Friday 11 July 2008

Tardis heart

When my young man comes to Hay, one of his favourite shops to visit is the Wholefood shop. He steps inside the door, and takes a deep breath of that wonderful smell in there.
Last Saturday, something else took his attention (after the big tub of hummus and the other delicious bits and pieces with which to create a masterpiece meal later). It was, after all, the Saturday of the Doctor Who finale episode, which we were both looking forward to, and the day before, we had been down to Cardiff to see the Doctor Who Exhibition (which was great fun). We would have had our pictures taken by the big fountain outside the Millennium Centre, which is of course the top of the secret, invisible lift down to the Torchwood Hub, but it was cordoned off because they were setting up a food fair around it. They had also covered the fountain itself with giant pictures of strawberries - so maybe next time.
Anyway, Doctor Who being naturally on our minds, it was no surprise that the words "tardis heart" leapt out at Mark from behind the counter. CDs are not something that the Wholefood Shop usually sells, being inedible, but in this case, they had been recorded by Alex Valentine - and his wife Jenny Valentine runs the shop now. The chap behind the counter described his music as sort of indie/folk/rock, and said that he liked it. There is a website, too.

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