An extremely large attendance of Aberdeen book lovers was present at the opening of Aberdeen Book and Crafts on Saturday August 2nd 2008. Peter and Sue Shaw have obviously a keen insight into book display and an easy method of pricing the books.The shop is airy and bright and it has a cheerful atmosphere, seating is also available. Parking is plentiful, but in Aberdeen one tends to walk everywhere, and the shop is very central.
Apart from the books there were wonderful ”knick-knacks”, and these will give one the ability to make Christmas, birthday and any other celebration cards.
Wendy van Schalkwyk opened the Aberdeen Book and Crafts, and entertained everyone to a few delightful stories of “spooks” (ghosts) in and around the town. Wendy also told of how people would differentiate between Aberdeen residents who had the same Christian name by giving them nicknames, some of these nicknames identified a person by the way they looked or by a feature and were very funny. Sue catered for all who attended with wonderful snacks, tea and coffee. I am sure judging by the attendance level today, the shop is going to be a resounding success.