The Diary of a Bookseller

THURSDAY, 15 MAY

Online orders: 2

Books found: 2

Today was a beautiful warm, sunny day.

The man who wrote the Observer’s Book of Observer’s Books – a bibliography of Observer’s books – came in and complained that our stock of Observer’s books was not as good as it used to be. After a brief count, I calculated that we have roughly 150.

Nicky came in to cover the shop today so I could drive to Dumfries for Anna to catch the train back to London. We stopped and had lunch with Carol-Ann and Ruaridh at Galloway Lodge in Gatehouse. Galloway Lodge is Ruaridh’s business. It is a large restaurant, and Ruaridh is a friend I have known since childhood. He is unrelentingly rude and offensive towards me, and always has been. Home at 4.30 p.m. to find Nicky being lectured by a customer about how she’d managed to train her cat to use the toilet like a human, even as far as operating the flush. Nicky’s expression was a wonderful blend of contempt and fascination.

Till total £75.50

9 customers