Having been specifically told by my wife not to watch Kristy’s Vintage Retro waste-of-space thing on TV, because I become cross and bad-tempered, I did anyway.
Result – I became cross and bad-tempered!
I watched an episode where Kirsty attempted to create a 1930s inspired kitchen. I have no idea why she chose this decade because, so far, all her makeovers look the same – fluffy, badly painted, randomly conceived and full of naff, cheap TV ideas.
Breathe.
She spent the entire program trying to shoehorn what she had just chosen into the 1930s. Apparently everything was invented in this period including wood, paint, glass, air, the French, willow weaving and kitsch.
Breathe.
Strangely, the day after watching this show I met a carpenter who shared my views – we spent a good 10 minutes shouting at each other about the episode. Perhaps I am not alone – perhaps there are others out there who get cross at this program – please share!
Thursday 29 November 2012
Sunday 18 November 2012
RANDOM CHRISTMAS PRESENT BUYING
We already know that someone out there is going to come into Nest in the next few weeks and buy a really unexpected Christmas present. Now, up until 20th December, this will be a woman. After this date it will almost certainly be a male and really could mean the purchase of absolutely anything!
We look forward to seeing all you males in the last few days before Christmas with that wild, desperate, haunted look in your eyes.
“Might I suggest a nice piece of taxidermy for the wife, this Christmas?” I shall say.
“Anything, and can you wrap it?” you will reply, and hand your credit card over.
Happy Christmas shopping everyone!
We look forward to seeing all you males in the last few days before Christmas with that wild, desperate, haunted look in your eyes.
“Might I suggest a nice piece of taxidermy for the wife, this Christmas?” I shall say.
“Anything, and can you wrap it?” you will reply, and hand your credit card over.
Happy Christmas shopping everyone!
Friday 16 November 2012
NEST GOES TO COUNTRY LIVING!
So, it’s been quiet on the news front because we’ve been taking part in the Country Living Fair (Islington).
Trying to fit an 800sq ft shop into a stand of 36sq ft was quite an effort. Just getting there proved to be what we politely called (later) an ‘adventure’. Apparently the official postcode for the centre has a reputation for making sat navs wander aimlessly around London without actually getting anywhere. Not to worry, we had an A-Z as back-up – oh, of course; somehow the page relating to Islington is missing! We ended up using the postcode of a nearby hotel which the sat nav liked, but we’d missed our unloading slot and had to empty our van and shift all our stock across the forecourt. Fun.
Still, that was bliss compared to the ‘adventure’ a few days later when the clutch went on our car coming into Walthamstow. It was so much ‘fun’ after a day selling at the show to take the giant yellow taxi cab (otherwise known as an AA lorry) all the way back to Cambridge...especially when they turned up several hours later than their original estimate. Oh well, at least I got a couple of hours sleep the night before, underneath a desk in a hotel (no, I’m not explaining)!
Still it was definitely an experience and strangely, we met loads of our customers at the show – I’m not sure if they were happy or disappointed to see us, certainly one refused to come to London to buy from a shop that was in the same village as him!
We would like to say a big thank you to all the friends, family, staff and adjacent stallholders that helped us during the show, looked after Martha, sympathised over our transport issues and kept us well supplied with coffee. Without them, I think Kathryn and I would have gone up in smoke at some point!
Trying to fit an 800sq ft shop into a stand of 36sq ft was quite an effort. Just getting there proved to be what we politely called (later) an ‘adventure’. Apparently the official postcode for the centre has a reputation for making sat navs wander aimlessly around London without actually getting anywhere. Not to worry, we had an A-Z as back-up – oh, of course; somehow the page relating to Islington is missing! We ended up using the postcode of a nearby hotel which the sat nav liked, but we’d missed our unloading slot and had to empty our van and shift all our stock across the forecourt. Fun.
Still, that was bliss compared to the ‘adventure’ a few days later when the clutch went on our car coming into Walthamstow. It was so much ‘fun’ after a day selling at the show to take the giant yellow taxi cab (otherwise known as an AA lorry) all the way back to Cambridge...especially when they turned up several hours later than their original estimate. Oh well, at least I got a couple of hours sleep the night before, underneath a desk in a hotel (no, I’m not explaining)!
Still it was definitely an experience and strangely, we met loads of our customers at the show – I’m not sure if they were happy or disappointed to see us, certainly one refused to come to London to buy from a shop that was in the same village as him!
Will we do it again? Probably...if we get a better spot next time.
We would like to say a big thank you to all the friends, family, staff and adjacent stallholders that helped us during the show, looked after Martha, sympathised over our transport issues and kept us well supplied with coffee. Without them, I think Kathryn and I would have gone up in smoke at some point!
Friday 2 November 2012
CHRISTMAS LAUNCH!
Yes, we realise there should be a law against mentioning Christmas this early, but we have no choice!
We’re taking Nest (on a slightly smaller scale, obviously!) to the Country Living Christmas Fair next week so we thought we better give all our lovely, loyal customers the chance to start their Christmas shopping early...whilst we’ve still got the energy to serve them!
So, it’s mulled wine, mince pies, cakes and the first peek at some of the lovely things we’ve got in for Christmas, this weekend – 3rd and 4th November. We have got our Christmas lights up, and we’ve got a tree outside and in (well, our inside tree is actually an old French bottle drier...but they drop a lot less needles than the real thing!)...but I can’t guarantee Christmas music, that might be a step too far, even for us!
See you this weekend!
We’re taking Nest (on a slightly smaller scale, obviously!) to the Country Living Christmas Fair next week so we thought we better give all our lovely, loyal customers the chance to start their Christmas shopping early...whilst we’ve still got the energy to serve them!
So, it’s mulled wine, mince pies, cakes and the first peek at some of the lovely things we’ve got in for Christmas, this weekend – 3rd and 4th November. We have got our Christmas lights up, and we’ve got a tree outside and in (well, our inside tree is actually an old French bottle drier...but they drop a lot less needles than the real thing!)...but I can’t guarantee Christmas music, that might be a step too far, even for us!
See you this weekend!
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