At the beginning of November we had a fun afternoon in the shop with Kirstie Allsopp, signing copies of her new book, “Kirstie’s Real Kitchen”. Tea and cake (Kirstie’s recipes!) were enjoyed by everyone and it was lovely to see the shop buzzing with excitement and so full of customers old and new. Kirstie was
amazed and delighted by how popular her book was, 71 sales in total! I’m sure there are going to be many friends and family who are going to be very happy to find a signed copy in their Christmas stockings.
We have been working hard to get lovely local produce in the shop for Christmas and it’s beginning to look very festive in there. We have 
attractive baskets filled with some of our favourite Devon produce which would make a great present for relatives and friends from further afield, and you could always add one of our calendars with its stunning views of Payhembury for an extra taste of lovely Devon.
We are once again selling our competitively priced free range fresh turkeys and geese which have been reared among the apple orchards of Orchard Farm near Crediton. Order by 15th December and they will be ready for collection on 23rd December from the Parish Hall, and if you’d like to make your 
Christmas even more stress-free why not order your vegetables, cheese, wine, meat, milk and cream etc as well, (order forms in the shop) and we will pack it all up for you to collect with your turkey. Short of coming round to your house and cooking it all too, I don’t think we could make it any easier!
Happy Christmas, everyone!
Mary Whiting
