One of my earliest memories is play "shops"with 7my grandpa when I was
5. after leaving school at 18, I worked in a fruit shop, but I had no1 of how to run my own shop back then.
Several years later, my husband Eric and I heard about a shop for sale in a nearby village. We had a look and decided to have it as our own. We were a bit2 at shop-keeping, so we often didn't know what the3 were asking for. But we soon learned how to run it well.
Nowadays, more people shop online, but they still come here for things4 from their order. I've kept up with technology, but the shop itself hasn't changed much.
Now, as I'm getting older, the shop is open from 7 am to 6pm on weekdays, 5 closing at 8:30 pm like before.
Eric died 16 years ago, but I am6 giving up the shop. I love it all-talking to the customers and getting7 they want. Some customers come in two or three times a day. They often tell me their8 and I offer advice if I can.
It was the shop's 50th anniversary(周年) on May 13 this year. I wanted to do something9 , so I held a party with my customers. I also wrote a book about my memories in the shop.
This shop has been my life. I never10 I'd still be here after 50 years, but I love it and the people here. It's what keeps me going.
