My days as a bookseller are definitely numbered now. Daughter has the bit between her teeth and is organising stock supplies, new signs, new paintwork, new name... lots of debate on that one, 'Health Foods' just doesn't do it as she plans to stock massage cushions, memory foam cushions, those huge blow-up excercise balls, books (!) Runes stones etc. etc. We're coming down on the side of 'Balanced Living: Forres Health Store.' but questioning the use of 'Forres' because there's already a 'Forres Health Shop.' Varris or Varis is the name Ptolemy gave it 2,000 years ago (though I don't think he ever set eyes on it himself, just relied on Marinos of Tyre and other gazeteers of the Roman Empire. I think he was an armchair traveller.) Whatever the truth, not even many of the locals understand why so many businesses call themselves 'Varis Dubrimakers' so it doesn't seem to be a great choice.
The jury is still sitting.
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