All you lovely customers please note that Petronella’s Gallery and Bookstore is reducing the opening hours for the winter months. We will be open on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 10:00am to 4:00pm. ( closed on Monday and Tuesday - but open on request😀).
It was only at the end of September 2018 that I received the news that I could convert two garages in the ‘Old Post Office Units’ into my much anticipated bookstore. A frantic month followed in which the days were filled with construction and nights with ordering. In fact, I had plenty of time on my hand because I could not sleep anyway. I enjoyed the camaraderie with my new neighbours, Steve and Vick from L J Hooker Real Estate and Carol and Craig from Lake Tekapo Holiday Homes. Although the building is very central, the misguided infrastructure made it...