Mrs Happy

By Riwaka7

New Zealand made- grocery store

I didn't check but all these items seem to be New Zealand grown or made. It was certainly the brightest collection too.
The Historical Assn had a trip over to Willowbridge near Wakefield. Only 30 minutes away it started with a German woman and her husband collecting historic buildings from around the region that were going to be demolished and creating a small town New Zealand street on their rural property. Being a collectors they then started filling  the buildings to store things from china, to radios and all the parts to mend them; linens, lights and bulbs and a circulating library with accompanying signs  and so it grew and grew.
Willowbridge is open to the public once a month and there were plenty there taking advantage of the nice day.
We wandered, reminisced, met others who we knew and others we didn't but struck up a conversation with. Cameras and photography figured in there at one part. We had lunch in the cafe which is the building the small girls in period costume are outside. It was once a hall in Collingwood Street, Nelson.They have saved jails, shops, halls, sheds, barracks, the list goes on and on.
You could dress up if you wanted but most people felt it was too hot for all the long dresses, petticoats or woollen trousers and shirts for the men.
A Punch and Judy show was new since I was there and a bike pulling a tuk tuk (sp?). Kids were having a ball.The only crying was when the parents were trying to get them to leave.
My main photo is the grocery shop.You may recognise a few items.
The extras are St Georges Tomato Soup made by Irvine & Stevenson in Dunedin but the tomatoes came from Motueka.
The Collingwood Street Hall.
Another General Merchants with a bit of everything.
And an arty shop with chocolates and toffees and a cloud reflection.

Finally, thankyou for comments and stars on my photo of yesterday. As you can see I have been out and about so no time to reply.

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