Well, I’ve made it into the Rye & Battle Observer this week…..
Me pictured with Gabriella & Monica Irimir on my ‘Organ-Nics’ Birthday evening. Only a small piece, but who knows where we might be featured next year hey?
Ironically I also watched a t.v. documentary on the girls last night….it was so lovely to see them walking about unhindered in the local area and having a good time.
Good luck with the future girls and thanks again for coming on the night!
Nicola x
Going to church doesn’t usually fill me with excitement and I have to admit, after sitting in a freezing cold shop all day, I didn’t really relish sitting in a freezing cold church.
The twins didn’t want to go either, but the Headmaster had drummed into them all week that he expected everyone to support their school. This is a brand-new school which opened in September, completely modern with all mod-cons. Alex was still asking why he needed to go as he was putting his shoes on!!!
However, once we were in and sat down I can honestly say it wasn’t cold, although I kept my coat on!!! The atmosphere was great too, everyone seemed genuinely happy to be there and the children all behaved themselves impeccibly.
There were a mixture of songs that the talented music teachers had written themselves, plus some readings by the children. Us parents joined in too, although, not being blessed with a great singing voice, I didn’t sing too loudly!!! And I had a lump in my throat as I watched my 2 little darlings sing their hearts out and keep looking over and waving surreptitiously.
Then Abbie came back to Organ-Nics with me whilst I quickly sent out the last newsletter before Christmas….geez I’m committed….or maybe that’s I should be committed???
I’m feeling a bit down in the dumps today….I ‘ve been suffering with a ‘cold’ or what I thought was a cold for somewhere in the region of 6 weeks now, but in the last 2 weeks I’ve started feeling really unwell.
I’ve been taking my Echinaceaforce, Vitamin C, Plantago & just about every other natural remedy I can lay my hands on…..but to no avail.
So I ended up at the doctor’s surgery this morning; and it transpires that my age-old problem of nasal polyps have returned and are very swollen. This in turn has caused a bought of sinusitis as this can apparently happen when you don’t get any ‘fresh’ air up the hooter. He’s referred me to a specialist at the local hospital as he feels I need a scan on my sinuses to ’see what’s going on’ before making any decisions.
In the meantime, I’ve got: Anti-biotics, Anti-histamines, Nose Spray, Nose Drops and pain-killers for the face-ache :p
I really hate having to ‘resort’ to this type of medication as I’ve managed without it all for so many years now. Still, hopefully it will be worth it…. 
You just never know who might pop in one Sunday afternoon, so it’s always worth us being open….and lo & behold Janey & hubby Simon stop by. (Actually we knew they were coming, but we are still open on Sundays anyway!)
Here are some piccies…..
We made sure to get the books in - all signed by Janey of course!
Intense conversations going on! Lets have our own tv series on the benefits of Natural & Organic - Janey to present of course! Campaign for it NOW!
Janey & Simon also stayed at the Organic B&B Hayden’s Sunday night and were well looked after by Richard & Kate Hayden. So if you would like to visit Rye, I can definitely recommend staying there, then you can always pop into Organ-Nics too!!!
Thanks to Janey & Simon for taking time out to come visit us in Rye….I know it took a bit of organising….it was great to meet you….I’m now off to finish the feature I’m writing for Janey’s fabuloso new website – www.imperfectlynatural.com
Nicola x
After copious amounts of stress and 5 very late nights, we just about managed to be ‘ready’ for our Birthday Bonanza at 6pm on Saturday evening.
It was a better than expected turn-out and at one point I couldn’t get across the shop for people! Thank you to everyone for coming and making the shop’s first anniversary a memorable one. I’m really grateful that Monica & Gabriela Irimir (aka The Cheeky Girls) took time out from their busy schedule (really it is – I didn’t know they were able to make it until Sat morning) to make it to the party….they are really sweet and lovely girls.
Me with Monica & Gabriela Irimir
I really shouldn’t be writing this as I have just so much to do before the weekend…….
I have the shop’s first birthday party on Saturday night between 6-8:30pm and I’m still waiting for stock to turn up, when it does, it needs pricing, putting out, new stock needs programming in the till, wine needs picking up, balloons (eco of course) will need putting up, and just who thought of reducing the VAT rate?
I have over 1000 products in my shop, just how on earth am I going to reduce that lot by 9:30am on Monday morning by the time I need to open the shop? It’s actually not as simple as reducing everything by 2.5%, I know coz I’ve done the calculation!!! It’s a blinking nightmare, and all for the sake of a few pence on a £5.95 bottle of shampoo!!! For instance the VAT currently charged on a £5.95 bottle of shampoo is 89p, so take this off the price = £5.06, now add on 15%, which now brings the price of the bottle of shampoo to £5.82, making a huge difference of just 13p! I know the imortal words, every little helps, but it’s not helping the small business that Gordy purports it to, as this is going to cause me, not only a headache, but most likely a nervous breakdown…..I don’t even know where to start with my accounts package!!!
