Rod, proprietor of our approaching corner shop /cafe, has had enough leisure time to post a photo essay in the window:
Here’s the detail:
Finished! Woo hoo! Opening day can’t be far off.
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From your commenary, I feel like I’ve lived this corner-shop’s heroicly long-lived gestation blow-by-blow. You should assemble your relevant blog posts to a separate page and have them publicise it on latte napkins.
I also want to go here – just because I feel a part.
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I should. I will! I’ve told Rod I’ve been blogging it, but haven’t given him any addresses.
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It now has its own page of links: see above the banner. 18 posts in just over 30 months. What will I blog about when it opens?
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