A Turn Up for the Books

And so it was. I visited the Brighton Garden Centre this morning to stock up on wild-bird food to find that they were selling most items at half price. Needless to say the selection was limited but I managed to acquire Fruit & Berry Suet Pellets for £2.99 (usually £5.99), Natures Feast Wild Bird No Grow for £2.49 (usually £4.99), 4 x Finest Suet Balls for £0.99 (usually £1.99) and a pre-filled Feeder with Sunflower Seeds for £1.99 (usually £3.99). This certainly was a turn up for the books as I tend to purchase a considerable amount of wild-bird food during the course of a year.

The Garden Centre appears to be turning over more space to franchises; the company Viners now has a significant presence with a range of their cookware and cutlery and a shoe company (forget the name) has taken up space as well. Not sure how successful this will be as the Edinburgh Wool Mill outlet was here for a while but closed down earlier this year (much to my wife's disappointment!) Is a garden centre an obvious place to look for shoes?

Mind you, I had better not tell my wife.....

A Tricker Tale

I like good shoes. Shoes that are supremely comfortable and provide years of use. Particularly shoes for long walks. Shoes that fit any occasion. Shoes fit for a Prince. And that is what you get with a pair of Tricker shoes, by appointment to HRH The Prince of Wales. He wears them and so do I.

I walked around 5 kms a day in Copenhagen wearing my Tricker brogues. No foot fatigue at all. They are heavy and totally fit for purpose. This is the best pair of shoes that I have ever owned and I have worn this pair on and off for four years now. They will probably see me out!

Tricker Brogues on my feet!

At £400 (circa $675) they are not cheap although I know folk who pay more than that for bespoke shoes. This pair is rugged and can be worn over pretty much any terrain (well, within reason - you don't go rock climbing in these!) and look good with any attire from jeans to more formal wear. But the key consideration is the tireless comfort that these shoes provide for day-long wear. Take a look at http://www.trickers.com/ 

These shoes are made for walking.....