Must go……so much to do…..
Nicola x
I’ve just heard that the fabulouso Janey Lee Grace is going to be ‘popping’ into the shop sometime on Nov 30th…..and to say I’m excited is an understatement 
She is also staying at the lovely Hayden’s B&B overnight. I can vouch for Hayden’s lovely organic & fairtrade menu….we had our Wedding Anniversary meal there this year, and my husband & Richard Hayden were in cahoots……I arrived to a rose and pressie on the table….now aren’t I a lucky girl!!??
So I will definitely post an update on here after her visit, but in the meantime I’m off to continue my birthday party preparations.
Tootlepip.
Nicola.x
Well Saturday was Rye Bonfire Night and with the weather completely touch-and-go we really didn’t know whether it was even going to take place.
However, the rain stayed away long enough and it wasn’t even that cold.
We knew a friend of my ds1 was coming down on the train with his Dad & girlfriend, but I wasn’t expecting the huge crowd of people who knocked on my door on Saturday evening, and only a handful of them I knew!! However, they were lovely people and we soon got chatting, helped no end by our ‘new’ games room, and a game of darts, girls versus boys……unfortunately the boys won, but only just!
We then tumbled out into the streets of Rye and lined the parade route….I had missed last year’s as my ds2 doesn’t like loud noises, but this year I was determined to see it. There is a procession first through the streets of Rye, which you can hear approaching by the drummers, followed by (Health & Safety look away) various local bonfire societies’ members carrying lit torches, and then some floats, one was a fire-breathing dragon, another a fishing boat (very apt for Rye) with buckets tied to the end of their fishing lines, and we tried to throw our pennies and get them in the buckets.
We then made our way down to the Salts (a green which was once covered by the sea, which now hosts many events in Rye and is home to the bowls club too). There the torch-bearers lit the bonfire and the fireworks started. It was a spectacular display culminating in a huge golden firework that looked just like a weeping willow tree – and this was ALL FREE!!!
There aren’t many places you can go and get all this and not pay a penny! Unfortunately it wasn’t as busy as last year my dh assured me, I think the possibility of bad weather had put some off coming and I can’t say I blame them.
We all then filed back to our house for a hot drink and a warm up. I got chatting to my friends’ friends, and it transpires that one of them used to work for the same bank as me, AND in the very same branch here in Rye!!! Not only that, but I also found out that at least 3 of them had gone to the same school as me in New Romney, but they are a bit older so wouldn’t have been there at the exact same time as me, but nevertheless we felt like the world was a very small place Saturday night and also gave us some great talking points.
We all had a great time, our new friends caught the train back to Ashford, we all had a late night and so just spent Sunday vegging, catching up on Coronation Street and X Factor – what a shocker that Laura White went, I couldn’t believe it!!!???
This week I need to desperately sort out some stuff for the shop birthday celebrations and also order more christmas stock…..so that’s where I’m off to now folks.
So until next time…….best wishes,
Nicola. X
Arrggghhhh…..what nasty weather it is today!!! Absolutely sheeting down with rain, I’m surprised I’ve had any customers at all !!!???
My new wooden pyramid unit is now finished and takes pride of place in the middle of the shop, I’ve re-arranged the candles on it this morning and I think it looks great….
Not the greatest photo in the world, but you get the idea.
Well, it’s my birthday today, DH just gave me some money and sat in the shop whilst my darling daughter (who is 9) took me shopping…..and we forgot an umbrella!!! What ninnies, we looked like drowned rats when we got back. Still I got a very nice ruffled long cardigan in a new clothes shop in the High Street, and some lovely fluffy warm boots from Rye Shoes. I got a rather nice silver & pink necklace from DD and DS2 got me matching earrings – both from Simon Milne in Rye. DS1 got me The Best of Chicane CD which he is going to load onto my iphone for me later – I still haven’t got the hang of that bit yet. He bought that in Woolworths, and yes in Rye too…..is there anything you can’t get in Rye? Well, you can get most things, there are some fabulous restaurants and take-aways too. I think the only downside is there isn’t a decent supermarket…personally I’d like to see a mini-Sainsbury’s or Waitrose.
Well I’m going to go and add some great new products onto the website now….haven’t got long in which to do it as DH is going to come and take over in the shop soon whilst I go home and have a bit of a family parté…….hang-over city for me tomorrow!!!
Nicola x
PS – Don’t ask me how old I am, suffice to say I’ve edged ever closer to the dreaded big one next year, don’t I start getting younger from here-on-in?
Well today I am playing at real proud Mum……my DS1 has had a letter from his chosen college offering him a place to study Motorsport Engineering. He was ecstatic to say the least, and think he would have been bouncing around on his bed given half a chance!!
Still, all seems a bit strange for me, that one of my children is even old enough to leave home next year, but it’s something he’s wanted to do since he was about 5 years old so we are doing all we can to support and help him get to where he wants to be.
Well Done to my (not so little any more) cheeky chappie!!
From your very proud Mum xxx
