Tonight, Saturday 30th September, is the closing party of Lottie Bogotti in San Carlos, Ibiza. However, this closing party is a closing down party as Lottie Bogotti has closed down forever. It is also the leaving party of Lottie and I will be returning to England.
The shop has closed due to several cumulative reasons, including the tyrannical education system in Spain, born of EU law, that bans home schooling no matter what the child's needs or in what setting the child is happy and thrives. The town hall's recent closure of the second hand market at Cala Llenya and promise to re-open it as yet another all-new tourist market has also played a hand in the decision. The rumour is that the town hall has decided second hand markets are for thieves who wish to sell off their ill-gotten gains. Words cannot describe the sadness at this attitude. Do they also think Lottie Bogotti was a den of thieves?
The truth is, the market was the best thing about the island, offered cash-poor and often starving residents a rare opportunity to make some food money over the winter, was by far the most wonderful social scene in Ibiza, offered ordinary people the chance to buy good things at low prices and enabled the recycling of massive volumes of otherwise discarded clothing and housewares. Doesn't the town hall realise that wearing brand new formaldehyde-dipped clothing made in China by slaves isn't everyone's badge of honour? Sadly, what is created by the people and for the people and the things that bring joy to our lives seem to be enemy number one for the people in control. Thankfully, England isn't as prejudiced and happily hosts countless second hand shops, car boot sales, flea markets and antique fairs.
And home schooling is widely practiced perfectly legally.
That's the thing about the British: they don't like being told what they can and cannot do.
Try and tell them 'No!' and they'll turn on the heels and go.
Sadly, Ibiza seems set to lose the creative individuals that have, for decades, made it famous.
Clearly, that's what is wanted, or is it the rebellious use of cash they don't like?
Conformity seems to be the future.
Anyway, back to the Lottie Bogotti- exit party!
It's going to be a rather silly and slightly retro party, a little bit like the shop had been....a very personal affair.
All regular customers and devoted allies of the shop, and friends of Hannah and Lottie are welcome to join in the celebration of eleven years of Lottie Bogotti life.
To those who cannot attend but who have supported
the shop or us over the years, thank you.
Hannah and Lottie xx
(Sorry for upsetting all the 'love and light' people of Ibiza for speaking negatively. I just speak my mind whatever I may be thinking and feeling, as non-conformists often do: I chose not to adhere to the ideology of thwarted thinking as it tends to allow evil to flourish.)
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