Saturday, September 26, 2009
Saturday, looking back to Parys Mountain.
This Saturday is a full day.
We have been to Ford car boot sale and to a toy collector's fair. Later we are going to a party.
I can't say the browsing at Ford was very successful. I bought - some odd things and now they are laid out on the kitchen cupboards I am not sure why I have them.
Bill bought very little.
But it was a lovely morning, with the sun breaking through the early morning chilly mist.
We drove home via Henfield to visit the toy collector's fair in the village hall.
The atmosphere seemed dead to me and made me realise just why I am not selling at these fairs any more.
But it was good to see Penny again, who is still selling. We always used to have adjacent stalls.
After the very good breakfast cooked by village hall ladies, I enjoyed a good chat with her, getting up to date with each other's news.
Bill actually bought something from her.
This afternoon we have rested. I have sorted out photos of Parys Mountain (see below).
And Ashley and I have been having a good moan together about eBay.
They now have a system in place whereby sellers can't charge for postage and packaging for books. We have to include the expenses within the opening bid. For many reasons this is not good for the little seller or individual buyers. It presumably suits organisations and full time Ebay sellers. Oh and it suits EBay itself of course!
There are other auction sites, but eBay have managed to be the one that people might turn to first.
Now we have to re write our general instructions to buyers.
And this may involve having to offer to send refunds to buyers who have more than one book.
Such is life.
Now I must get on and get ready for a night on the town. Jo's party for her birthday is at The White Knight, where one of her daughters is the publican.
Now for a trip to Parys Mountain on Anglesey.
It was once a huge copper mine which has left an impressive alien landscape.
Even on a dullish morning the colours were amazing and the vastness was awe inspiring.
We could see why film makers would choose this site for science fictions films. Episodes of Blakes 7 and Dr Who have been filmed there.
We walked down the steep path onto the mine floor.
This is the southern edge of the mine workings area.
Blue skies appeared - brightening the colours and making us feel warm.
Lovely portrait of Ashley at the trig point. 
Ashley and I wait for our plates of food.
We have been to Ford car boot sale and to a toy collector's fair. Later we are going to a party.
I can't say the browsing at Ford was very successful. I bought - some odd things and now they are laid out on the kitchen cupboards I am not sure why I have them.
Bill bought very little.
But it was a lovely morning, with the sun breaking through the early morning chilly mist.
We drove home via Henfield to visit the toy collector's fair in the village hall.
The atmosphere seemed dead to me and made me realise just why I am not selling at these fairs any more.
But it was good to see Penny again, who is still selling. We always used to have adjacent stalls.
After the very good breakfast cooked by village hall ladies, I enjoyed a good chat with her, getting up to date with each other's news.
Bill actually bought something from her.
This afternoon we have rested. I have sorted out photos of Parys Mountain (see below).
And Ashley and I have been having a good moan together about eBay.
They now have a system in place whereby sellers can't charge for postage and packaging for books. We have to include the expenses within the opening bid. For many reasons this is not good for the little seller or individual buyers. It presumably suits organisations and full time Ebay sellers. Oh and it suits EBay itself of course!
There are other auction sites, but eBay have managed to be the one that people might turn to first.
Now we have to re write our general instructions to buyers.
And this may involve having to offer to send refunds to buyers who have more than one book.
Such is life.
Now I must get on and get ready for a night on the town. Jo's party for her birthday is at The White Knight, where one of her daughters is the publican.
Now for a trip to Parys Mountain on Anglesey.
It was once a huge copper mine which has left an impressive alien landscape.
Even on a dullish morning the colours were amazing and the vastness was awe inspiring.
We could see why film makers would choose this site for science fictions films. Episodes of Blakes 7 and Dr Who have been filmed there.
We walked down the steep path onto the mine floor.
This is the southern edge of the mine workings area.
Beyond is normality - the green green fields of wales - Anglesey is referred to as the "bread basket of Wales".
From a distance I saw the shiny black rounded objects and wondered if they were a dump of black plastic sacks of rubbish.
Thank goodness - no they were not.
These black vitreous balls of rock were slag - left over rock from the extraction of the copper.
We spent a little while looking for small pieces of shiny black jewel like bits, for our collections of stones
Blue skies appeared - brightening the colours and making us feel warm.
The jackets we had earlier thought to be necessary, had to be removed and carried somehow.
Lovely portrait of Ashley at the trig point.
We finished our walk and drove into Amlwch (Am-Look) to find some lunch.
Ashley and I wait for our plates of food.
Now, time for a cuppa before I find my glad rags!
