Monday 30th November
Mondays are always hectic even when there are no guests. And one of the most annoying things is that it’s the busiest day for electronic phone calls or surveys. My answer is always NO on a Monday and I tell…
Saturday 28th November
We had lots of packages arriving this week, from Amazon, M&S, Curry's, Ebay, the list seemed endless. Everyone in the house had something delivered either for themselves or a present for a relative, even the dogs had a visit from…
Monday 23rd November
I have to admit I am a little bit nervous about writing the blog! My thoughts aren't something I'm used to sharing if I’m honest. Anyway here goes... It has been a quiet weekend overall, we've only had five guests since…
Friday 20th November
Well, I am sitting in a hospital bed waiting for my op and as I will not be able to see clearly for a week, I thought I would capture what we have been up to these past few days.…
Monday 16th November
The whole weekend has been tinged with sadness as the tragic and terrifying events in Paris were televised on our screens late Friday evening with the full aftermath slowly unfolding on Saturday and Sunday. All our thoughts are with the…
Saturday 14th November
This week started off on a sad note as the lovely guests left early on Monday morning, but this was short lived.. excitement took over because we had a film crew coming to film the first in our series of training programmes the next…
We Love Local: Gardenia of London
I had the pleasure of interviewing the owner of my favourite florist recently for our 'We Love Local' series. My soft spot is mainly due to my better half coming home on many a special occasion with a stunning bouquet from Gardenia of London (Bellevue Road),…
Monday 9th November
I spent longer than usual this weekend in traffic, the supermarkets were choc-a-bloc with cars and in the end I eventually found a supermarket with a parking space after visiting three different locations! It very much reminded me of shopping…
Saturday 7th November
I am still getting used to the time change especially for dog walking and invariably this week I have been walking the dogs in the dark instead of daylight! It has been really damp all week and the leaves have…
Monday 2nd November
The weekend was a complete whirlwind! I had a full house and was ‘one man down’ and some close friends had come to stay. My friends and I spent Friday night in and I cooked supper – I did Crepes…