Try Sìth, You'll Like It.

I just put the word "Sìth" into a random slogan generator and out the title popped!

Give it a try - me likes!

Also, although we don't quite have a cafe yet, we are now serving coffee and hot drinks to take away - come in and tell us what you think.

You'll like it. ;-)

We are officially OPEN!

Thank goodness for that.

Now come visit!

459 Dumbarton Road, Partick, Glasgow, G11 6EJ

We are so close!

Wow. Months of stress, very hard work and general chaos are nearly at an end...

The house is a tip, the dogs are feeling slightly neglected and we can't remember the last time we washed or had a lie in, but, we have... a shop!

It's not quite a cafe yet - but it is definitely a shop!

The cafe will follow shortly, but in the meantime we are opening for business on Monday the 11th of August.

Wooohooo. Oh yes. Sith (shee) is open for business!!!!!

It has been a tough road, and there is more to come. We still need to get to a point where we can open a cafe. However, the satisfaction of reaching this point is immense. So many people have given so generously of their time, expertise, enthusiasm - and we are so grateful. Hopefully we'll find a way to repay them one day.

As the website says - gorgeous gifts and litle treats - please pop in and have a browse - we would love to see you.

Must go print and laminate signs... ah, the work is never done.

You can have some recent photos to ponder - maybe I'll post the final shop photos, or maybe you'll have to come visit and see for yourselves... ;-)

Slowly but surely...

Hello!

Well. First things first - we are making progess. It's slow, but it is happening.
That's the good news. The bad news is that a couple of things have meant that we will need to push the opening date back to August.

Basically, we are waiting for final plans from our architect. We then have to submit them to the Council to get permission to mess with things like electrics etc.

So, there we have it. We will open eventually - honest!

ps. Lady B has bought an angle grinder - be afraid, very afraid!

It's a demolition frenzy!

Well, I can honestly say that, by the time we open, I will truly know what is INSIDE the walls! And the ceiling.

So far we've found: ancient Italian newspaper
Similarly aged wallpaper
Windows IN THE CEILING (Explanations on a postcard?)
Beautiful brick areas framed and covered with plywood
That the bleeding and bruising never lasts long
That Jake cannae use a chainsaw (okay, in fairness, we discovered that in our own garden)
Handcrafted switchboxes, made from wood with beautiful joints. Queen B practically wet herself with appreciation

So now we need to get rid of it all! A transit will not suffice! I know we have great contacts but, unless anyone knows someone who has an army regiment, or hauler truck at their disposal... I guess we're gonna have to hire someone! (Not to mention someone with building savvy to reassure us that what we've found behind these walls is actually structurally sound!!!)

BUT IT'LL BE FINE!!!

And brilliant as well.

It has really begun!

My god. It's mad. It took until last night for it to sink in exactly what we have taken on... Once I'd recovered ;-) ...it all began to look even more exciting!

Here's a quick snapshot of the progress so far...

We started on the 1st of April with a building that looked like this...



By last night (thanks to the sterling efforts of Jake, Lady B, Pauline, Liz and myself) we had one that looked like this...




















Look - no walls!

Now we need to put it all back together, nicely. I think that's the hard part. Now, if only I could get a flippin' joiner to call me back...

Sith Cafe has a home at last!

We got the keys!! They are in our possession. :-)

We got them at half three this afternoon and we have already been in to measure up.

The good news is that it is even better than I remembered.

It also comes with a collection of bookcases - score!

Photos to follow.