One of the craft stores went a few years back because the council's rates kept going up and the people who ran the place couldn't afford the overheads. The other is in a different part of town and has ben there for as long as I can remember so I hope it survives. I haven't been past it since Feb though so I don't know. A lot of shops in town closed way before the pandemic because the stupid council kept raising rates and rents. Now there are even more empty premises.

We're just coming out of lockdown. Hoping infection numbers keep going down. There are too many idiots who won't wear masks. I've found some pretty ones recently. Not sure the yellow smiley face will suit me, but I got it anyway. It was buy one get one free, so I got 4 for less than £8. I already got two when it was buy one get one half price.