As regular readers will know, Mrs S has this unfortunate habit of stuffing us all into suitcases from time to time and heading off across the country to run Steampunk-Shrunk stalls in far flung places. We are jolted on and off trains, up and down escalators and thrown into luggage holds on coaches and it is far from pleasant.
“Well,” she says, a trifle testily, “If Henry and Charles would focus their excellent minds on creating space machines instead of time machines, perhaps they would contrive some sort of mechanism to move us smoothly and effortlessly across the land. Until then, we are all stuck with our present modes of transportation.”
However she has agreed to work locally for a few months, and we are delighted to say that all our forthcoming sales are based within our beautiful county of Somerset. (Check the home page for dates and venues.) And of course we still have our delightful outpost at The Crispin Emporium in Street.
Last Saturday, we had a gentle, ten minute stroll in the sunshine to the Glastonbury Craft and Vintage Fair. Such a delight!
We watched with rather mixed feelings as the beautiful Store of Strangeness was carried away to a new home, but imagine our delight when the purchaser returned a while later to collect Doctor Harbottle Thrustington to be the shop’s manager. He doesn’t give much away behind those reflective glasses, but we could tell he was delighted at the prospect. He was still more pleased when this charming customer decided to take Molly Forsey along to be his companion. We think they make the perfect couple and wish them well in their new home.
As for the rest of us, we have a few weeks to breathe before heading for a touch of sea air at a Dollshouse and Miniatures Fair in Weston-super-Mare next month. We hope to see some of you there.
Meanwhile, there is still the Etsy shop, for those who live further away.
Steampunk - Shrunk! 