Tuesday 10 July, 2012
The SHOE must go on !!!!
“The Heat is on” exclaimed the Yorkshire Post on the Friday of Bramham, June 3rd 2011 as temperatures hit 75 degrees. The 2011 season had commenced with a blisteringly hot Badminton which had not only fallen over the Easter weekend but coincided with the Royal Wedding and Britains ten day getaway for the non royalists. Last year traders bemoaned the heat, the holidays and Easter but little did we all know how lucky we were for this year’s selling season on the road has been an absolute wash out!!...
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Tuesday 26 June, 2012
Sailing on the SOLEnt!!!
As documented elsewhere selling shoes has been an extraordinarily damp affair to date this year. Thus it was with some degree of relief, combined with excitement that we kindly accepted back to back invitations from DARKSTAR owner Ed Stacey and the sail charter company DREAMSAILING http://www.dreamsailing.com/. DREAMSAILING has had a long standing link with the Thomas Dainty website as has Ed being one of Thomas Dainty’s oldest clients in purchasing terms! The Hudson black and suede and Howard R mahogany are amongst...
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Tuesday 28 February, 2012
The Brogue Trader on the Road: A Year in Review - Part Three
August: Blair Castle Horse Trials Blair is without doubt the most picturesque of locations. The Castle may be rumoured for sale but it will forever exude history of these parts. We stayed in the beautiful Pitolchry in the heart of Scotland and enjoyed wonderful meals at the local golf club; next time we will do at least 9 if not 18 holes. As we drove out of town for the ten hour drive home we were lucky enough to bump in Max Hastings appropriate as these parts are steeped in...
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Tuesday 28 February, 2012
The Brogue Trader on the Road: A Year in Review - Part Two
June: Bramham Horse Trials, Bramham Once again we missed the best party on the circuit opting for a pint of John Smiths at £1.50 in Wetherby followed by fish ‘n’ chips at the Wetherby Whaler instead - old habits die hard. The weather was blisteringly hot on Thursday and Friday before cooling for my arrival on Saturday. Once again we enjoyed the hospitality of Ruth Buchanan (http://www.ruthbuchanan.co.uk/), one of the most accomplished artists on the circuit. The ever dependable Hudson previously known as Howard is always a good seller here...
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