piacevole

How long did Tola keep you awake in the end? Funny, most men don’t complain too much when a woman keeps them awake…then again they’re usually in the same room.

The police must have had a word…the stalkers didn’t stalk me this morning, or at least if they did then they were very surreptitious about it. 2 more days and their family will be back and I’ll stop being the focus of their attention – I hope!

Oh the power cuts…all the family in one room, with several layers and our coats on; I went to warm my hands on the flame of a candle and burnt a hole in my gloves. Then going to bed, getting under the blankets and putting our coats on top, waking up in the night with cold noses.

I’ve asked the master candle carvers to look into your request and they commented on the number of letters involved. Would you prefer small script on a standard candle, or a more conspicuous script on a larger candle? Do you have a preferred font? And must it be red wax all the way through or can it be a dipped candle? Scented or unscented? Sorry to bamboozle you with questions, many think that a candle is a candle but there is so much more to it than that.

I regret to advise that I don’t have a catalogue as the items we stock are constantly changing. I find that many of our customer prefer to choose in person as they like to touch and feel the product before purchase, such is the spiritual (or cynical) shopper.

Further to our previous and more private correspondence, it kept me quite busy this morning and I hope the results are satisfactory. I look forward to your thoughts on the results. xx

P.S. Given your previous history with candles, I wonder whether it might be better to start with some incense first? Far less of a safety hazard. Unless of course you advise me that you have a responsible adult to supervise, in which case I will simply enclose our standard safety guidance.

Oh dear. I must ask you to desist from calling me madam, in public at least. I can’t tell you how much I blushed at the correspondence received as onlookers assumed that I offered a different kind of service. I tried to be assertive in putting them right, but that just seemed to reinforce the misunderstanding, they thought I was being coy. I don’t think I’m ready for a career change just yet though, no matter how lucrative it might appear on the surface. Maybe something to bear in mind for my later years.

Anyway, back to your correspondence.
I’m afraid I have had to severely reprimand some of my master candle carvers. They seem to have used poetic licence and come up with a purple candle which they thought was more in keeping with the wild berry aroma. On the second attempt there was just too much cinnamon in the crumble, and on the third attempt they thought they’d have a bit of fun with your name. I have now taken responsibility for carving the candle myself and as way of recompense I have used 24ct gold. I do hope you find that satisfactory.

As for the 8inch african doll in nurses uniform, I’m afraid that I sold the last one first thing this morning. I have taken the liberty to send you a substitute. I do hope that the 6inch chinese doll in french maid outfit is a suitable alternative. You’ll notice that as well as the 25 pins, she also comes with her own feather duster made of genuine phoenix feathers. I do appreciate that this might be a slight disappointment to you initially but I hope that you will consider keeping her, along with the complimentary 100% natural organic vegan gluten and nut free sleeping draught. Just a few drops each night and I can assure you that Tola will no longer be of trouble to you.

I’ve had a busy day with several visitors all wishing to sample my wares; they all left quite happy with their experience in my little establishment. This evening was a little different to previous evenings this week though. My stalkers followed me home again, once again as brazen as could be, until the very last minute when they stopped, looked at me, did a little twirl and ran in the opposite direction! I can only assume that they are in cahoots with dark forces and that the salt circle I put around my home scared them off…thank you for reminding me about wiccapedia, I’d forgotten what a wealth of knowledge it contained. Of course there is the added advantage that I no longer have slugs and snails lurking just outside the door waiting for an unsuspecting high-heeled boot to tread on them. I must remind my partner to be more careful when he leaves home in the morning.

P.S. re your previous comment about feet, the foot-shrinking spell on page 268 of wiccapedia really does work. I’d suggest not using it as an excuse to wear high-heeled boots though…