What to do with an angry blacksmith?
We need 24 curtain rails. We’ve checked out the local stores & what’s available is expensive & low quality & badly designed, so M suggested we contact a blacksmith and ask him to make them for us directly. I phoned to arrange a meeting with him, but later that evening he texted me to say that he was not interested in doing them without being paid. This came as quite a surprise because I think it would be very cheeky to ask such a thing. He said that there is a rumour that we are looking for sponsors for Novy Mlyn - meaning people to do work for free. How strange! I am curious about there being rumours about Novy Mlyn … I wonder what this is all about? As ever, reality is far more boring than the stories people tell each other. We will see what happens on Friday morning.