EPISODE 846 CHARITY STORE SHOPPING, MUSWELL HILL, LONDON, ENGLAND, JUNE 2023
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june 2023
Marjorie may not like this photo but it captures her determination to visit all the
charity stores in Muswell Hill. Escorted by our amused and joyful grandchild, Morgan.
Marjorie gets lost often…or is it me that does so?
No trip to London, England, is complete without a day spent hopping from one CHARITY STORE to
ANOTHER. Recycling shopping is one of our favourite activities. Not just clothes…lots of books, dishes
and boots.
“Marjorie, next time we come to London let’s travel very light. Maybe come in the nude even.”
:Why?”
“We can dress ourselves in the charity stores cheaply.”
We did not quite go that far but could have done so. And a nude flight would give a little more
room for our hips in those economy airline seat designed for those with no fat…for human
skeletons.
That’s our eldest son, Kevin, somewhat patiently awaiting us.
Why is Morgan looking at me in such startled fashion? Simple. Her job is to prevent use from getting lost.
Easy to do. So she acts like an insufferable mother hen.
Dominating Muskel Hill is this grand church now turned in to a grand pub. When the church tried therefore no pubs allowed
in the village. Now it is closed. But even now there are only two pubs. So if its beer you are after walk down to Crouch End or
up to Highgate whose graveyard features the massive headstone devoted to Karl Marx. Never get bored in London.
Kevin has lived in many London homes so we are quite familiar with the city and
all its nooks and crannies. Highgate, Crouch End snd Muswell Hill were the last
three before Shenley. The result? We know a lot of Charity Ships In London and
consider Muswell Hill one of the best with 7 or 8 or 9 Charity shops in the urban village.
A super good fish and chip shop like Toff’s in the middle. Today I am wearing Canadian
Salvation Army shoes, pants and shirt so we do shop in Canada as well.
If you have nto shopped in a charity store you have missed a nice experience.
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