I don't think The World Cup will make a scrap of difference to life in Pilgrim's antiques, but it is hard to avoid the event - even if you should want to.
I promised to find for you things this week a little outside my own area of expertise - I enjoyed a browse around the shop looking for things that the WAGS might like - the footballers' wives and girlfriends.
Some of them do seem to live up to the caricatures as depicted in the magazines and tabloid press. Obviously they do have more money to spend than most of us and some do seem to want to flaunt it.
It is actually most unlikely that the stereotypical footballer's wife would be shopping in Pilgrims - we are aiming to please all sorts of people, but we do have it in my mind that people without an abundance of funds like to browse and buy.
So here we have it - the closest that Pilgrim's Antiques can get to glitz and bling!
I displayed everything this week on a mirrored display stand that Terry and Emma have for sale.
The white tray cloth is from Julie as are the brass candlesticks.
Jill has a number of decanters for sale - I chose this ship's decanter.
To be honest the prices of these things are more suitable for us "normal" folks.....no more than small change for a footballer's wife maybe!
I can imagine Chardonnay's dinner party with this huge tureen and ladle as the centrepiece.
Her guests would be so admiring of her interesting ways - seeking out Victorian special items.
It is only the size that takes into WAG class, for it is really very beautiful and stylish. It is Jonathan's - he specialises mostly in Victorian china.
Champagne time!
There are lots of beautiful glasses of all types in the shop. These two are Gill's.
The silver wine bottle coaster is from Monika.
Do WAGS eat boiled eggs?
Surely they do! Their boiled eggs would be deserving of the silver (plated) egg cup and spoon stand.
It is in Sue's area.
She also has the muffin dish and the napkin rings.
More table ware - mostly in Judy's cabinet. She specialises in cutlery and pretty spoons and ladles.
The glass butter dish is being sold by Ann.
Our footballer's wife is now lounging on her chaise longue with her cream telephone, chatting to her girlfriends as she sips a little something from the decanter.
The telephone is Stephen's.
The glass is Gill's and the decanter is Jonathan's.
You can't have a footballer's wife without sparkly jewellery and Hilary has a cabinet full of both the sparkly and the simple - all of it very elegant.
I almost sold this ring for Hilary on Monday - it was a little too big for the potential buyer; she might be back.
But hey! It fits me perfectly!
It is a mystic topaz surrounded by tiny diamonds and set in gold.
A mystic topaz is a clear topaz which has been artificially coated to create fantastic colours.
Terry and Emma also have sparkly dress jewellery.
The candelabra is from Jill's area.
Jonathan has the silver punch bowl and Terry and Emma have the letter rack.
The perfume bottle is mine (Paula).
I thought that we should also consider the footballers themselves - though I assume as top class sportsmen they do not actually smoke.
We can but hope that they shun tobacco - and also hope that our footballers might turn out to be top class sportsmen!
Bill has these table lighters.
And perhaps a little something for the football fans!
I look out for local ginger beer bottles.
The Men Only magazine from the 1950s are very innocent and unerotic - but lots of fun.
Well, this time next week we will be close to discovering if the footballers will soon be back to their WAGS or if they have some more matches to play.
And of course, as the blog gets read around the world I wish each country involved in the World Cup good fortune and hope that each man can leave feeling proud.
And it will be time for Wimbledon too - poor you if you like to relax in front of the TV and don't like sport!
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