The only general store by ludwigsdiana

The only general store

in Sutherland where one can find the daily necessities.

Harry wanted to buy some Karoo lamb to take home, as it is the best. They sent us across the road and said there was a butcher.

It was just a room with a counter, a salesperson and a door behind her. When Harry asked to see the lamb chops, she said he could not as it was hanging behind the door.

She pointed out to the wall which had posters with the different cuts and prices.

We thought it all very weird but ordered the chops without having seen them.

I doubt that we could ever live there ;-)
I hope that the lamb was tasty.
February 24th, 2024  
A wonderful image of this store and a great story of your experience. I remember when I was a kid going to the butcher with my Mom and the meat was left in big refrigerated rooms. We only saw the meat when the butcher was cutting the pieces we ordered.
February 24th, 2024  
Great capture of this cool looking building. Hope the lamb was good
February 24th, 2024  
Wonderful mellow yellow against the blue sky… great pov & capture
February 24th, 2024  
I really am enjoying the pictures that you have been posting recently. This looks like such an interesting place and while it might be difficult to imagine living there I bet if you lived there long enough, you would enjoy the peaceful, quiet safety of it.
February 24th, 2024  
Lovely capture. It is a cheerful color for a store.
February 24th, 2024  
It's a very quaint little general store. I you enjoyed the lamb.
February 24th, 2024  
A beautiful store, but the service needs improvement.
February 24th, 2024  
Great story
February 24th, 2024  
Nice shot. I miss those kind of little stores.
February 24th, 2024  
Well captured in lovely detail Diana:)
February 24th, 2024  
Ha ! hope the actual lamb chops were tastier than the poster picture !
February 24th, 2024  
The yellow store looks fabulous against the blue sky. Great story of your experience.
February 24th, 2024  
Talk about locally grown and farm raised! What an experience. Did you get to eat them yet? Were they as good as ordering something as fresh as this sounds like they would be? Great story- good shot of a rather eclectic looking grocery.
February 24th, 2024  
Quite an experience! I hope they were good.
February 24th, 2024  
Great colourful shot. Fascinating story too. :)
February 24th, 2024  
A great capture of this building, Diana! It has so much character! And what a story, too! Fav
February 24th, 2024  
Quite an adventure! Love the colors on this unassuming building.
February 25th, 2024  
Neat looking old building. Hope the chops were delicious.
February 25th, 2024  
Neat looking textures on the front.
February 25th, 2024  
@wakelys @cwbill @swchappell @merrelyn @beryl @olivetreeann @carole_sandford @rickster549 The lamb was more expensive than the Karoo lamb we get here, but was was also a bit tastier :-)
February 25th, 2024  
@grammyn You could be right about the safety there Katy. The saleswoman who worked at the butcher, said she moved there because of the safety and was very happy.

On the other hand, if I were to move there, there would be no photo ops except the few buildings you get to see here. Of course, there is the night sky which we did not get to see too much of ;-)
February 25th, 2024  
Nice story. This is a nice shot, but what caught my attention the most were the celadon roof supports. Why only some of them have such nice scratches?
February 25th, 2024  
I like the coloured roof supports
February 26th, 2024  
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