30 Salt Lane
Open Monday to Saturday - 8am - 7pm
There is so much to say about Abbey Stores that I can hardly contain myself to write properly. This has been my fourth attempt to write a review and every time it makes me so desirous to just dash down there to see what new things they might have in, that I never finish what I want to say. Abbey Stores deserves more than one review anyway so for now I shall be content in just saying a fraction of the amazing things I wanted to.
Abbey Stores is everything a good shop should be. In fact, it’s not just a good shop, it’s a magnificent emporium of first-rate food and drink and other useful household things. How is it possible that we can go in and take so long choosing which cider we want to drink and whether to go for bottled or draught take-out (choices in both) with our free-range local sausages and craft cheeses? Is it possible that we will ever get through the range of condiments, sauces and chutneys called (as it should be) Tracklements (made locally in Sherston, Wilts), or ever do without them again? Continue reading ‘Abbey Stores’
When we started living in this place in which we were previously just tourists, it took some time to realise that we were not on a prolonged bed and breakfast holiday. As the novelty of a new home and geography wore off, and the realities of unpacking boxes and starting to conduct a daily life took over, we felt an overriding sense of loss for that automation to which we were accustomed. For us, the creation of new daily realities was, and is, only possible through exploration, observation and serendipity. We want to live this place, not merely exist in it.
