The Last Post of 2017
I just wanted to post my final blog of 2017 to say a big thank you to all my guests past and present who stayed this year! There have been some lovely highlights during 2017 which I will mention below:…
To Preserve or Not To Preserve
November is when the preserving pans come out for several days at a time. We make batches of chutneys, jams, cordial, mincemeat and our booze-soaked Christmas cake which our regulars have come to expect with a bean to cup coffee…
Autumn Bake Off
I always feel a little reflective as the Autumn daylight hours become less as I like ending my day with an evening walk with Purdy my Cavalier/Jack. For the following months, I have brought my walk to an earlier time…
Guest Factor 1998-2017
September is when many of my annual guests return and stay a minimum of a week or sometimes up to six weeks with a mini break to Europe in between. Bob and Feff from Australia have been returning for the…
60 Hours in a Bed & Breakfast
August is always a strange month for B&B when you are based in London. The nights that people stay range from 1 night to 7 nights. I found that I had three rooms empty last Saturday night, unheard of in…
WALES with the dogs
Chatting to a guest recently she told me how much she enjoyed my blogs but felt that I did not write enough about my hounds! Well, I never need an excuse to talk about Honey and Purdy. I took them…
Wimbledon, Cream Teas & Chocolate Mousse Cake
I love July! The main reason being is that for the last two weeks we have had guests from all over the world staying who were coming to watch the tennis at Wimbledon. All of them had tickets except for…
American Month
I should call June the American month, I have had each week at least one or two American guests visiting London for the first or nth time. It has been enjoyable as English is the spoken language. I do struggle…
The Month of May…
I have just realized that I have not posted a blog since the beginning of April – so have set myself some time aside this morning to write about what has been going on these past several weeks. I have…
Recommendations & Recipes
As much as I love the winter months of sitting by the fire with a steaming mug of hot chocolate – I look forward to the Sunday in March when the clocks spring forward. It means no more mornings where…