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back to the bar. ‘Come and see me at lunchtime tomorrow and we’ll work out the details.’
‘We can collect kindling after you’ve done that,’ said Lindy. She sighed. ‘I wish I could get a job in a pub. I love what I do, sewing, making things, painting cards, but it’s quite lonely sometimes.’
‘Couldn’t you get childcare if you wanted to work outside the home?’ asked Rachel.
‘I couldn’t make enough money to make it worth the cost of the childcare and I rely enough on Mum and Gran as it is, even with school and the nursery, and Billy only goes there part-time. Mum works pretty much full-time and it would be too much for Gran to have them all the time. That’s why I just do things I can do at home.’
Beth, who’d obviously never had to consider the cost of childcare, took a moment. ‘You make cards?’ she said. ‘Brilliant. You could do bespoke invitations. Hand-painted. They’d be really expensive.’
‘And really time-consuming!’ objected Lindy. ‘I think I’d have to design them and do a few and then we’d set up a production line.’
‘I can write really tidily,’ said Rachel, ‘even have a go at calligraphy.’
‘Between us we have all the skills,’ said Beth, ‘although mine is mainly sourcing stuff at bargain prices. But what’s our schedule? Collect kindling after we’ve had a chat with Sukey, then go and see our Vintage Bride?’
Lindy laughed. ‘That’s worse than Boracic. It makes her sound old. I’ll get her contact details off Mum – Oh, here she is.’
Sarah collapsed on the sofa and opened her handbag. ‘Get me the biggest glass of wine you can carry,’ she said to Lindy, handing her a twenty-pound note. ‘And whatever you girls want. And if ever I volunteer to be on a committee again, shoot me.’
Chapter Five
Beth’s phone buzzed horribly early. It was a couple of days after the village hall meeting and she and Rachel had arranged to go and visit their first bride, in her home. Lindy was at home, looking after Billy.
Beth spat out the toothpaste and ran back into the bedroom and just caught the phone in time. She had a hunch it would be Rachel and so wasn’t surprised when her number was displayed.
‘Beth? It’s me, Rachel. So sorry to ring you so early but a job has come up at the last minute. I’ll have to do it. It means I can’t come with you to the farm.’
This was disappointing. ‘Well, never mind. I’m sure we can reschedule.’
‘No need. I’ve arranged it. Sarah will take you, then pick you up later.’
‘That’s very kind of her!’
‘It is, but she didn’t mind because she got us the gig. And she said it was on her way to some other farms she works for.’
‘That’s fine then.
‘It does mean you might be there rather a long time. Is that OK? Sarah thought April would be fine with that.’
Beth blinked. Rachel was being super-efficient. ‘I’m sure it’s fine,’ she said. ‘It’ll be nice to have a day out.’
‘I am sorry to let you down but I don’t want to turn down paying work – it might lead to more. But I feel bad about this morning.’
‘It’ll be fine,’ said Beth. ‘I might have to make some decisions on my own though, about things we haven’t discussed.’
‘We trust you. Now, Sarah will be with you at about eleven. That OK?’
‘Oh, yes. I promised Sukey I’d do her a website so I’ll do a bit of work on that. Then I’ll start designing ours.’
‘Oh.’ Rachel sounded surprised. ‘Have we got anything to put on it?’
‘We certainly will very soon. I want to take lots of pictures of the church and the surrounding area.’
‘Oh, I know. Like when you’re looking at a house on the internet and there are fifteen pictures of the garden and three of the inside.’
‘Certainly not,’ said Beth. ‘Or at least, only a bit. But we’ve got to get an online presence as soon as possible.’
‘I know you’re right. And once we’ve done this wedding we can get April to give
‘We can collect kindling after you’ve done that,’ said Lindy. She sighed. ‘I wish I could get a job in a pub. I love what I do, sewing, making things, painting cards, but it’s quite lonely sometimes.’
‘Couldn’t you get childcare if you wanted to work outside the home?’ asked Rachel.
‘I couldn’t make enough money to make it worth the cost of the childcare and I rely enough on Mum and Gran as it is, even with school and the nursery, and Billy only goes there part-time. Mum works pretty much full-time and it would be too much for Gran to have them all the time. That’s why I just do things I can do at home.’
Beth, who’d obviously never had to consider the cost of childcare, took a moment. ‘You make cards?’ she said. ‘Brilliant. You could do bespoke invitations. Hand-painted. They’d be really expensive.’
‘And really time-consuming!’ objected Lindy. ‘I think I’d have to design them and do a few and then we’d set up a production line.’
‘I can write really tidily,’ said Rachel, ‘even have a go at calligraphy.’
‘Between us we have all the skills,’ said Beth, ‘although mine is mainly sourcing stuff at bargain prices. But what’s our schedule? Collect kindling after we’ve had a chat with Sukey, then go and see our Vintage Bride?’
Lindy laughed. ‘That’s worse than Boracic. It makes her sound old. I’ll get her contact details off Mum – Oh, here she is.’
Sarah collapsed on the sofa and opened her handbag. ‘Get me the biggest glass of wine you can carry,’ she said to Lindy, handing her a twenty-pound note. ‘And whatever you girls want. And if ever I volunteer to be on a committee again, shoot me.’
Chapter Five
Beth’s phone buzzed horribly early. It was a couple of days after the village hall meeting and she and Rachel had arranged to go and visit their first bride, in her home. Lindy was at home, looking after Billy.
Beth spat out the toothpaste and ran back into the bedroom and just caught the phone in time. She had a hunch it would be Rachel and so wasn’t surprised when her number was displayed.
‘Beth? It’s me, Rachel. So sorry to ring you so early but a job has come up at the last minute. I’ll have to do it. It means I can’t come with you to the farm.’
This was disappointing. ‘Well, never mind. I’m sure we can reschedule.’
‘No need. I’ve arranged it. Sarah will take you, then pick you up later.’
‘That’s very kind of her!’
‘It is, but she didn’t mind because she got us the gig. And she said it was on her way to some other farms she works for.’
‘That’s fine then.
‘It does mean you might be there rather a long time. Is that OK? Sarah thought April would be fine with that.’
Beth blinked. Rachel was being super-efficient. ‘I’m sure it’s fine,’ she said. ‘It’ll be nice to have a day out.’
‘I am sorry to let you down but I don’t want to turn down paying work – it might lead to more. But I feel bad about this morning.’
‘It’ll be fine,’ said Beth. ‘I might have to make some decisions on my own though, about things we haven’t discussed.’
‘We trust you. Now, Sarah will be with you at about eleven. That OK?’
‘Oh, yes. I promised Sukey I’d do her a website so I’ll do a bit of work on that. Then I’ll start designing ours.’
‘Oh.’ Rachel sounded surprised. ‘Have we got anything to put on it?’
‘We certainly will very soon. I want to take lots of pictures of the church and the surrounding area.’
‘Oh, I know. Like when you’re looking at a house on the internet and there are fifteen pictures of the garden and three of the inside.’
‘Certainly not,’ said Beth. ‘Or at least, only a bit. But we’ve got to get an online presence as soon as possible.’
‘I know you’re right. And once we’ve done this wedding we can get April to give
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