Shop locally…

It seems like a lifetime ago that we were living in South Carolina, near the state capital Columbia, just off route 378, from Georgia to the coast. Nearby was the Old Cherokee Trail, a much more emotive route out of the south for that tribe. However, at the top of the road there was, for a short time, a restaurant named Brix. Its’ claim to fame was that if you needed a knife to cut your steak you could have your money back. We never did. It was incredible. Now, here in our little seaside town we have a lovely butchers shop where, after much prevarication on the part of the steak buyer, we’ve found the best steaks in town. There’s so much to be said for shopping locally whether it be the butcher, the baker and even the candle(stick) maker. Let’s not forget all the other “indies” too, not least our favourite bookshop. My Cake Friday list is changing. We’re losing some shops and gaining others, but we must continue to support our High Streets, otherwise we’ll be disappointed when we find they’ve gone. x