The cottage industries are in the cottages
Trying to avoid traffic last week I took a 'long-cut' through a town hoping to come out on the other side close to home and having avoided the traffic. Of course, I got lost in the winding lanes of the town and ended up spending some time there. I noticed that many of the homes had signs advertising 'home-made products.' It dawned on me that executives and workers in this town are finding ways to eke out a living. Today I went back to the town to take a look at the local wares.
Harold’s Cheeses
My first stop was at Harold's Cheeses, a modern house on a half-acre plot of ground with a pleasant garden. The front door was open and we walked in to find that half of the living room had been converted into a shop. A long counter displayed a variety of white cheeses, among them Brie, Roquefort and different kinds of soft cheeses, olive oils, breads, pickled olives and other mouth-watering goodies.
Meet Harold
"This guy must be using Personal Loans to finance all this," I said to my wife. "There's a lot of money in all this." At that moment a huge man walked out, presumably Harold, and invited us to join him for a cup of coffee on the patio.
Sheep's milk cheese
"All the cheeses you see are made from sheep's milk," he explained. "It used to be my hobby, but now I'm trying desperately to make a living from it. I had a sweet factory which was doing quite well up to a few months ago. On the weekends I made a few sheep's milk cheeses for my family and some friends. Then the sweet factory started to go sour. Excuse the pun. I closed it and got out before it collapsed and now I'm home all week making cheese myself. With these." He held out his hands. ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "Check out these ideas: Work from home and make some decent money"
No comments:
Post a Comment