Busy, busy, busy...

Busy, busy, busy - Where do I begin to tell you about hectic Wednesday? The thought of trecking around TRAGO Mills, near Newton Abbot filled me with dread, but it had to be done and all for a good friend...NO, Great friend Jane Morrell of Green Fuse. On Monday Don and I paid a visit to the new Green Fuse base at Dart Mills, near Buckfastleigh and I must say it's fabulous. We discussed ideas that were required to soften the teaching/ceremony space. The view outside is beautiful across the muddy carpark, which looks out towards the tree lined banks of the River Dart, however the space inside requires softening with fabrics over the windows, which will be beneficial for making it more private.

My usual trip to the recycle centre and offload the green foliage waste was via Torquay and deliver a beautiful seasonal bouquet before trecking onto Newton Abbot recycle centre, then onto Trago Mills at Stover on the edge of Newton Abbot, near the A38. On arrival at the dreaded out of town shopping centre I notcied the car park was almost full and other shoppers were struggling to find a space to park. This dragged on for about 20 minutes when I eventually found a space only to be told by the old lady in the car next to me that there were plenty of spaces elsewhere and not beside her Jaguar. She seriously had me confused with someone who could care less (and I've been polite in wording that bit).

Trecking through the main entrance at my pace (much faster than OAP's and tourists) became a hazard and my stress levels rocketed as I crawled like a snail behind the dordelers (can't quit believe there's actually a facebook page for this - LOL!). I eventually located the fabric section and the exact fabric I set out to buy, an antique gold voile fabric. The fun starts when I had to que for 30 minutes in order to buy 26 meters only to discover that after the assistant unraveled the entire roll it actually measured 26 meters. I quickly departed after also picking up a spare tin of Breton Blue classic paint (just in case we need to touch up areas of Blue Geranium that require tidying).

On my way back to Totnes, I made an impromptu visit to Green Fuse at their new base. Jane & Hannah were there so I showed them the fabric and thankfully they liked it. A quick departure back to Totnes to buy the curtain poles so that we can hang the fabric this evening in the windows in time for their first training session in the new Green Fuse Contemporary Funeral Centre, held on Thursday, 8th November 2012.