Friday 3 December 2010

Snowed in!

What a week!

After the excellent Clogs ont' Cobbles day in Rawtenstall last Sunday (read more about this here), the week has had its ups and downs. Enquiries for us to make a new range of products for pets from a new company in Holland; a request from a mum and baby group and a beauty salon for organic, natural products that don't make you bankrupt but that are effective; frantic efforts (from all our team) to find a web provider system that's more accessible to me as a screenreader user but that includes all the marketing features we need; to trying to keep up with production and stock demands as the orders come in for Christmas.

And then there was the snow.

We live in the most picturesque surroundings here in Irwell Vale, but there are disadvantages - one of which, as you might expect, is that the road in and out of the village has not been visited by the friendly Rossendale gritter.

So, with apologies to customers who haven't received their orders to our usual deadline, and also apologies to Webster, my guide dog, for my not giving him the opportunity to help me take parcels up to the Post Office. (No, Webster, you really couldn't do that on your own eiher, despite the fact that you're half German Shephers and Golden Retriever)... We're now just about getting back on track.

So let's hope next week is a little warmer and that there's at least enough of a thaw to allow us to get out of the house to give Webster a bit of exercise.
(No, Webster, you can't go out to play in the snow because I'm still working. You'll have to wait... Yes, I know you like it when it's cold).