summer hols....

The schools break up this week and everyone's scattering for their annual summer getaway. The lure of Brittany and Cornwall beaches will see families heading off to a cottage, gite, caravan or tent with cars jammed to the ceiling with bedding, groceries, games consoles, spades and buckets, wellies and waterproofs.

Beach basket Normandy

And, of course, the festivals are well underway - in case you're in search of ideas (and tickets), take a look at http://www.venue.co.uk/festival to see what's on, where and when. The venerable Womad is next week but there are lots of other smaller, quirkier ones - we're lucky to have more than our fair share in the South West so there are plenty to choose from.

I'm disappearing for a few weeks to fire my imagination and source new products. The technical glitches that have bedevilled the Greenbaskets website for the last few weeks are finally fixed (hoorah!). There are some special offers on there for late summer bargain hunters (while I'm away, orders can be placed on the site but won't be despatched until 15 August).

Have a great break....