A few days ago I realized that one of the film holders that I used on Beer Parlour Project outing number BP36.0 in Ferintosh, was missing. I called out to the hotel and checked with the owner Darlene. Sure enough, I had left it behind in the bar, but she had set it aside for me.
On Sunday September 14th I made a quick run out to Ferintosh to pick it up. I hung around with Darlene for an hour or two and had a good visit. She has been running the hotel from many years. Her husband Stan passed away a couple of years back, and she's been doing it on her own ever since. The hotel is currently for sale, but there is not a buyer in place. She elected to close the hotel as she can no longer put in the hours needed to run it. But, at the same time she still lives there, and has ongoing costs. It is going to be a challenge for her to see her way out and I wish her all the best. Whenever I am back in the general area I will certainly stop by for a visit. It sounds as though she is going to continue to open the bar on an as-needed basis, until she can sell the place. I encourage anyone passing by to stop in and support her.
On the way home I stopped by this field of sunflowers near Gwynne and took a few photographs. This included some phone snapshots seen here, as well as a few with the big camera.
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