http://www.fergusmayhew.com Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:16:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We are reaching the end of the summer rush at the store. Most people who have plans to travel, go hiking, mountaineering, or kayaking, have now equipped themselves and the store's been quite quiet for a couple of weeks. Obviously, I like the store to be busy because I want us ... http://www.fergusmayhew.com/work/work-is-getting-quieter/ Had a very nice day out with the kids yesterday. As always, it took us a little while to get out of the house. Making sure that everyone has a book to read in the car, that we have some CDs that we all can agree on (or at least ... http://www.fergusmayhew.com/life/nice-day-with-the-family/ Through the next few days, we do need to spend some time making sure the kids have something to do between camps. One of the day camps was very short-term, and the other one doesn't start until after the weekend, so we have a few kids on our hands with ... http://www.fergusmayhew.com/family/children-and-their-summer-plans/ Now that I've introduced the children, I should tell you a little about my wife. No trouble at all coming up with the name for her; I'm a big fan of John Mortimer's Rumpole books, in which Horace Rumpole, the distinguished lawyer, refers to his wife as She Who Must ... http://www.fergusmayhew.com/life/she-who-must-be-obeyed/ I decided that it's okay to talk about our family but just not to use names. So let me introduce you to my kids; number one, number two, number three, and of course number four. Our oldest son, number one, just finished high school, while our oldest daughter, number two will ... http://www.fergusmayhew.com/life/we-had-a-tough-time-naming-our-kids/ I had an unusual experience in the store today. Usually our customers spend a couple of hundred dollars; a pair of boots, a tent, a good-quality backpack, that kind of thing. Today we had a couple come in who ended up spending over $6,000. They are heading for Botswana next ... http://www.fergusmayhew.com/life/im-not-heading-for-botswana/ I'm really not sure where to start this blog. I've been wanting to start a blog for quite a while, partly to keep a diary for myself as to what I've been up to, and partly to share some of my thoughts for anyone else who might be interested. So, ... http://www.fergusmayhew.com/life/a-very-good-place-to-start/