Andreas Michili Funeral - Harringay online2024-03-28T12:36:52Zhttps://harringayonline.com/forum/topics/sad-news?commentId=844301%3AComment%3A1117610&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAfter Shilpa's lovely piece,…tag:harringayonline.com,2018-09-08:844301:Comment:11174202018-09-08T18:03:57.693ZLizahttps://harringayonline.com/profile/Liza
<p>After Shilpa's lovely piece, some more about Andreas and his shop from me ...</p>
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<p>Andreas Michli was our friend. Together with his wife Hulya, he ran the shop that was closest to our house. Two minutes walk away. A magical cavern of dusty spices, weathered pots, countryside vegetables, portraits, charms, buttons, lentils, rat poison, olives, humous, home-made pastries, seeds, and, and, and. An everything shop; in a space as big as a living room. He had lived in London for…</p>
<p>After Shilpa's lovely piece, some more about Andreas and his shop from me ...</p>
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<p>Andreas Michli was our friend. Together with his wife Hulya, he ran the shop that was closest to our house. Two minutes walk away. A magical cavern of dusty spices, weathered pots, countryside vegetables, portraits, charms, buttons, lentils, rat poison, olives, humous, home-made pastries, seeds, and, and, and. An everything shop; in a space as big as a living room. He had lived in London for decades but treated his little corner of it as a village. He sat and watched the world on the pavement outside on a white plastic chair and welcomed it in. </p>
<p>You had to come in on his terms. Entering his shop was to enter into a relationship and Andreas was a shop keeper who preferred to supply families, homes and people, not customers. There were rules that had to be followed and he was not to be rushed. You may have to wait behind someone else whilst he had a long conversation in Greek, or was on the phone, managing orders. You had to take his recipe suggestions and you had to report back. You had to have cash – no debit cards here, but if you did not have the money, you could pay another time. You had to answer his questions about your family. You wanted to offer something back, and so in turn, you enquired about him and his family.</p>
<p>You were given a lot. You may be called up when special fish was delivered… ‘Andreas here’ on your answer machine, ‘I have fish’…… A smile and a wave as you walked past. If you were unwell you would be given herbal remedies from the stocks of herbs on his shelves, packaged by him; sage for chest problems, cherry stalks for kidney stones. You could discover the best tomato puree, the purest olive oil, learn how to cook vegetables you had never seen before, and over time, you got to feel that you were part of this village community, precariously housed in faded grandeur, perched on this large corner pavement in Harringay.</p>
<p>Andreas gave our keys to families that came to stay in our home and welcomed them for us into our neighbourhood. They were entranced and one ended up moving here too. The shop had struggled for years, but he did not leave it for an easier or for another life. This was the only life he had and the only one he wanted, and the web of connections it brought to him enriched all of us who were part of his world. His stubborn ability to be who he was in a world that had changed changed all of us who regularly ventured over that threshold. But the world often disappointed him and made him angry, and his inability to turn the clock back was hard for him to bear. Thank you for your stubbornness and for raging against this for all of us, Andreas. Together with your wife, Hulya you gave us sanctuary and a place to be human. We are very grateful for this, and that you made Harringay your village and gave us a place where we could belong.</p> It's okay i know now, i read…tag:harringayonline.com,2018-09-07:844301:Comment:11168322018-09-07T08:07:48.955ZRedrubyhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/JuliaDavies786
It's okay i know now, i read the other post.<br />
What a shame, i remember that shop well from growing up on The Ladder.<br />
Not many people like him still around in local shops etc.
It's okay i know now, i read the other post.<br />
What a shame, i remember that shop well from growing up on The Ladder.<br />
Not many people like him still around in local shops etc. RIP Andreas. I had no idea.…tag:harringayonline.com,2018-09-07:844301:Comment:11168292018-09-07T08:06:19.678ZPenguinhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/richard249
RIP Andreas. I had no idea.<br />
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Will miss him sitting in his chair on the corner.
RIP Andreas. I had no idea.<br />
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Will miss him sitting in his chair on the corner. Which shop did he run?tag:harringayonline.com,2018-09-07:844301:Comment:11168262018-09-07T08:03:40.424ZRedrubyhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/JuliaDavies786
Which shop did he run?
Which shop did he run? Hadn't seen the previous post…tag:harringayonline.com,2018-09-07:844301:Comment:11168172018-09-07T07:22:52.566ZRuth Valentinehttps://harringayonline.com/profile/RuthValentine
Hadn't seen the previous post. How sad. I remember a couple of years ago he said he was trying to sell the business, but no-one wanted to take it on. He started off transporting watermelons by lorry from Cyprus.
Hadn't seen the previous post. How sad. I remember a couple of years ago he said he was trying to sell the business, but no-one wanted to take it on. He started off transporting watermelons by lorry from Cyprus.