2021  
Sweet refreshment cart. Good to stop and have a chat while you drink.
January 25th, 2021  
👍
January 25th, 2021  
The refreshment cart is delightful, and the lane is absolutely charming!
Thank goodness for WiFi...we can't live without it anymore. :)
January 25th, 2021  
A great idea to make the most of the passing foot traffic.
January 26th, 2021  
What a lovely idea!
My sister-in-law's friend made literally boxes of jars of marmalade for the church bazaar which of course didn't happen. I asked would a stall and honesty box work? She replied she suspected not as they have had 2 cars stolen off their drive in the last couple of years....!!
January 26th, 2021  
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