Ryan at Camino Restaurant has sold the business. The new owners will be opening on Saturday 19th February with a new name, menu and interior – so watch this space. Camino will have it’s last day on 14th February – Valentine’s Day. From this Monday until then Camino have 20% off food (while stocks last).

Skinny Hippo have a new website at skinnyhippo.co.uk . From the new website I see they now run stain glass classes and have Valentine’s Day gifts.

Valentine’s Day hearts have taken over many a shop window. The Shoe Shop has some large red hearts on the window and Valentine’s handbags inside.

This is the last weekend Stroll In will be open as they will be closing next week. Over the years Stroll In have provided kitchenware, hardware, toys, party things – all at a very reasonable price – things people needed. It was a shop only found in Abingdon.

I am more used to seeing the very hungry caterpiller at Mostly Books

but I see it has also made an appearance at Masons with some other materials for children’s quilt covers and curtains.

Masons is unique to Abingdon. They have 3 shops supplying Abingdon and the surrounding areas with material for sewing, knitting, needlecraft as well as craft material for jewellery making, card making and scrap booking. There is also a seamstress to fix zips, and you can buy a kilt pin there if you need one for Burns Night.