Yesterday I drove back home from Sheepwash in Devon after a wonderful
week at Retreats for You with Deb and Bob (highly recommended if you are
working on a book, writing a thesis or just need some time out to paint, read
or relax). Knowing that I would get home
to empty cupboards late on Saturday evening and curious to get the full village
experience, I nipped over to the Sheepwash Community Stores.
With less than 200 residents, Sheepwash is a picturesque Devonshire
hamlet with one pub, three churches and one very tiny shop. The converted front room is literally
bursting with fresh and packaged produce, drinks, toiletries, stationary,
household items and a post office counter.
It was rather like a miniature supermarket with two or three shelves for each
department and just enough room to swing a basket.
