The Diary of a Bookseller

SATURDAY, 20 DECEMBER

Online orders: 5

Books found: 5

Nicky in. While I drove to nearby Penkiln sawmill to collect the timber for the new shelves to go over the newly insulated wall, she hijacked the Facebook page again.

Dear friends, Nicky here!

WOW, did we upset the neighbours last night with our ‘End of Year’ Book Shop mash-up of hip-hop & swing dance moves then some hard drugs (2 ibuprofen each!) knowing that the elderly staff members wouldn’t be able to walk today. That’s the way we roll. Yeah.

I told Nicky that I couldn’t find a plasterer to finish the wall Callum has insulated, and that I want the job done before Christmas. She said ‘leave it to me’ and walked out of the shop. Five minutes later she was back with someone called Mark, who looked at the job and told me that he can do it tomorrow. She had gone to the bus stop and asked the people in the queue ‘Is anyone here a plasterer?’ and he had said yes.

Nicky has found a place in Glasgow that will take our reject stock and recycle it, Smurfit Kappa (Cash for Clothes recently told us that they’re not operating in Galloway any more). They will pay us £40 a ton for it, which should cover the fuel costs of getting there so I’ll head up in the New Year with a van load.

Till total £82

9 customers